Press Releases & Updates 2007
8th February 2007
Faslane Blockade sees 500th Protester Arrested for Upholding International Law and Resisting Trident
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An audacious blockade today at the gates of the
Faslane naval base in Scotland, where the Trident
nuclear weapons are deployed, saw the Faslane 365
movement chalk up its 500th arrest since launching the
year-long civil resistance on October 1st.
8 activists from Trident Ploughshares blocked the
South Entrance to Faslane Naval Base for about 3 hours
from 7.15 a.m. with concrete lock-ons.
"We want to rid Scotland of nuclear weapons," said
Anna-Linnea who lives just 7 miles from the nuclear
base and was among those arrested. "Trident is
unnecessary and wrong, and the Faslane base is a blot
on the landscape. Far from generating local jobs, as
most people think, this nuclear base blocks the
regeneration of the Gare Loch and stands in the way of
more and better jobs."
"Trident shouldn’t be replaced, it should be scrapped,
starting now," said Angie, from Cromer in Norfolk.
"Under the Non-Proliferation Treaty, Britain made a
commitment to eliminate its nuclear arsenal. Deploying
these nuclear armed submarines is a direct violation
of international law that has nothing to do with
security and everything to do with the abuse of
power."
"Over 500 people including elected representatives,
doctors and teachers have been arrested and detained
overnight for opposing Trident deployment, but no-one
has been found guilty," said Adam Conway, "We’re upholding
the law at Faslane, and it’s time for the police to
stop arresting us and start arresting the criminals
who are preparing and conspiring to commit nuclear
mass murder."
Photos and reports of the Faslane 365blockades can be
found on the Faslane 365 website: http://www.faslane365.org.
Last updated: 9th February 2007
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