13:00 – 14:30, 15th July, Arena and Convention Centre
We are protesting outside the U.K. Space Conference Military Space and Security seminar because weapons in space risk creating a new Cold War.
The United Kingdom is at the centre of an American-led space-based nuclear arms race, which will further destabilise an already volatile world and provoke perceived enemies such as Russia and China.
Menwith Hill and Fylingdales in Yorkshire, operating outside British law and without any Parliamentary scrutiny, are integral parts of American attempts to achieve global military dominance. Bases are being developed in European countries bordering Russia and close to China.
By provoking other nuclear powers the U.K. also becomes a target.
To avoid this Merseyside Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, along with other peace organisations, calls on the U.K. government to sign an international treaty banning weapons in space.