The Church Cardinal Keith O’Brien, leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland has led a meeting of international church leaders to discuss plans to rid the world of nuclear weapons. Scotland was chosen by the World Council of Churches to host the meeting as Faslane is home to the UK’s nuclear weapons arsenal despite opposition from churches and the Scottish Parliament.
UK Nuclear Weapons
The September/October edition of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists,has a long article on UK nuclear weapons, which is at http://bos.sagepub.com/content/67/5/89.full It's introduction says, “Of all the nuclear weapon states, the United Kingdom has moved the furthest toward establishing a minimu…
Help Jeju Island
Urged by the US, South Korea wants to build a large naval base on its island of Jeju, to berth Aegis war ships. Many of these form part of the USmissile defence system. Building the base will destroy the environment and people's lives and livelihoods.
Fire At Aldermaston
The Nuclear Information Service has used the Freedom of Information Act to obtain an internal fire service report into a fire at Aldermaston last August.
How Many Nuclear Weapons Still Threaten Humanity?
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has recently published its 2011 Yearbook, which estimates the number of nuclear weapons in the world.