A PEACEFUL marine-themed protest is set to take place at HMNB Clyde next weekend.

Organisers Scottish CND will hold the “Die-In” demonstration on Sunday, September 26 at the north gate of Faslane to "symbolise the critical threat to bio-diversity and to highlight the connections between the threat of nuclear war, the climate emergency, and the massive carbon boot-print of miltary activity worldwide".

The event will see people dressed as marine animals lying on the ground to represent the extinction of species, and a radiographer will walk among the bodies with a Geiger counter.

Scottish CND say the "highly visual and solemn spectacle will highlight the damage done to life on land and life under water by nuclear production, military practices, and nuclear waste".

The Faslane gathering, which will start at 3pm but will not disrupt north/south traffic at the roundabout, or prevent access by emergency vehicles if required, according to organisers, will be one of many such events worldwide to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons.

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Lynn Jamieson, chair of Scottish CND, said: “We all need to take on board the links between the existence of nuclear weapons and the climate crisis.

"If the climate crisis is not immediately addressed in an active, honest and just way, it will lead to more conflict, and an increased chance that weapons of mass destruction will be used.

"Progress must be made towards the elimination of nuclear weapons, to stop the ever increased risks of radiation and a nuclear attack that would cause a catastrophic climate crisis all on its own.

"The current direction of the most powerful nations, including the UK, is towards increased military confrontation linked to criminal neglect of the environmental challenges. This is utter folly.”

A protest organised by the All Under One Banner campaign group at the end of August passed without incident - after Helensburgh MSP Jackie Baillie warned people to “think twice” about attending due to high Covid rates in the area.