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Press Releases & Updates 2004
18th May 2004
Lockheed Martin Lock-Out
Whereabouts of manufacturer of W.M.D. exposed
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Protesters from Trident Ploughshares today locked out Lockheed Martin
headquarters staff, to draw attention to the role of this multinational
corporation in the manufacture of weapons of mass destruction. Lockheed
Martin is the world’s largest maker and exporter of arms, and is actively
engaged in developing the UK’s next generation of nuclear weapons at
Aldermaston. By doing so they are violating the Nuclear Non-proliferation
Treaty, signed by the UK.
The corporation’s presence in Carlisle Place was highlighted by protesters
locking the front doors together with a bicycle lock and unfurling a banner
reading "LOCKHEED LOCKOUT: WMD MAKER".
They are hidden away in an unmarked building in a quiet residential street
in Victoria. Myra Garrett, age 71, local peace activist and a member of
Trident Ploughshares asked "Why are they hiding in this residential area of
London without even their name on the front door? Are they ashamed of what
they do? This new generation of nuclear weapons will be more horrific than
anything we currently have. They will have first strike capabilities."
Other protestors from the group handed out leaflets to local residents and
those coming to the building, most of whom had no idea of Lockheed Martin’s
presence. Myra said, "We feel the people who share this building
and the residents nearby have the right to know that every day people and
children are killed by the cluster bombs and other weapons manufactured by
their neighbours."
Police eventually removed the protesters without arresting anyone and the whole affair
was good-humoured. The bicycle lock was too good for a big set of police bolt-croppers
but succumbed eventually to the security officer’s hacksaw. The blockade lasted an hour
altogether, from 8 to 9 a.m.
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