Nuclear Convoy Stopped

A convoy delivering Trident nuclear warheads to the Submarine bases on the Clyde, on the day of the opening of the Scottish Parliament, was disrupted by protesters on the Stirling to Balloch road at Buchlyvie.

Local people from the village of Buchlyvie came out of their houses in support of the protest. The anti-nuclear protesters, mostly from the Faslane Peace Camp, had been spotted in advance and the police presence was massive. The protesters managed, however to sprint up the road, complete with banners, and reached the convoy. One person dived under the first carrier, but 5 coppers dragged him out after about 5 minutes.11 arrests later the convoy, which had left AWE Burghfield near Reading on Tuesday continued on its way towards Coulport.

Meanwhile at RNAD Coulport, the convoy's destination, a Trident Ploughshares activist was arrested for beginning work on dismantling the Trident nuclear weapons store.