British WMD at Aldermaston investigated by weapons inspectors

It was a mucky, wet morning in Berkshire – but that didn’t stop hundreds of people from all over the country converging on the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) facility at Aldermaston. They arrived from all directions, by bus, train, bicycle and on foot. Their mission? – To carry out the world’s largest ever inspection of a nuclear weapons factory, following reports that Tony Blair is building a new nuclear weapon.

Cartoonist Steve Bell on Blair and the Trident replacement (The Guardian, 24th November 2006)

The Atomic Weapons Establishment HQ at Aldermaston – click the symbols to find out about new developments on the site
(Information courtesy of Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament)
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Writer, photographer, environmental campaigner and "known troublemaker" Dave Walsh is the founder of Blather.net, described both as "possibly the most arrogant and depraved website to be found either side of the majestic Shannon River", and "the nicest website circulating in Ireland". Half Irishman, half-bicycle. He lives in southern Irish city of Barcelona.

alistair says:

November 27, 2006 at 9:39 pm

my dad usedto work at aldermaston when it was a.w.r.e in the sixties. he was pretty mumon what went on there as he signed the official secrets act…….but he did tell of the typical swanning about and the huge waste of money doing silly experiments. and very little mention about aliens either, which always had me suspicious.