Various musicians from the UK and other countries are urging the UK government to drop the idea of a Trident replacement. No Trident Replacement is a protest run by CND. The press release:
PARLIAMENT is about to vote on replacing Trident - Britain's nuclear weapons system. These are Weapons of Mass Destruction which can kill hundreds of millions of people. They cannot protect us from today's security threats such as terrorism and climate change.
Almost 60% of the British public say they don't want Trident replaced. A decision to replace it would make the world a more dangerous place and reinforce the hypocrisy of our government which invaded Iraq on the basis of lies about Weapons of Mass Destruction - but now plans to build its own new nuclear weapons. If Britain says it needs nuclear weapons for its security, other countries are likely to follow suit.
To replace Trident, when we face no nuclear threat, could start a nuclear arms race.
The £76 billion cost to replace and maintain Trident would be better spent on health care, education, alleviating global poverty or tackling the problems of climate change.
Let's choose peace and justice, not nuclear weapons and war.
Join us in calling on the government - No Trident Replacement!
The list of artists who supported it are (according to the order on the PDF statement): Damon Albarn, Dirty Pretty Things, Athlete, Thom Yorke, Belle And Sebastian, Franz Fredinand, Noisettes, Jarvis Cocker, Kaiser Chiefs, Supergrass, Babyshambles, The Hours, Massive Attacks, The Magic Numbers, Lostprophets, Sway, Bloc Party, Razorlight, The Cribs, Primal Scream, Mogwai, Battle, British Sea Power, Maxïmo Park, Elbow, Jeremy Warmsley, Braintax, Mystery Jets, Richard Hawley, Roots Manuva, The Longcut, Asia Dub Foundation, Ian Brown, Super Furry Animals, Scritti Politti, The Zutons, Archie Bronson Outfit, Doves, Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly, Guillemots, Aphex Twin, The Paddingtons, King Biscuit Time, Nightmares On Wax, The Automatic, Minotaur Shock, Snow Patrol, Boards Of Canada and Zero 7.
