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TRIDENT jobs are “some of the most expensive in the world” and could be replaced by green industry, a new report claims ahead of Monday’s parliamentary vote on Britain’s nuclear weapons.
The report, commissioned by Green MEP Molly Scott Cato, looked into alternative jobs for the 2,000 workers currently employed at the refitting base for Trident submarines in Plymouth.
The report found “decommissioning Trident is both possible and desirable” and that the “current jobs linked with Trident are limited and can and should be replaced through a growing renewables sector.”
Campaigns against nuclear weapons on the Clyde, financial backing for arms firms and rising militarism are converging with solidarity for Palestine, as Scotland’s peace movement builds momentum ahead of the 2026 Holyrood election, says ARTHUR WEST
MARK JONES responds to issues raised in the recent report from Richard Hebbert on the Communist Party’s Congress debate on nuclear power
