A Response to Admiral Gower’s assertion that UK Trident will only be used as a ‘Last Resort’ and that the Military are not involved in a decision to carry out an attack. I am a former Royal Navy (RN) submarine…
Author: Angie Zelter
PACAC Oral Evidence 26 March 2019.
Witnesses were General Sir Richard Barrons, Air Chief Marshal Sir Glenn Torpy, and Admiral Rt. Hon. The Lord West of Spithead. Oral evidence 26march 2019
26th March 2019 PACAC Oral Evidence – extract.
This is an extract of the most relevant questions asked.Oral evidence 26march 2019_Qs157-161. First use illegal.
The Case Against Trident: A Naval Officer’s Perspective.
This paper by Cdr. Rob Forsyth RN (ret’d) was published in Warship International Fleet Review June 2018. The Case Against UK Trident_ Article June 2018(2)
Sevenoaks Action for Peace and Security
On 27 April 2019 the High Court of Justice refused permission for a judicial review of the Attorney General’s decision not to give his consent to the prosecution requested by PICAT. This brought a formal end to the legal process…
The Role of Parliament in the UK Constitution: Authorising the Use of Military Force.
The attached paper was submitted by Commander Robert Forsyth RN (Ret’d) to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC) Inquiry, dated 26 February 2019. Authorising Use of Military Force_Trident_PACAC Inquiry Submission_26.2.19
Communications between Commander Robert Forsyth RN (Ret’d) and the Ministry of Defence (Nuclear Policy) 2017 to 2018
The attached exchange of letters and emails between myself and the MOD arose from my personal concern (as a former Executive officer of a Polaris missile carrying submarine) as to whether the Commanding Officer (CO) of a Trident missile carrying…
Request to Fabian Hamilton, MP, Shadow Minister for Peace and Disarmament.
Email from Jim Pragnell to Fabian Hamilton, MP, Shadow Minister for Peace and Disarmament. 1st October 2018. Dear Fabian , I am not one of your constituents but am emailing you in connection with your Labour Party position as…
Refusal of Leave to Apply for a Judicial Review
We have finally been given a refusal. You can see the Notice of Refusal (Formal)_001 May2018 and RCJ Notice of Refusalf copy 15May2018 This is a very disappointing though not unexpected result. However, the importance of this issue is so great that we…
Communications with A-G & Govt. Legal Office
All entries on the below chronological list of communications with A-G & Legal Office have been published and can be found in the ‘Combined Groups‘ Category, under Groups activity & progress in the Picat Main Menu. Some documents below have been…