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Faslane naval base, just 30 miles outside Glasgow, holds Britain's entire nuclear arsenal. Despite continued protest in 2006/2007, while Scotland voted against Trident, Westminster voted to re-commission the nuclear submarines. With political disempowerment keenly felt after the war in Iraq, political activist Angie Zelter formed an ambitious plan, Faslane 365 was an attempt by protesters to blockade Faslane every day for a year. This book not only takes you behind the scenes of this remarkable display of non-violent civil resistance but also garners opinions from contributors on all aspects of nuclear disarmament and protest. From the history of Trident and investigations of international law to police involvement and living conditions Faslane 365 will provide a unique inside view of campaigning on this vital issue.

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To everyone who locked themselves to the gates of Faslane, who blocked roads, who dressed as pixies or swam across the loch to reach the submarines, I salute your lessons in civic etiquette. MARK THOMAS, comedian and political activist

To everyone who locked themselves to the gates of Faslane, who blocked roads, who dressed as pixies or swam across the loch to reach the submarines, I salute your lessons in civic etiquette. MARK THOMAS, comedian and political activist

'To everyone who locked themselves to the gates of Faslane, who blocked roads, who dressed as pixies or swam across the loch to reach the submarines, I salute your lessons in civic etiquette.' MARK THOMAS, comedian and political activist

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Angie Zelter is a political activist, a 'global citizen' and founder of a number of international campaign groups including Trident Ploughshares and the International Women's Peace Service. She specialises in initiating non-violent direct action campaigns and has been arrested over 100 times. In 1996 she was part of a group that disarmed a Hawk Jet, ZH955, causing GBP1.5 million damage and prevented it from being exported to Indonesia where it would have been used to attack East Timor. She was acquitted for this action in a victory which forced the issue of arms control onto the mainstream agenda.

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