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  • International Law Experts letter on Trident Replacement

    International Law Experts letter on Trident Replacement in The Guardian
    on Monday 27th November 2006

    The following letter was co-ordinated by Peacerights
    Dear Sir,

    Jack Straw states “only a simpleton could think replacing Trident would
    breach the nuclear non-proliferation treaty” Guardian, Friday 24th. We
    would remind Mr Straw of the United Kingdom's obligations under Article
    VI of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which states: “Each
    of the parties to the Treaty undertakes to pursue negotiations in good

    Published: 01.12.2006
  • Counsel’s Opinion on Nuclear Weapons 19th December 2005 for Peacerights

    Opinion of Rabinder Singh and Professor Christine Chinkin that is both strong and unequivocal in stating that the ue of Trident nuclear warheads would be illegal.

    Read the Opinion here – Attachment   FINAL JOINT OPINION 19.12.05.doc

    Published: 19.01.2006
  • NFLA: Orion NoPD unlawful

    Widespread Opposition to new nuclear weapons research facilities at AWE Aldermaston

    COUNCILS THROUGHOUT THE UK OPPOSE THE ALDERMASTON ORION LASER: COUNCILS FOR THE MAJOR CITIES OF GLASGOW, EDINBURGH, MANCHESTER, LEEDS AND LONDON (GLA) AS WELL AS THE LOCAL COUNCILS OF SLOUGH, READING AND OXFORD ASSOCIATED WITH THE GROWING OPPOSITION.

    Published: 18.01.2006
  • Current Legal Issues Affecting AWE Aldermaston – June 2003

    This is a 200k pdf file

     

    Attachment: nfla_awe.PDF.  

    Published: 04.06.2003
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