The Scottish organisations that invest in nuclear weapons companies are supporting the production and maintenance of weapons of mass destruction that are prohibited under international law. This is out of step with Scottish public opinion and inconsistent with the position of the Scottish government.
A majority of Scots opposed Trident renewal[1] and the Scottish government is firmly opposed to nuclear weapons. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has signed a pledge to work for the signature and ratification of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons,[2] as have a majority of Members of the Scottish Parliament and a majority of Scottish MPs at Westminster.[3]
At the 2019 SNP conference, the party voted unanimously to develop a roadmap for the removal of Trident “at the very earliest opportunity on Scotland regaining our independence”.
Other evidence suggests that most Scots would support nuclear weapons divestment. A March 2018 poll found that 72% of Scots believe that the Scottish Parliamentary Pension Scheme should not be allowed to invest in arms manufacturers.[4]
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[1] https://survation.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Full-Scomnibus-III-Tables-100316DCCH-1c0d5h1-1803.pdf.
[2] https://www.commonspace.scot/articles/11973/nicola-sturgeon-signs-pledge-support-nuclear-weapons-ban-treaty.
[3] http://www.icanw.org/projects/pledge/.
[4]https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16063941.call-stop-3m-msp-pension-fund-investments-weapons-tobacco-dirty-fuel-poll/.
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