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£74m: the cost of guarding nuclear bombs and submarines
More than £74 million of public money is spent every year to guard Trident warheads and nuclear submarines on the Clyde and across the UK.
Scots politicians back UN call for Yemen war crimes investigation
A new report on human rights violations in Yemen from the UN said 3799 civilians have now been killed and 6711 injured in the 17 month war.
SNP promise to ditch Trident dissed by US diplomats
The US Embassy in London dismissed Scottish Government plans to get rid of Trident after independence, according to secret cables published by The Ferret.
Trident plans ‘in doubt’, says government watchdog
The Infrastructure and Projects Authority told the Cabinet Office that £31bn programme for new nuclear submarines faces "major risks".
Code on bomb debris links Scots firms to alleged war crime
A US arms firm in Fife has been linked to an alleged war crime in Yemen after a code was found on a bomb fragment
Westminster ‘lied’ on Trident independence
Successive Westminster governments have deceived the public by pretending that Trident is a British bomb when it’s actually American, according to a new expert report.
Arms firm profiting from refugee crisis paid for exclusive access to MSPs
Arms firm condemned for fuelling wars and then profiting from refugee crisis paid for exclusive access to MSPs.
UK arms sales to Saudi to be reviewed by a judge
UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia to undergo judicial review following 'historic' legal challenge by Campaign Against Arms Trade
UK Government arming forces blacklisted as child killers
UK Government arms sales to Saudi Arabia condemned after Yemen forces branded child killers.