THE British government has just published amendments updating a treaty that goes to the heart of the UKs special relationship with the US. They relate to the Mutual Defence Agreement (MDA) first signed in 1958, which, according to the government, enables the UK and the US nuclear warhead communities to collaborate on all aspects of nuclear deterrence including nuclear warhead design and manufacture. The MDA does not have to be debated or voted on in parliament. Kate Hudson, general secretary of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) says the UK-US agreement flew in the face Britains commitments as a signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. It is appalling that David Cameron is signing secretive nuclear deals behind Parliaments back. In no other area of government would such a sinister sidestepping of democratic process be tolerated.
Posted on: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 21:39:01 +0000
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