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Scotland rejects Trident nuclear submarine plans

Scotland says no to nuclear weapons http://www.snp.org/media centre/news/2012/jun/scotland-says-no-nuclear-weapons 17/06/2012   The SNP has criticised the UK Government for its plans to spend £1 billion on a contract renewing the UK’s nuclear-armed submarines for Faslane, despite Scottish public opinion  consistently being against Trident.

Angus Robertson, the SNP’s Defence Spokesman, said Scotland’s
opposition Trident was overwhelming – with everyone from Church
leaders to the STUC and the Scottish Government being against it – and
that the UK Government have no democratic mandate to impose it on
Scotland.

Mr Robertson said:

“People in Scotland do not want Trident. Church leaders, the Scottish
Trades Union Council, The Scottish Government and the Scotland’s
Parliament are all against weapons of mass destruction being in our
waters.

“Despite this the UK Government is prepared to send £1 billion of
taxpayers money on a needless programme and then expect the people of
Scotland to accept weapons of mass destruction being dumped here.

“What Scotland needs is a government close to home making decisions
based on what the people of Scotland actually wants. Only an
independent Scotland can deliver this.”

Commenting on the Disarming Trident document produced by the Scottish
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, Mr Robertson said:

“I warmly welcome the Scottish CND report– the SNP have a solid
commitment to the earliest possible withdrawal of Trident from
Scotland and to the pursuit of a world free from nuclear weapons.

“Despite the scaremongering antics of the anti-independence parties we
have plans for the development and diversification of HMNB Clyde as a
vibrant and sustainable conventional naval base in an independent
Scotland.”

June 20, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, UK