end cymru campaign for nuclear disarmament winter 2012-13 number 58 NOT IN WAl .ES... NOT ! DRAGON DAY IN CARDIFF BAY ■ --- heddwch ~ is the magazine of D Wales' Campaign for Nuclear r a g O Day lr, Disarmament (CND Cymru) n editor: Jill Gough Speakers translator: Sian Edwards included: [email protected] Scottish Nationalist Party: production & mailing: Jean Urquhart MSP Redkite Print Highlands and Islands, 0781 0 566 919 Labour: Julie Morgan AM, [email protected] Prof. Mark Drakeford AM, The content of heddwch does not Paul Flynn MP, necessarily reflect the opinion or Christine Chapman AM, policies of CND Cymru. We Mick Antoniw AM, welcome debate and discussion. Please send any comments or Plaid Cymru: Simon Thomas AM contributions to the editor. Welsh Liberal Democrats: Kirsty Williams AM, end cymru Eluned Parrott AM CND Cymru works to rid Green Party: Pippa Bartolotti Britain and the world of all Robin Gwyndaf, Cymdeithas y weapons of mass destruction, Cymod for peace & human & Nikki Clark, Stop Hinkley environmental justice. Campaign Mererid Hopwood contacts The state is not a person, it is all of us, Sian Wiblin, Public and chair: And we all have to choose the way it goes. Commercial Services Union (PCS) Stephen Thomas Do we choose life? Messages were received from Do we choose death? 02920 666 645 Do we collude in murder? many individuals and groups [email protected] from around Wales including As 2012 draws to a close, and the Politicians from five parties messages from Anglican vice chairs: species 'Homo Sapiens' escalates spoke, and giant messages Archbishop of Wales, Barry Brian Jones its project of destroying itself and calling on the Welsh 01792 830 330 all life on earth, sometimes I'm not Government not to support Morgan, Bruce Kent and singer [email protected] sure what more we can do than nuclear weapons based in Dafydd lwan. Duncan Rees gather in public and sing. Wales - or anywhere · were Heartfelt thanks to all who 07TT426837I So on 16th October, on the steps handed in to the First came, those who spoke and of Senedd in Caerdydd, people Minister. The sang, sent messages and made [email protected] y 200 came and sang, other people came participants came from as far the day such a great success. George Crabb and spoke out, and a gaggle of afield as Holyhead, 01446 TT4452 clowns and three great big red Ceredigion and British War Crime' by Camilla Ray Davies dragons staged the downfall of a Pembrokeshire, not to Cancantata (quoted above)• . As 02920 889 514 nuclear submarine. mention a delegation from one of the original choir who John Cox Hereford Peace Council. sang this piece as a flash-mob . The message was, ' Trident in Edinburgh's Parliament Hall in 01495 TT3495 Submarines, Nuclear Weapons: The event was sponsored and 2004, I was m·oved once again d rjoh ncox@aol. corn Not in Wales, Not in England · Not organised by CND Cymru, by its beauty and power. Cor membership, affiliations & Anywhere!'. We all rejected the Trident Ploughshares and Cochion (Caerdydd) sang the • treasurer: suggestion by the Welsh Knighton Action for Peace & lnternationale in Welsh, and Cor Assembly's First Minister Carwyn Justice, and was brilliantly CNDCymru Gobaith's musical director Susie Jones that Trident would be 'more compered by the poet 9 Primrose Hill, Ennals led everyone in a huge, than welcome' in Wales if it were Mererid Hopwood. Uanbadam Fawr; beautiful musical spiral dance 10 ejected from an independent Members of Cor Gobaith Aberystwyth SY23 3SE close. Scotland, stating firmly that there (from Aberystwyth & [email protected] Dr. Vole is no political support for ' Faslane Lampeter) sang extracts from • Listen to 'Trident: A British Warcnme': trading: 2' in Milford Haven. the oratorio 'Trident: a . m .corn Kate and Del Rhys ,..:=~-,;n:;; [email protected] national secretary: Jill Gough, CNDCymru, Uys Gwyn, Glynarthen, Uandysul, SA44 6PS 01239 851188 [email protected] --- iwww~~-~cn~d~cy~mg r~u!::!.o~r!g_ _ _ 2,::==-------------~HIIE;DiioovwV1C~H~S~8~*~Wllf;;NJ"TrlE~Rii°22!C0,,:12· 13 PAGE 2 DRAGON DAY IN CARDIFF BAY Cardiff Who said what ..... Jean Urquhart MSP I am glad that the First Minister Highlands and Islands (SNP): stated in the Senedd in July ' I absolutely support the people that there have been no in Wales and those Assembly discussions, and indeed, there Members who took the time to are no intentions, to bring declare their opposition to Trident to Wales. Trident, opposition to having it Today lets us make these in Wales, but most importantly, points. It also lets us send a universal opposition to Trident strong message to the UK weapons independently. To could and should play a leading and other nuclear weapons. Government, which we will some it's a comfort blanket: to role, drawing upon moral, The potential spend of billions continue to echo for as long as others a virility symbol.' Christian and other faith beliefs to of pounds by the Westminster is necessary - Wales is opposed advocate an end to the Government will frustrate the to nuclear weapons.' Robin Gwyndaf Vice possession of, as well as the Nations of the United Kingdom President of the Fellowship threatened use of, nuclear even further; in these austere Simon Thomas AM (Plaid of Reconciliation: weapons.' times it further highlights the Cymru): 'Trident; all nuclear arms; all madness of first strike nuclear ' ... the real argument that the the drones at Aberporth - birds Dafydd lwan: policy. More and more are Welsh Government should be of death; all bombs; all guns - 'We have an opportunity in saying not only NO to Trident, advocating on Trident is not a are symbols of war and Wales to show the world that but no to NATO as an naked pitch, post Scottish violence, pain and suffering. we do not, under any organisation prepared to use it.' independence, for Trident to They are symbols of barbarity circumstances want to be part come to Wales but a and man's cruelty; a black spot of the arms race, or play any sophisticated policy-based pitch on the development of the part in the business of building Christine Chapman AM for the jobs that we could create human race. more weapons of mass (Labour): in Wales if Trident were The Welsh Government says: destruction. In explicitly stating 'I am overwhelmed by the cancelled and if we abandoned 'We have nothing to do with that there is no welcome to breadth of support represented our delusions of grandeur as the this; defence is a matter for the nuclear weapons on Welsh soil, here and am delighted to be United Kingdom, got rid of British Government.' But we we call on all countries of the able to join with colleagues nuclear weapons and concentrated are here today to say to each world, and on the London from across the Welsh political on using that money to have a member of the Assembly: 'Yes, Government, to end this spectrum in making crystal clear proper defence policy and a policy yes, yes, you do have a madness at once.' this consensus. of job creation in Wales.' responsibility.' The deployment of nuclear We are here today to say that Bruce Kent: weapons in Wales is not a party each one of us have our part to 'The people of Wales are just as political issue - rather, this is a Pippa Bartolotti (Green play to ensure that Wales will intelligent and moral as the moral one as there is no valid Party): take a lead in Europe and the people of Scotland. justification for the deployment 'Weapons of mass destruction world in waving the banner of A massive majority in both of weapons whose sole purpose do not belong in the peaceful justice and peace.' countries say an absolute 'No is the slaughter of millions of country of Wales. The First 'to Trident and all nuclear people. Minister has undermined Archbishop of Wales Barry weapons. Nuclear weapons are This is also an economic issue - confidence in the existing Morgan: immoral, expensive, always when the public services that industries in Milford Haven at a 'In our name and without much dangerous and ensure insecurity every Welsh citizen relies on time when we need them most. consultation the Government not security. are facing unthinkable pressures The Cold War is over.' has decided to renew a weapons A joint NO from Wales and because of funding cuts, it is system that is morally Scotland will mean the end of surely ludicrous to waste billions Paul Flynn MP: reprehensible. What any right half a century of dangerous on replacing an out-dated 'No Trident supporter can thinking person wants, is a just British lunacy and a safer world. deterrent that has no place in suggest any situation in which and peaceful world and, in the Its time to get rid of them all; the modern world. the UK would use nuclear building of such a world, Britain everywhere.' HEDDWCH 58 -iii- WINTER 2012-13 PAGE 3 DRAGON DAY IN CARDIFF BAY Nuclear Weapons - Preventing Trident"' Replacement - Not a Party Political Issue What you can do! 'Nuclear Free Wales' needs to be re-stated by our National Assembly. John Cox urges you to talk to your Assembly Members about it. HEDDWCH*ACT I0N we have just 3 precious years for all f Whilst the Conservative wing of the British expressing a view on a great many non­ 0 us to stop Trident replacement: government at Westminster is insistent on devolved issues. A more real and important * Add your voice and focus attention on plans to replace Trident with a £100 billion obstacle is that nuclear weapons have those who will make the decision upgrade ('to do what' hasn't been decided), become something of a political football.