"On July 19th two ships left Barrow bound for Japan each carrying a
quarter of a tonne of plutonium and seven tonnes of highly explosive
ammunition and 1,000 tonnes of fuel oil. A recipe for disaster.
Greenpeace were there with the mv Greenpeace at Barrow docks to draw the
attention of the world to this shipment. Unfortunately for our
troubles, the mv Greenpeace was first banned from UK territorial waters,
then one of our bank accounts in Amsterdam was frozen and BNFL still
have various legal actions pending against Greenpeace.
This could be the first of about 80 shipments from Europe to Japan. It
will represent a whole new threat to world peace and nuclear
proliferation. A dangerous precedent for the future."
Pete Roche, Greenpeace