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TRIDENT whistleblower William McNeilly warned last night that the nuclear weapons system was a “risk to the people and a risk to the land.”
The former nuclear submariner spoke out in an interview with Russia Today before the huge Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) protest today against Tory plans to renew Trident at a cost of £167 billion.
Mr McNeilly said that Trident had “huge” disadvantages and argued that rather than acting as a deterrent, the nuclear submarines “create a target” for extremists.
Expanding Britain’s nuclear capability increases the risk of nuclear confrontation. It does not keep us safe – it makes us a target, argues CAROL TURNER
Campaigns against nuclear weapons on the Clyde, financial backing for arms firms and rising militarism are converging with solidarity for Palestine, as Scotland’s peace movement builds momentum ahead of the 2026 Holyrood election, says ARTHUR WEST
