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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, ...

Activists attach themselves to plant pots outside the Faslane base 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 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. A post on the Extinction Rebellion Scotland Facebook page sai...

(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-f...

HMS Queen Elizabeth SHIPS from around the world will gather on the Clyde next week ahead of the latest NATO Joint Warrior exercise. Strike Warrior 21, one of the largest military exercises of its kind in Europe, will run from May 8-20, with some of the participating ships departing from ports on the Clyde. Vessels are expected at HM Naval Base Clyde, King George V Docks in Glasgow, Hunterston and Fairlie before joining the exercise – part of final preparations for the first deployment of the UK's Carrier Strike Group (CSG) next month. An Astute class nuclear submarine in company w...

Updated: 29/04/2021, 6:25 pm © Royal Navy HMS Queen Elizabeth during her recent visit to Glen Mallan. Vessels and aircraft participating in a previous Joint Warrior. Joint Warrior - Biannual NATO Exercise Joint Warrior - Biannual NATO Exercise An Astute class nuclear submarine in company with the Type 23 frigate HMS Kent being over flown by a German Navy P3 maritime patrol aircraft Warships, submarines, aircraft and military personal from 10 nations will descend on the north coast of Scotland for a huge UK-led multinational exercise next week. Exercise Strike Warrior, which is one of the lar...