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The troublemaker, Shirin Ebadi has lived through three different eras in Iran: the western-backed monarchy of the shah, the Islamic republic of Ayatollah Khomeini, and the confrontational regime of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. And as a champion of women's rights, she has been a thorn in the side of all three. She tells Stuart Jeffries how she overcame death threats to become the clerics' 'worst nightmare', The Guardian, June 2, 2006
Weapons
of Terror - Freeing the World of Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Arms
by the Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Commission, June 1, 2006
Cross-border
issues grip Holyrood, BBC 5 May 2006
The Greens in Scotland challenged MPs at Westminster to have a full and
proper debate on any replacement for the Trident nuclear weapons system.
"It's been suggested that the UK Government will simply agree the replacement,
without recourse to parliament," said the Green MSP Chris Ballance, "despite
the strategic implications, despite the £15bn price tag and despite public
opinion."
End
of a Nuclear Weapons Era: Can Britain Make History? by Rebecca Johnson
Arms Control Today - April 2006
The government’s attempt to slip the decision through quietly failed, and
a contentious debate about the future of British nuclear weapons and nonproliferation
policy has now been kindled. Politicians and retired military officers are
taking sides, the grassroots peace movement is mobilizing, and members of
parliament are demanding to participate in the decision-making.
Cardinal
calls for scrapping of Trident in his Easter homily, Independent Catholic
News - 24 April 2006
We'll
save you cash on submarines, North West Evening Mail -17 April 2006
BARROW'S submarine designers have offered to build a cheaper alternative
for the government's Trident submarines - by using Astute class boats. BAE
submarine experts have come up with two possible designs to slash the estimated
£15bn to £30bn cost of replacing the Trident system including four massive
submarines.
One option would see an extra hull section added to the 7,200 tonne Astute
class to house the launch tubes for a smaller number of Trident missiles.
It would have just four tubes to launch the D5 Trident instead of the 16
on each of the Vanguard class nuclear missile subs now in service. The second
option would be a version with 16 external launchers which could fire Tomahawk
cruise missiles.
Sir
Menzies on matters relating to Barrow shipyard, North West Evening Mail
- 13 April 2006
"We have to make a decision on the question of whether or not there should
be a successor to Trident, not necessarily a replacement to Trident. There
are a number of issues to be taken into consideration. The first is what
the strategic environment will be in 2025 when Trident is expected to come
to the end of its natural life. What the threat assessment will be in 2025
and cost. There is also the question of our treaty obligations under the
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. We have said there should be a debate
and vote in Parliament on the issue."
Wicked
lessons on WMD we are teaching the world, by Joan McAlpine The
Herald - 13 April 2006
Scottish
Bishops issue statement on Trident, Independent Catholic News - 11 April
2006
Following the meeting last week of the Bishops' Conference of Scotland,
the following statement on the Trident Nuclear Weapons System was agreed
by Scotland's eight Catholic Bishops.
Britain
and US working on nuclear warheads to replace Trident, by Ian Bruce
The Herald - 10 April 2006
Britain is co-operating with the US on a generation of nuclear warheads
that will form the basis of the planned replacement of the UK's Trident
missile force.
In
the wilderness, a computer readies a new nuclear arsenal, by
Tim Reid
The Times - 7 April 2006
On a rare tour of the US nuclear laboratory in Los Alamos, our correspondent
is shown a project to replace warheads that many believe Britain is not
only watching but is deeply involved in.
Britain's
deterrent - the inquiry, Jane's - 6 April 2006
Key questions at the inquiry centred on the UK's world role; options for
extension or replacement of the sea-based Trident system; the timetable
for decision-making; the UK's relationship with the US and with other nuclear
powers; the rise of new nuclear-capable states, and an analysis of threats
requiring deterrence over the next two decades.
MoD
tests water on Trident replacement by James Boxell, Financial
Times - 4 April 4 2006
Ministry of Defence officials have started talking to defence industry executives
behind the scenes to assess options for equipping Britain with a nuclear
strike capability to last until the middle of the century.
Trident:
we've been conned again, by Dan Plesch, New Statesman - 27 March 2006
The independent British nuclear deterrent is a myth - whatever else it may
be, it is not independent. That reality, laid bare as never before in US
presidential directives published on our website, renders meaningless the
government's suggestion that it is time to renew "our" nuclear arsenal.
Time to Expose Nuclear Secrecy. Letters to the Editor: Time to Expose Nuclear Secrecy. The Sunday Times, 19 March 2006.
JH:....Is it true as I read yesterday in the papers that we are developing a new nuclear weapon...to take over from Trident, without any discussion?
JS: No, well..er..look let me say this that we in the UK are meeting our obligations...
JH: Are we developing a nuclear weapon?
JS:...Well hang on a second, as a nuclear weapon state we are entitled to have a nuclear weapon system and at the same time what we have done is reduced a number of weapons systems that we have from 3 to 1. Now there is an issue about the future of Trident but John Reid has made it perfectly clear that there will indeed be a discussion about it.
JH: Right so we are not developing a new nuclear weapon as a successor to Trident lets be clear about that.
JS: Well as I say there is discussion about whether we do.
JH: But the answer to my question is no, lets just be clear about that?
JS: Well as I say there is discussion about whether we do.
JH: Right, ok so the answer to my question is no, we are not as we speak developing a successor to Trident?
JS: Well as I say the..the ..the answer is that we intend to keep with our nuclear weapons system.
JH: I am sorry I don’t know what you are answering me here Foreign Secretary. The question is are we as we speak, this morning at nineteen minutes past eight on a Monday morning, developing a new successor to Trident? Yes or No?
JS: We are giving consideration to the development of a new system.
JH: All right...we’ll go beyond that.
Building bigger nuclear weapons will make us even less secure, George Monbiot, The Guardian, January 24, 2006.
Faslane to have £125m facelift, William Tinning and Steven McMinn, The Herald, January 5, 2006.
Message to Labour: no need to panic over Cameron, Polly Toynbee, The Guardian, December 13, 2005.
Nuclear weapons stifle diplomacy, Guardian Letters, December 30, 2006.
Putin's show of strength triggers fear of fresh nuclear arms race, Fraser Nelson, The Scotsman, December 26, 2005.
Britain will remain US poodle if Trident replaced, Short warns, Independent, December 7, 2006
NS Interview - Jack Straw, Mary Riddel, New Statesman, November 14, 2005.
Our armed forces must have a voice in how to defend us, Max Hastings, The Guardian, November 8, 2005
Nuclear war may no longer be inevitable, but that hasn’t stopped every country wanting to own the ultimate weapon. And why not? Ian Bell, Sunday Herald, November 6, 2005
Britain still needs nuclear weapons, says Reid, Richard Norton-Taylor, The Guardian, November 2, 2005
Giving up our nuclear weapons is too risky, says Reid, Michael Evans, The Times, November 2, 2005
The Blairite love affair with the bomb will cost Britain dear, David Clark, The Guardian, November 1, 2005
Reid hints at Trident replacement, Matthew Tempest, The Guardian, November 1, 2005
MPs press Reid for vote on Trident replacement, Patrick Wintour, The Guardian, November 1, 2005
Labour MPs debate Trident scheme, BBC News Online, October 31, 2005
Labour MPs question cost of replacing Trident, Richard Norton-Taylor The Guardian, October 31, 2005
UK nuclear defence up in the air, James Kirkup, Scotsman, October 29, 2005
Blue water, Times Leader, October 29, 2005
Writers issue scrap Trident call, BBC News Online, October 28, 2005
Say no to Trident, Guardian Letters, October 28, 2005
Public would reject new Trident if they knew huge costs, poll shows, Terry Kirby, The Independent, October 25, 2005
MOD refuses information on Trident replacement, Greenpeace UK, October 21, 2005
Labour fury as Blair fails to guarantee Trident vote, Toby Helm, Daily Telegraph, October 20, 2005
Trident fleet faces stretched lifespan to help curb defence costs, Ian Bruce, October 19, 2005
Revealed: Blair's Nuclear Bombshell, Andy McSmith, The Independent, October 18, 2005
Trident's future 'linked to Iran', BBC News Online, October 11, 2005
As the US lowers the nuclear threshold, debate is stifled, Richard Norton-Taylor, The Guardian, October 5, 2005
For previous articles see: Trident Replacement Articles and Publications, 2004-2005
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