Nuclear Weapons Convoy – July 2016

douglas-pic-1 — Warhead convoy on M74 near Abington

A convoy left Burghfield in the early hours of 7^th July and headed up the west route via the M6 and then the M74, passing Abington at 1.40pm . It continued on the M80 to Stirling for 4.30pm and arrived at Coulport at about 6pm.

les-balloch-cropped — Convoy passing through Balloch 7 July 2016

It left Coulport again on morning of the 11^th July and then travelled through Stirling to the Edinburgh bypass where it turned off for lunch at Glencorse barracks. It then returned to the bypass and took the A68 south eventually getting to Burghfield by 6am the next day.

Nukewatch Policy

We think that it is very important that Nukewatch continues to monitor the safety of UK nuclear warhead convoys, and that convoy dangers are highlighted to the general public and those along its routes.

But we think it’s important that Nukewatch does not add to the risks associated with these convoys so we do not publish detailed technical information which might conceivably result in harm to a convoy. We advise trusted members of our own network in advance about convoy movements but do not broadcast information about convoy locations when it is on the road using social media or via the internet in ‘real time’, although we may do so later on the same day.