All Scots who voted YES ( 45% ) in the independence referendum, want to see the removal of Trident Nuclear Warheads from their base at Faslane on the River Clyde & indeed, complete removal of them from Scottish waters and Scottish land.
There’s even some from the numbers who voted NO ( 55% ) who agree with that, though what the percentage of them is remains unknown. It could be argued that the combined numbers might be more than 50% of Scots citizens who wish to see the removal of Trident from our shores.
I say from our shores, as the weapons are carried on submarines that patrol UK and international waters, allegedly on a 24/7, 365 days a year policy. The warheads/missile replacement parts etc…are also transported over land and through the city of Glasgow, photographic evidence of which is out there on the net.
As Scotland is automatically a member of NATO with UK membership, then the majority of people living here feel they’ve been dragged into a policy which makes us sitting targets of thermo-nuclear war, should it ever happen. Not forgetting also, the chance of accidents occurring during transportation or at the Faslane base.
The UK government at Westminster insists there’s no other suitable storage place in Britain, due to the River Clyde’s location, water depths & the local terrain that keeps the base ‘hidden.’ The last part there is hilarious, as the whole world knows about Faslane & it’s location.
If the Meritocracy Páirtí na h-Alban ( Scottish Meritocracy Party ) gets approval from the Electoral Commission, we’ll be persueing a policy to rid Scotland of all nuclear weapons!
I don’t see anyone attacking Ireland, which has no nuclear weapons, so the deterrent arguement doesn’t wash. As Scotland is tied to NATO through the UK, then until if or when Scotland leaves the UK, those opposed to nuclear weapons in the rUK ( rest of the UK ) should perhaps also think of why Britain needs NATO membership at nuclear level, or at all.
Countries can have ‘lesser memberships’ without storing nuclear weapons on their soil eg - Norway is an example, as far as I know.
Therefore, this issue effects all citizens of the UK, as it stands at present. I hope the Meritocracy movement across the UK can show as much of a united front as possible in opposition to Trident.
£14billion is to be spent on upgrading the submarines that carry the warheads by 2024 or so. Think how that amount could be better spent elsewhere eg hospitals, schools, community centre’s etc…
As you’ll see from the link a recent motion by the SNP ( Scottish National Party ) to stop Trident renewal was beaten by 364 votes for keeping it, and just 37 votes for removal. Shame on the UK Labour Party who abstained from voting, bar 19 who had the guts to defy their own leaders.
Trident Renewal Vote at Westminster
It makes grim reading indeed! It seems the majority of MP’s at the House Of Commons love being America/NATO’s poodle & making the whole of the UK a sitting target in the process.
Hope we can all agree across the UK that we are against the waste of £14billion of tax-payers money that Trident renewal represents!
