November 2017

3 reports

  1. Greenpeace activists stage break-in at French nuclear plant, 22 arrested

    from phys.org Greenpeace sounds alarm on nuclear safety with new break-in A group of Greenpeace activists broke into a French nuclear power plant on Tuesday, November 28 and scaled the walls of a building containing spent nuclear fuel to highlight security shortcomings at the facility.

  2. Seventeen arrested trying to enter European Defense Agency arms conference

    from Vredesactie Belgium and Istopthearmstrade.eu For the fourth year in a row, peace activists took action at a conference in Belgium of the European Defense Agency (EDA). Four hundred arms dealers, lobbyists from the arms industry and policy makers met together about the future of European defense. The conference took place behind closed doors, where critical voices […]

  3. Nuclear weapons convoy halted in Scotland, 3 activists arrested

    from Nukewatch UK On November 16, a convoy carrying nuclear weapons was halted briefly by three members of Nukewatch UK as it left the Defence Support Group base in Stirling, near Bannockburn, in protest of the continued transport of Trident warheads on public roads and the risks that these pose to the community. David Mackenzie, […]