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Protesters urge UK govt. to end nuclear weapons program – Press TV

Mon Apr 1, 2013 8:56PM GMT
Press TV
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Aldermaston is a town in south of Britain which is home to the controversial Atomic Weapons Establishment base; a base that manufactures and designs nuclear weapons. It is part of Britain’s defence ministry, which seeks to expand its nuclear weaponry in the years to come. However, the heavily guarded base has been under scrutiny from anti-nuclear campaigners ever since the 1950s.

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107 Year old Hetty Bower attended with family and friends from around the country!

Behind me is one of several protests taking place simultaneously across the perimeter of the Atomic Weapons Establishment base. Protesters believe nuclear weapons do not constitute a defence of a nation, but rather it possesses a risk to the entire planet.

Politicians and speakers from different organizations came together to publicly denounce the government’s plans to spend 100 billion pounds on replacing the nuclear trident system, at a time when cuts are being made in the public sector.

The British government already spends £3 billion a year on developing the Trident nuclear programme. Parliament is currently in the process of deciding whether or not to build new nuclear submarines.

Protesters hope that demonstrations like this will put the issue of nuclear weapons back on the agenda. They feel more public awareness of the dangers of nuclear weapons will put pressure on the government to change course when a final decision is to be made in the next three years.

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/04/01/296101/protesters-urge-uk-govt-to-end-nuclear-weapons-program/

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