We can cancel Trident replacement without massive job losses. Defence Diversification, a report published by the Nuclear Education Trust in June, sums up lessons in conversion from Estonia, Germany, Italy, South Africa and the US.
One lesson is that ‘workers and communities must take the lead in making decisions’, as part of ‘a broad partnership’ including every interest that’s involved.
Also: it’s better to have a five-year plan for diversification and to take action early to support communities going through the process, rather than wait and react to a crisis.
Topics: Nuclear weapons