Author Archives: Flavia Tudoreanu
Citizen Monitors Put UK WMD Base on Notice
Citizen Monitors Put UK WMD Base on Notice Today an international group of citizen monitors visited Faslane naval base on the Clyde estuary to advice its operators that their activity is prohibited under international law as confirmed by the new … Continue reading
NAE NUKES takes over Faslane gateway
For a few hours on Saturday 22nd September the gate to Faslane, the Clyde estuary home of the UK’s Trident submarines, became a hostile environment for nuclear weapons. In putting together the NAE NUKES, ANYWHERE event Scottish CND planned something … Continue reading
MAKAR TO WELCOME INTERNATIONAL DISARMERS TO FASLANE
Scottish Makar Jackie Kay will give the Scottish welcome to the international disarmament campaigners who will address the NAE NUKES ANYWHERE Rally at Faslane on Saturday, 22nd September, in a celebration of the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear … Continue reading
Boost for Faslane NAE NUKES ANYWHERE Rally as California backs UN Nuke Ban Treaty
Disarmament campaigners looking forward to the NAE NUKES Rally at Faslane naval base on 22nd September are much encouraged by the news that California has voted to back the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). California, with … Continue reading
Your Copy of the TPNW
TPNW Click on the above link for your own printable copy. It is important to be familiar with the actual text of the Treaty – it’s very accessible – to see its foundation on humanitarian law and its comprehensive provisions.
Internationals Converge on Faslane Nuclear Weapon Base for Nae Nukes March and Rally
Key international campaigners from at least six countries will be coming to Faslane to speak at the Nae Nukes Anywhere March and Rally on 22nd September in an expression of global solidarity for the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of … Continue reading
Three Good Reasons to be at Faslane on 22nd September
First, there’s Scotland, with its popular and parliamentary rejection of nukes. And yet, while we are solidly for Bairns not Bombs, we still are not fully aware of our significance in the mix. The internationals who will be at Faslane … Continue reading
Scots Look Forward to Faslane International Rally as UN Nuke Ban Treaty Enters its Second Year
Today, Saturday 7th July the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) will be a year old and Scottish campaigners are marking the occasion by gearing up for the international NAE NUKES ANYWHERE March and Rally at Faslane on 22nd September. The TPNW … Continue reading
Korean Border Peace Walker at Scottish Parliament Next Week
Next Tuesday (12th June) a special visitor to the Scottish Parliament’s Cross-Party Group on Nuclear Disarmament will be Dr Rebecca Johnson who took part in last month’s historic women’s walk into the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) which separates North and South … Continue reading
The big reason why we must never give up on independence: Trident
An excellent article by the musician and journalist Pat Kane. In particular he points out that a federal solution for Scotland would still leave us locked into the UK’s active deployment of nuclear weapons. Unlike so many ill-informed commentators he … Continue reading