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The government has officially confirmed the decision to halt the Trident replacement program. We are now preparing to review the formal decommissioning timeline to ensure full compliance with our treaty obligations. We will continue monitoring the transition process throughout the coming months.

September 8, 2006

No Trident Replacement

No Trident Replacement

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Started by Anonymous 20 years, 5 months ago
A decision on whether or not to replace Britain\'s nuclear weapons system, Trident, will be taken during the course of this parliament. Britain\'s nuclear weapons are weapons of mass destruction, capable of killing millions of people and are tied into US military and foreign policy. Britain is a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and has made \'an unequivocal undertaking\' to accomplish the total elimination of its nuclear arsenal. A decision to replace Trident would run counter to our Treaty commitments, cost billions of pounds, escalate global tensions, and undermine - rather than secure - Britain\'s real security. We call on the British government not to replace Trident or develop any other nuclear weapons system.

Updates

Reached 2,500 supporters

July 20, 2006

March 29, 2006

The petition reached one thousand signatures this morning. I am now preparing a formal summary of these arguments to submit directly to the Ministry of Defence.

Reached 1,000 supporters

March 29, 2006

Reached 100 supporters

February 24, 2006

6 Comments

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James Quinn
20 years ago Featured

We need to stop following the US into every bad decision. Scrap the lot.

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Sarah Dixon
20 years ago Featured

Total waste of money. Nobody wants these things around anymore.

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Mark Hughes
20 years ago Featured

Ridiculous cost when people are struggling to pay their bills. Fix the country first before building toys for war.

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Tom Ford
20 years ago Featured

Nuclear weapons are just outdated relics. Britain should lead by example and get rid of them.

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Dave Vega
20 years ago Featured

Spend the money on hospitals and schools instead of these ridiculous death machines. We dont need to be part of an arms race.

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Clare Hall
20 years ago Featured

TRIDENT IS A JOKE!!! stop wasting our taxes on things that kill people.

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