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"Hundreds of peace activists from across the UK will try to blockade a nuclear weapons site where warheads for the Trident submarines are made. Organisations including the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament are staging the protest at the Atomic Weapons Establishment in Aldermaston, Berkshire on Monday."

Four anti-nuclear activists who took part in a mass protest at the Aldermaston nuclear base have been acquitted by a district judge at Reading Magistrates' Court. The four individuals were accused of obstructing the highway on 27th October 2008, but the judge, Peter Crabtree, ruled that the prosecution had failed to prove that they were even on the highway, let alone obstructing it. The defendants successfully argued that the blockade took place on Ministry of Defence land and did not significantly affect the public traffic flow. However, the judge did not accept the defendants' argument that the Atomic Weapons Establishment was itself engaged in unlawful activity.

Four anti-nuclear activists who took part in a mass protest at the Aldermaston nuclear base have been acquitted by a district judge at Reading Magistrates' Court. The four individuals were accused of obstructing the highway on 27th October 2008, but the judge, Peter Crabtree, ruled that the prosecution had failed to prove that they were even on the highway, let alone obstructing it. The defendants successfully argued that the blockade took place on Ministry of Defence land and did not significantly affect the public traffic flow. However, the judge did not accept the defendants' argument that the Atomic Weapons Establishment was itself engaged in unlawful activity.

Hundreds of protesters have formed a "peace chain" at the Faslane submarine base - to mark the 40th anniversary of nuclear missiles being based there. About 500 campaigners assembled at Faslane Peace Camp on the Clyde before hearing deliveries from SNP, Labour and Green MSPs.