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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Abbi Garton-Crosbie

Forty years of Faslane: The anti-nuclear peace camp at Trident's door

Activists at the entrance to the peace camp, from left: Wee Davy, Shrike and Stu Bretherton. Photo by Colin Mearns

AFTER four decades of rebellion and activism, Faslane’s peace camp is still a thriving community taking the fight against nuclear weapons to the Ministry of Defence’s door.

The camp, which sits on the outskirts of HM Naval Base Clyde, is celebrating 40 years of existence, and with the renewed debate around nuclear weapons in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, its residents and visitors still see the significance of why it was established, and show no sign of stopping.

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