Blockade protest underway at AWE Burghfield this morning (Mon)

Reporter: Ellis Barker Newbury News Reporter

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A PROTEST against the building of nuclear weapons is being staged at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) in Burghfield this morning (Monday).

Around 15 people were lying in front of one of the Burghfield site’s two entrances by 5am this morning to prevent vehicles from entering, despite the protest not due to officially start until 7am.

It has been organised by Action AWE, a grass roots anti-nuclear campaign group opposed to the UK’s nuclear deterrent Trident.

The protest forms part of its campaign ‘Act, Speak, Vote, Disarm’. The group also intends to stage further protests throughout March, with an aim to put pressure on political candidates ahead of the general election in March.

Action AWE say construction work at the Burghfield site should not yet be taking place, with a decision on whether to renew the current Trident nuclear weapons system not due to be made until 2016.

AWE, which has sites in Burghfield and Aldermaston is responsible for the design, manufacturing and supporting of warheads.

Source-Newbury News