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Scottish police arrest more than 170 anti-nuclear protestors
London (AFP) Oct 1, 2007 Police arrested more than 170 anti-nuclear protestors Monday as they gathered for the culmination of a year-long campaign at a nuclear submarine base on the west coast of Scotland. Officers made the arrests as they removed protestors blockading the main entrance to the Faslane Naval Base on the River Clyde. Some demonstrators had glued themselves to the tarmac outside, while others chained themselves together and to the fence. By 4:30 pm (1530 GMT), officers had arrested 73 men and 98 women after an estimated 500 demonstrators arrived at the base by bus that morning. The base hosts the Trident fleet of nuclear-armed submarines. Witnesses said there was "continuous" stream of people being carried off by teams of officers. Including Monday's events, the year-long campaign has led to more than 940 arrests. Politicians from around Britain, including Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) and Members of the European Parliament (MEP), attended what was dubbed the "Big Blockade". Scottish Green Party co-leader Robin Harper MSP was among the first to arrive at Faslane. "The use, the threat of use, and the planned replacement of Trident are all illegal," he said. "We should take a lead in fighting the wars of this century -- the war against poverty, injustice and environmental destruction -- not spend 25 billion (pounds) on weapons of mass destruction aimed at civilians." A spokesman for Faslane Naval Base said the protests had not affected the main operations at the base. The British parliament voted in March to renew the country's Trident nuclear deterrent. Tony Blair, before he stepped down as prime minister on June 27, had pushed plans to modernise the Trident nuclear weapons system at a cost of about 25 billion pounds (37 billion euros, 46 billion dollars). The current deterrent consists of four Royal Navy submarines, one of which is always on patrol, fitted with US-built Trident missiles. It will become obsolete in the mid-2020s. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Civil Nuclear Energy Science, Technology and News Powering The World in the 21st Century at Energy-Daily.com
European Commission, business leaders push for nuclear power
Madrid (AFP) Oct 1, 2007Leaders of the European Union and the bloc's major energy firms urged member states on Monday to consider making greater use of nuclear power at a conference held in Spain. |
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