HELENSBURGH CND is set to hold a conference in Helensburgh Parish Church this month highlighting the hazards of nuclear weapons. The Scotland Endangered: The hazards of nuclear event argue that the people of Scotland are endangered by hazards associated with the UK’s Trident Nuclear Weapons System, regardless of whether or not someone pushes the button.
The event will be held on Saturday, March 17 from 10.30am-6pm. Speakers include Scottish CND chair Arthur West, Jane Tallents and David Mackenzie from Nukewatch, Alannah Maurer from the ‘Navy Not Nuclear’ campaign group, David Cullen from the Nuclear Information Service, and Martin Docherty-Hughes, the SNP MP for West Dunbartonshire.
A spokesperson from Helensburgh CND said: “Radioactive materials are transported on our roads, from our airports and on our railways, and our air and water are contaminated by radioactive elements and processes.
“The transportation, use and storage of nuclear weapons and materials have involved numerous incidents and mishaps, nearly all of which are in the public domain, and when taken together paint a hugely frightening picture of nuclear in Scotland - a major accident waiting to happen, and for which there has been little or no preparation.
“The likelihood of such an event has only been increased due to the aging of the current Trident system, and due to the financial issues stemming from the cost of Trident both present and future.”
Event tickets – available online from Eventbrite – cost £9 for general admission and £7 for concessions.
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