Security Breach at Faslane Trident Base Highlights UK Government Hypocrisy
m | 09.08.2004 20:00 | Anti-militarism
At 12.30 am, three peace activists entered the high security Faslane Naval Base on the Clyde and remained inside the base for over 2 hours. On the anniversary of the US bombing of Nagasaki, the two women and one man highlighted the continuing and illegal development of the UK's own weapons of mass destruction.
The activists stated that "the global proliferation of nuclear weapons makes the world a more dangerous place and is terrorism on a global scale."
The three, as part of Trident Ploughshares, cut into the high security base, through an outer perimeter fence and through a second weld mesh fence. The bandit alarm was triggered closing all gates to the base for approximately 2 hours, and consequently causing a queue of traffic at the main gate for this time. Two activists headed inside a high security area, before being detected by MOD police. They remained situated between the fence and the razor wire until after 2.30am when the MOD finally cut a hole through the weld mesh to reach the activists who were then arrested.
In a joint statement the three stated:
"We have chosen the anniversary of the destruction of the Japanese city of Nagasaki by the atomic bomb, on 9th August 1945, to take action to highlight the British Government's own weapons of mass destruction , present at Faslane.
As concerned and responsible citizens we are appalled by the hypocrisy of our government, which claims to be committed to disarmament under the Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT), yet shows no signs of fitting actions to words."
Earlier this summer the US and UK governments were accused by the British American Security Information Council (BASIC), of conspiring to break the international agreement to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. BASIC, along with another nuclear think tank, the Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy in London, have detailed evidence of a large scale collaboration by the two countries to develop their nuclear arsenals, an activity that the NPT is specifically designed to prevent. The horrors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki must never be allowed to happen again, yet the US and UK governments are doing nothing to lessen that risk."
Peace slogans were also painted on buildings within the area. A picture of the destruction of Nagasaki was hung within the base. All three were arrested for Breaching MOD Byelaws, and one for two sets of malicious damage. They were released later in the morning.
On August 23rd, many activists from the UK and abroad will be protesting, blockading and taking action at Faslane for 'Carry on up the Clyde'. Meanwhile there promises to be many more actions at bases on the Clyde during the two week Trident Ploughshares Disarmament Camp which begins on August 18th.
The three, as part of Trident Ploughshares, cut into the high security base, through an outer perimeter fence and through a second weld mesh fence. The bandit alarm was triggered closing all gates to the base for approximately 2 hours, and consequently causing a queue of traffic at the main gate for this time. Two activists headed inside a high security area, before being detected by MOD police. They remained situated between the fence and the razor wire until after 2.30am when the MOD finally cut a hole through the weld mesh to reach the activists who were then arrested.
In a joint statement the three stated:
"We have chosen the anniversary of the destruction of the Japanese city of Nagasaki by the atomic bomb, on 9th August 1945, to take action to highlight the British Government's own weapons of mass destruction , present at Faslane.
As concerned and responsible citizens we are appalled by the hypocrisy of our government, which claims to be committed to disarmament under the Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT), yet shows no signs of fitting actions to words."
Earlier this summer the US and UK governments were accused by the British American Security Information Council (BASIC), of conspiring to break the international agreement to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. BASIC, along with another nuclear think tank, the Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy in London, have detailed evidence of a large scale collaboration by the two countries to develop their nuclear arsenals, an activity that the NPT is specifically designed to prevent. The horrors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki must never be allowed to happen again, yet the US and UK governments are doing nothing to lessen that risk."
Peace slogans were also painted on buildings within the area. A picture of the destruction of Nagasaki was hung within the base. All three were arrested for Breaching MOD Byelaws, and one for two sets of malicious damage. They were released later in the morning.
On August 23rd, many activists from the UK and abroad will be protesting, blockading and taking action at Faslane for 'Carry on up the Clyde'. Meanwhile there promises to be many more actions at bases on the Clyde during the two week Trident Ploughshares Disarmament Camp which begins on August 18th.
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but most people know the goverment is hypocritical anyway.
09.08.2004 21:25
the mainstream press won't report it (unless as a byline to whatever article/agenda is on tap re activism at the time)
glad you did it. but this government will never fit actions to words and nor will any other political parties.
I kind of think, having got in, it would have hurt them more if you had damaged something rather than waiting to be arrested.
By now, they probably expect Trident Ploughshares to do that on certain dates.
Anyway. no disrespect intended
cheers
runaround
Dangerous...
10.08.2004 10:10
Remember the magic of the market is all important. (sick).
Thus it is important for people in general, including the Daily Express reading 'drongos' to wake up! It's about creating an alternative (to fascism and hypocrasy) consciousness and reality. One of the primary aspects of state hypocrasy is the 'our' weapons are ok, but 'theire' are WMD or whatever. When in fact the true eveil scum are at hand. It's a matter of breaking (BREAK DEM WITH JAH THUNDER!...or direct action even!)this malaign state christian patricarchal dead energy are freeing individual and collective, keypoint, TRIBAL consciousness...especially somewhere like Scotland! (ALBA). This is the crux point, unpopular with christian poughshares ("we can take the 'true spirit' of the christian bible, and use it against 'them'"... bad luck, the christian bible/temple (primarily in the pyscik/magical sense)...is INHERENTLY a ultimate negative karma hypocrasy....being a constrcut of ritual racist child abuse. JAH LIBERATION!)
If one was to break into this base and disarm some tackle, be prepared for a very long exhausting trail, with no guarenttee of a not guilt result and to months possible years of imprisonment. Despite this down side, it is important to note that this sort of action, because it is a breaking of this ultimate negative fear power, generates amazingly positive energy...despite the inherent negative 'block' of the State's organistation and hierarchy...the Judicary and so on.
FIGHT THE POWER!!! DER DER DER DER DER
Blessed be,
Allah Akbar,
King Amdo.
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