On 3 February, long-term peace activists Sylvia Boyes and Mary Millington were arrested attempting to enter the Faslane nuclear submarine base one week after David Cameron pledged to increase defence spending including investment in nuclear weapons. The pair were charged with criminal damage for cutting the fence and spray-painting.
Sylvia said: ‘The building work and development for the Trident replacement at Aldermaston AWE continues unabated despite the government saying no decision is to be made until the next parliament… We here in the UK must face up to our role in the silent acceptance of the proliferation of weapons of mass murder and mass destruction.’
Topics: Nuclear weapons