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CND welcomes Clegg move on Trident: presses for full abolition |
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Wednesday, 17 June 2009 |
CND today welcomed the statement by Nick Clegg
that the Liberal Democrats will not support the replacement of Britain's Trident
nuclear weapons system with a like-for like system. But CND called on the
Liberal Democrats to pursue full nuclear disarmament by Britain and not support
a scaled-down system.
Kate Hudson, CND Chair, said: "We welcome this
fresh thinking by Nick Clegg. He is the first party leader with the courage
to take a real stand on this crucial issue. There is huge public opposition to
Trident, particularly at a time of economic crisis and public spending
cuts. Leading figures from across the political spectrum have been questioning
the justifiability of high levels of expenditure on nuclear weapons - which have
recently been described by senior military figures as militarily useless."
"But we urge the Liberal Democrats - and other political parties - to
pursue full nuclear disarmament by Britain. Replacing Trident with other forms
of nuclear weapons will not deal with the problems of global proliferation that
we ourselves are contributing to by failing to disarm. There are positive moves
afoot - not least from President Obama - to bring about the global abolition of
nuclear weapons. Britain must contribute fully and wholeheartedly to that
process by abolishing its nuclear weapons entirely. We look to the Prime
Minister, and to the Leader of the Opposition, to take bold steps on this
matter."
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