Thursday, 1 February 2007
EDINBURGH UNA WORKSHOP ON TRIDENT AND THE NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY

On 29 January the Edinburgh branch of UNA-UK hosted a one-day workshop at the Scottish Parliament to debate the proposed renewal of ‘Trident’, the UK’s nuclear-weapon system.

The event featured keynote presentations from a range of experts, including Lord Hannay of Chiswick, UNA-UK Chair and former UK Ambassador to the UN. UNA-UK Executive Director Sam Daws was in the chair.

Click here to read the speech Lord Hannay delivered at the Scottish Parliament, and here to visit the BBC News website story about the event.

On 24 January Lord Hannay contributed to a House of Lords debate on the future of the UK's nuclear-weapon system, and set out his six-point plan for strengthening the nuclear non-proliferation regime. To read his contribution to the debate, click here.

Click here to visit UNA-UK's webpages on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament.