Anti-nuclear campaigners demand government close AWE site after blocking homes development
Anti-nuclear protesters take part in a demonstration, organised by Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), at the headquarters of the Atomic Weapons Establishment in Aldermaston, Berkshire, in April 2013
ANTI-NUCLEAR campaigners demanded the government close its Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) in Burghfield today after it blocked the development of 15,000 homes.
The government said plans for a new “garden town” could not be built because residents could be in danger from a “reasonably foreseeable” radiation emergency from the base.
Peace campaigners say that the development plan was irresponsible — but insist it is another reason to close the site.
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