Peace and conflict

Hands off Iraqi Oil has called for a national day of action against the wholesale sell-off of Iraq's oil reserves to international companies. The national day of action will be held on Saturday 23 February 2008 and Hands Off Iraqi Oil, together with the Stop The War Coalition is urging people to organise events all over the country to highlight the issue.

“If the UK envisages another 50 years of British security being based on threatening other populations with mass destruction then we encourage other states to do the same and thus paradoxically we increase our security risk rather than decrease it.” (Kofi Anan, former UN Secretary-General)

Trident is the UK’s nuclear weapons system. The UK stockpiles around 200 operational nuclear warheads. These launch from US Trident missiles on four submarines. Each warhead has around eight times the explosive power of the Hiroshima bomb which killed over 200,000 people.

What is Trident?

Trident is the UK's nuclear weapons system. Developed by the US during the Cold War, it commenced in 1994 with a 30 year lifespan. The UK stockpiles around 200 operational nuclear warheads. These launch from US Trident missiles on four submarines. Each warhead has around eight times the explosive power of the Hiroshima bomb which killed over 200, 000 people.

BRIGHTON GROUP FORGES FRIENDSHIPS IN TOUBAS REGION returned from a fact finding trip to Toubas, Palestine.

They witnessed first-hand the impact of Israel’s occupation on the everyday lives of Palestinians in the Toubas Region, and as a result have now launched the Brighton Toubas Friendship and Solidarity Group.