Nuclear weapons debated

Published 16 Apr 2010 12:00 2 Comments

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GREENPEACE activists got the thumbs-up from shoppers who heard their anti-nuclear message.

They were out in force in Reading's Broad Street at the weekend and of 195 people who filled in their survey, 171 (87%) said the Government should cut the Trident nuclear weapons system rather than public services.

Organiser Trish Whitham said: "When faced with a massive national deficit the last thing they think the next Government should be doing is wasting £97bn on building new nuclear weapons."

The Government says Trident renewal will cost £15-20bn. Labour, UKIP and the Conservatives are committed to renewing Trident to deal with future threats to national security, the Lib Dems say it is a Cold War relic that should be replaced with a cheaper alternative and the Green Party would scrap nuclear weapons altogether.

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Jim Stafford
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Apr 23, 08:44
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If I had been part of the survey I would definitely have voted with Greenpeace. The last thing we need to spend billions of pounds on during a recession is new nuclear weapons.

We should be spending taxpayers money on protecting public services, schools, and hospitals, not on weapons of mass destruction.

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Laura
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Apr 23, 09:39
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Nuclear weapons do not protect us against terrorism or climate change or energy shortages, which are the security threats we face in the 21st century. They are a waste of money which consume money we should be using to tackle the real threats. It is Gordon Brown who needs to get real about nuclear weapons.

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