Nine Peace activists from the UK [as well as 28 Belgian and two
Swedes] have penetrated the French nuclear installation at the
testing centre of Les Landes in Biscarosse near Bordeaux, which is
involved in the development of a new generation of nuclear weapons.

The nine activists joined a mass citizens inspection organised by the
a coalition of NGOs, including ATTAC, Réseau Sortir du Nucléaire ,
Mouvement de la Paix , and Greenpeace. The focus of the inspection
is the development of the new M51 nuclear missile which will be a
submarine launched high precision weapon with a range of 10,000
kilometres. There is especial concern that the relatively low yield
of the warheads it is designed to carry will make its use more likely.

Angie Zelter (55), from Norfolk, Lesley Anderson (23), from
Clackmannanshire, Mell Harrison (35), from Norwich, Peter Lux (44),
also from Norwich and Ludd Appeltans (35), a Belgian currently living
in Scotland, have already crossed a " forbidden zone " and entered
the site and Lesley Rogers (42) from Beith in Ayrshire, Matt Bury
(51), from Faslane Peace Camp, Sarah Lasenby (68), from Oxford and
Sam Maher (29), from Norwich, are hot on their heels.

The UK activists have been determined to show their solidarity with
the French anti-nuclear movement as both the UK and France are
threatening to continue their dependence on WMDs, to develop new
ones, and so to breach their legal commitments under the Non-
Proliferation Treaty.

The action comes just one week before the start of the Faslane 365
continuous blockades at the UK Nuclear Weapons WMD base on the Clyde.

www.tridentploughshares.org

N.B. Greenpeace France invited us and paid for our transport.

Sarah adds: If you know people who would like to know about this do send it on.
We got a text message from Scotland while we were in the base from
someone who had heard of the incursion through the media in Scotland
but nothing crept out in England !!