Category: Press Releases

Former nuclear submariner asks:’Why Trident?’

“The theory of nuclear deterrence is flawed, unproven and poses significant dangers from accidental use.” Commander Robert Forsyth. Commander Rob Forsyth RN (Ret’d), former Executive Officer of the Polaris missile submarine HMS Repulse in the 1970s, was one of the…

Ex Royal Navy Commanders question Trident need as coronavirus costs rise

Article in the Plymouth Herald 1st April 2020. See https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/ex-royal-navy-commanders-question-4011611 They say spending billions deploying and modernising the nuclear Continuous At Sea Deterrent is ‘completely unacceptable’ when UK faces COVID-19 threats Three former Royal Navy Commanders are among those calling…

PICAT:Sevenoaks group – 2nd press release

23rd June 2016 SEVENOAKS CITIZENS CHALLENGE TO UK’S NUCLEAR WEAPONS Campaigners from across Sevenoaks have formed a group called “Sevenoaks Action for Peace with Justice” and it is taking part in the Public Interest Case Against Trident (PICAT) campaign coordinated…