GREEN city councillors Nuala Young and Elise Benjamin will today call on Oxford City Council to oppose the renewal or replacement of Britain's nuclear weapons.
At a meeting of all city councillors today they will reiterate that the authority is a member of the Nuclear Free Local Authorities and will call on cross-party support for opposition to the controversial programme.
Although the council has little or no influence in shaping Government policy, the issue is of importance given that nuclear warheads have been spotted being transported on the busy A34 close to the city.
Their motion will request Oxford's MPs to support any anti-Trident replacement and for outgoing chief executive to write to Prime Minister Tony Blair advising him of local opposition.
Campaigners keeping tabs on the movement of nuclear conveys close to Oxford claimed a Trident nuclear warhead travelled north on the A34 on Monday, November 13 - 24-hours before a pile-up at the Milton interchange led to the closure of the road.
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