Police have begun trying to remove climate activists who have blockaded the Faslane nuclear base by attaching themselves to giant plant pots.
Members of Extinction Rebellion Scotland, alongside peace activists from Trident Ploughshares, are staging a protest at the north gate of the base on the Gare Loch in Argyll and Bute.
The all-female group placed three planters, which contain plants and flowers and are painted with the words “Safe”, “Green”, and “Future”, on the road on Friday morning.
An Extinction Rebellion protester is locked on to each planter so they cannot be moved, preventing access to the base, though emergency vehicles can still access the site through the south gate.
A US military base in Yorkshire was targeted for protests today as part of an international day of action against foreign military bases.
The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) said that the world’s military powers, particularly the US, operate more than 1,000 bases worldwide, often outside the control of the countries which host them.
Menwith Hill, a sprawling development on the North York Moors outside Harrogate, is one of a network of high-tech US bases spread around the world, gathering military, political and economic information relayed to it by information-gathering satellites.
The base is identified by huge domes housing antennae and equipment which relays information to the Pentagon.
Climate activists have blockaded the Faslane nuclear base by attaching themselves to giant plant pots. Members of Extinction Rebellion Scotland, alongside peace activists from Trident Ploughshares, are staging the blockade at the north gate of the base on the Gare Loch in Argyll and Bute. The all-female group placed three planters, which contain plants and flowers and are painted with the words “Safe”, “Green”, and “Future”, on the road on Friday morning. An Extinction Rebellion protester is locked on to each planter so they cannot be moved, preventing access to the base, though emergency vehicles can still access the site through the south gate.
(c) PA Climate activists, who blockaded the Faslane nuclear base by attaching themselves to giant plant pots, have begun to be removed by police. The protest has been staged by members of Extinction Rebellion Scotland, alongside peace activists from Trident Ploughshares, at the north gate of the base on the Gare Loch in Argyll and Bute. HM Naval Base Clyde, known as Faslane, is home to the UK’s nuclear deterrent. A spokesperson from the base confirmed that Ministry of Defence Police are dealing with the activity and they are getting assistance from Police Scotland. The all-female group placed three planters, which contain plants and flowers and are painted with the words “Safe”, “Green”, and “Future”, on the road on Friday morning.