John Major’s interview on Radio 4 Today Program (Mp3)
Councillor warns of warhead route dangers Former Renfrewshire Council leader Brian Lawson has warned of catastrophic consequences if a nuclear missile convoy is allowed to keep travelling on the M8. The SNP man is concerned about the convoys travelling over the Erskine Bridge and through Renfrewshire on their way to naval bases. The 19-vehicle convoys each carry up to six nuclear warheads, which are individually seven times as destructive as the A bomb that destroyed…

The UK’s nuclear weapons system is based in Scotland.Trident submarines are based at HMNB (Her Majesty’s Naval Base) Clyde, gererally known as Faslane, and nuclear warheads at RNAD (Royal Navy Armaments Depot) Coulport. The Scottish Government has said it will have Westminster remove its nuclear weapons from Scotland should it win independence for Scotland. SNP leader Alex Salmond has said Scotland’s constitution will ban nuclear weapons from Scotland. A Scottish ban on nuclear weapons would…