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We believe that:

• Britain should not be rushed into a premature decision to replace its “Trident” nuclear weapons system;
• More time should be taken for Parliamentary and public scrutiny and debate;
• The urgent need is both to halt the spread of nuclear weapons to new countries, and for all states which possess them to move more rapidly and substantially towards nuclear disarmament;
• Therefore the priority for the UK government should be launching a renewed diplomatic initiative to seek a breakthrough in disarmament and non-proliferation negotiations, as it has taken a lead in relation to such global challenges as climate change and acute poverty.  

The Coalition of Consciences:

Most Rev and Rt Hon Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury
Adam Price MP
Air Commodore Alistair Mackie
Air Marshal Sir Timothy Garden
Alex Salmond MP
Anne Cryer MP
Austin Mitchell MP
Baroness David
Baroness Jenny Tonge
Bianca Jagger – Human Rights campaigner
The Bishop of Southwark, Rt Rev Dr Thomas Butler
Cardinal O’Brien
Carol Ann Duffy – Playwright and Poet
Colin Burgon MP
Colin Challen MP – Chair All Party Group on Climate Change
Damon Albarn – Musician
General the Lord David Ramsbotham
David Taylor MP
Professor David Webb
Diane Abbott MP
Dr Phillip Webber
Dr Rebecca Johnson – Director of the Acronym Institute
Dr Stuart Parkinson
Elfyn Llywd MP – Leader of Plaid Cymru
Emma Thompson – Actress
Professor Frank Barnaby - Nuclear Consultant, ORG
Gavin Strang MP
Gemma Tumelty – President - NUS
General Sir Hugh Beach GBE OBE KCB MC
Dr George Joffé - Centre for International Studies, Cambridge University
George Galloway MP
Glenys Kinnock MEP
Gordon Prentice MP
Graham Stringer MP
Hari Kunzru – Novelist
Helena Kennedy QC
Dr Ian Gibson MP
Jarvis Cocker – Musician
Jeremy Corbyn MP
Joan Ruddock MP
John Gittings - Research Associate - SOAS
Professor John Whitelegg
John Grogan MP
Jon Cruddas MP
John Harris – Writer and journalist
John Kampfner – Editor – New Statesman
Professor John Sloboda
Jon Trickett MP – Chair, Compass Parliamentary Group
Jonathon Coe – Novelist
Dr Julia Buxton - Senior Research Fellow - Bradford University
Kate Hudson – Chair - CND
Kate Macintosh MBE – RIBA
Katy Clark MP
Professor Keith Barnham
Professor Ken Booth - Professor of International Politics, University of Wales
Ken Livingstone – Mayor of London
Linda Riordan MP
Lord Archer of Sandwell QC
Lord Joel Joffe CBE
Louise Richards – Anti Poverty campaigner
Marsha Singh MP
Rt Hon Sir Menzies Campbell MP
Michael Moore MP
Mr Anhil Bhanot FCA FRSA
Neal Lawson – Chair, Compass
Neil Gerrard MP
Rt Hon Nick Brown MP
Nick Harvey MP
Sir Peter Soulsby MP
Peter Kilfoyle MP – Former Defence Minister
Professor Sir Richard Jolly – Former Assistant Secretary General of the UN
Professor Roy Butterfield CEng DSc
Lord Richard Rogers - Architect
Safraz Manzoor – Broadcaster and Writer
Professor Stephen Hawking
Professor Tim Jackson - Sustainable Development Commission
Professor Tom Kibble CBE FRS
Thom Yorke – Musician
Rt Rev Timothy Radcliffe OP - Former Master of the Dominican order
Tony Juniper – Environmental campaigner
Tony Robinson – Actor and Broadcaster
Vivienne Westwood – Fashion Designer
Will Self – Writer
Rt Hon Baroness Williams of Crosby
Zadie Smith - Novelist
Mark Fisher MP
Dr Desmond Turner MP
John McDonnell MP
Frank Cook MP