FEARS have been raised over the safety of the nation’s nuclear arms cache after seven police officers attached to AWE Burghfield resigned amid reports of widespread security lapses. Campaigners fear the Trident missile factory could be vulnerable to terrorist attacks following allegations that Ministry of Defence officers were skipping routine security patrols, with up to 50 allegedly being probed for failing to fulfil basic checks. Most officers patrolling the site, which is often at the…
MoD calls in IPCC over accusations of failures at AWE site at Burghfield As many as 50 officers are involved in the inquiry, and seven have resigned Burghfield factory makes the warheads for Trident ballistic missiles By DAMIEN GAYLE The MoD has reported the allegations to the Independent Police Complaints Commission. It added that seven officers have resigned without facing disciplinary charges. A source told the Daily Mirror: ‘At least some of the police were…
Thursday 28 February 2013, Thames Valley Police is aware a proposed three-year-long protest campaign has been launched which will focus around the AWE sites in Aldermaston and Burghfield. The planned protest activity by groups under the banner Action Atomic Weapons Eradication (AAWE) was launched yesterday (27/2), and Thames Valley Police is so far aware of a number of possible planned protest events. Supt Robin Rickard, local area police commander, said: “Thames Valley Police will be…
Action AWE is a nonviolent campaign dedicated to ridding the UK of nuclear weapons and encouraging the UK to uphold international law and take responsible action for global disarmament. Our commitment to nonviolence includes communication with those we are in ‘opposition’ to and as the police are often in the front line during protests we engage in what we call Police Liaison. We consider the police ‘our’ police force – they are part of our…
Text of first letter sent to all Police Commanders, Ministry of Defence and civilian, in police areas likely to be initially involved with policing the Action AWE campaign, at and near AWE Aldermaston & AWE Burghfield, and also Reading, Newbury and Basingstoke. Action AWE, c/o 6 Church St, Knighton, Powys. LD7 1AG UK Tel: 0845 4588 362 10th January 2013 Dear Inspector *, As you are probably already aware a new campaign called Action Atomic Weapons Eradication…
Emails between police liaisons Angie Zelter and Sarah Lasenby of Action AWE and police liaisons Inspector 3308 Stewart Dunbar and Sgt Jennie Fox of Thames Valley Police. From Angie Zelter to Stewart Dunbar and Jennie Fox of TVP copied to Robin Harris on 23rd March 2015. Dear Stewart and Jennie, please see the emails below. I would be grateful if you would contact Robin and see what you can do to keep disruption for his…
“Spending £100 billion on replacing Trident is a catastrophic folly. I’m sure I am one of many who support the those, like Action-AWE, who campaign actively and imaginatively against it”
– Ken Loach
WORLD IN CHAIINS
TRIDENT ON TRIAL
Nuclear weapons crime in the UK has been reported to Thames Valley Police.
