August 10, 2016

Peace flotilla and nonviolent direct action at Trident nuclear
submarine base mark anniversary of atomic bombings

Silverdale, Washington: Local peace activists staged a water-based
nonviolent protest and witness for peace in Hood Canal at the Trident
nuclear submarine base on August 9th marking the anniversary of the
atomic bombing of Nagasaki. The activists travelled along the Bangor
waterfront where nuclear warheads and Trident missiles are loaded onto
submarines and where submarines are resupplied for ballistic missile
patrols in the Pacific Ocean. On August 8th activists staged a vigil
and nonviolent direct action in which some activists blocked the
entrance gate to the same Naval base. Continue reading “Peace flotilla and nonviolent direct action at Trident nuclear submarine base” →