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Scotland Voted TRIDENT OUT on May 7th! Now let's #ScrapTrident #nuclearban

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With @NukeDivestScot outside RBS in Edinburgh today. This bank is one of those that provides for the gross global spending on nukes. Cleaner banks are available. icanw.org/2022_global_nuclea…
RBS ATM Machine with placard "RBS stop funding Trident"

ALT RBS ATM Machine with placard "RBS stop funding Trident"

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CND's summer edition of Campaign magazine is out and free to read! This issue includes an update on the return of US nuclear bombs to Britain, the problems of NATO enlargement, why saving the planet means getting rid of nuclear weapons, and much more! cnduk.org/resources/campaign…

Campaign magazine: Summer 2023

The world is a dangerous place, and the British government is contributing to the nuclear risk. They are allowing US nuclear weapons back to this country, spending more money on weapons and war, and...

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Looking forward to celebrating the existence of Faslane Peace Camp with you, in its 41st year, at Words & Actions for Peace, 58 Ratcliffe Terrace, Edinburgh EH9 1ST, - a short presentation and chat over a refreshment. 5 - 7 p.m. #nuclearban
Stencilled display: This way for the UK's Nuclear Weapons of Mass Destruction, with CND sign

ALT Stencilled display: This way for the UK's Nuclear Weapons of Mass Destruction, with CND sign

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Still spaces left to see "Georgina: Art, Morality and Law", Lin Li's film about Georgina Smith, Greenham woman, Faslane/Coulport protester and creator of fine lino prints. This Friday in The Space, 183 Dalry Road, Dalry, EH11 2EB. Tickets and trailer here audaciouswomen.scot/event/ge…
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Nuclear deterrence relies on the belief that possessing and threatening to use nuclear weapons prevents conflicts. However, the reality is that the risk of rogue actors or accidents poses a significant danger, making the theory unreliable and unstable.
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It was a privilege that the SCANA Faith Vigil at #Faslane today was supported by so many including Archbishop Nolan of Glasgow & Sally Foster Fulton, Moderator @churchscotland Watch as the archbishop addresses those gathered here 👇 #Peace eur01.safelinks.protection.o…
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Scottish CND@ScottishCND24 Jun 2023
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"Nuclear weapons are always in the wrong hands"

ALT "Nuclear weapons are always in the wrong hands"

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bignewsnetwork.com/news/2738… 'Varadkar said Ireland was going to remain militarily neutral and "we are not going to apply for Nato membership or membership of any military alliance."'
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@NFLAUKandI highlight new study that shows UK has enough plutonium to make almost 20,000 nuclear weapons - nuclearpolicy.info/news/trul… @Mayors4Peace @MfPEuropean @CNDuk @nuclearban @IntlPeaceBureau @IPPNW_Africa @paxchristiEW @dorfman_p @kate4peace2021 @ScottishCND @LawryONeill
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Scottish CND@ScottishCND20 Jun 2023
Scottish Peace Movement Welcomes New Constitution for an Independent Scotland banthebomb.org/scottish-peac… #nuclearban @nuclearban
walker on hillside waving blue CND flag

ALT walker on hillside waving blue CND flag

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Scottish CND@ScottishCND19 Jun 2023
thenational.scot/news/235988… @nuclearban #nuclearban
Bid for nuclear weapon ban in independent Scotland constitution welcomed by activists

Bid for nuclear weapon ban in independent Scotland constitution welcomed by activists

A bid to ban nuclear weapons being based in Scotland through a written constitution has been welcomed by activists and politicians.

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independent.ie/irish-news/po… #nuclearban
Michael D Higgins set for fresh Coalition row as he warns of ‘drift’ towards Nato

Michael D Higgins set for fresh Coalition row as he warns of ‘drift’ towards Nato

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RIP Daniel Ellsberg - brave campaigner for peace. "The Doomsday Machine" is an essential read for those who take the threat of nuclear disaster seriously - and for those who don't yet do so. #nuclearban
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scottishreview.net/DavidMack… #nuclearban
Finger poised to press red button with: "Always in the wrong hands."

ALT Finger poised to press red button with: "Always in the wrong hands."

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Scottish CND@ScottishCND13 Jun 2023
Whether the weather is bonnie or dreich, #Faslane peace campers are up at the military base for their weekly vigil 🌞☔ Want to join them? 📍HMNB North Gate, Faslane, Helensburgh G84 0EH ⏰Every Wednesday @ 4pm #faslanepeacecamp #scottishcnd
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en.mehrnews.com/news/201930/… Belarus' dictator threatens to use Russian nukes. Shameful and brutal. This is what so-called "deterrence" means - check out Theresa May, for example youtube.com/watch?v=-YHvzyfx… #nuclearban
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Scottish CND@ScottishCND13 Jun 2023
theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id… No transparency about the costs of the UK's "successor". Who is surprised?
Trident Submarines: Procurement

Trident Submarines: Procurement

Ministry of Defence written question – answered at 12 June 2023

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"the peoples of this world must unite or they will perish." #nuclearban
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As the number of operational nuclear weapons ☢️ are again on the rise in an unstable world, here’s the text of this morning’s BBC Radio Scotland #ThoughtForTheDay on opposition to the atomic bomb from its ‘father”, J. Robert Oppenheimer. (Or listen👇 at about 0723, 1hr 23min in).
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ICAN in the UK@ICAN_UK12 Jun 2023
theguardian.com/world/2023/j… #nuclearban
Number of nuclear weapons held by major powers rising, says thinktank

Number of nuclear weapons held by major powers rising, says thinktank

There are now an estimated 12,512 warheads across the globe, with most of the new ones in military stockpiles said to be China’s

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A Life in Art – exhibition of lino prints by artists and peace activist Georgina Smith at Words & Actions for Peace 58 Ratcliffe Terrace Edinburgh EH9 1ST19th -30th June Open 10.0 – 16.00 daily. wordsandactions.scot/2023/06…
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