The announcement by
Gordon Brown that he wants to
reduce the number of trident subs is sadly not all it seems. It may be a sign that we are heading in the right direction for nuclear disarmament but it is little more than a baby step. This reduction won’t mean fewer warheads, only that we won’t have so many out at sea. That’s a bit like saying “I’m on a diet – I don’t have any less cake, I just keep it in the cupboard for longer.” In May the
Church of Scotland said at its
General Assembly that
nuclear weapons were “inherently evil”. They remain so no matter which cupboard they are in.
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Photograph taken by Gerald Simmons.
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