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HMNB Clyde

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Her Majesty's Naval Base, Clyde (HMNB Clyde; also HMS Neptune) primarily sited at Faslane is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy (the others being HMNB Devonport and HMNB Portsmouth). [1]

70 relations: Advocacy group, Angus Robertson, Argyll and Bute, Atlantic Ocean, Babcock International, Bastion (naval), Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, Carolyn Stait, Christopher Hockley, Cold War, Commodore (Royal Navy), David Mundell, Defence Equipment and Support, Derrick Kent, Faslane Peace Camp, Firth of Clyde, Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland, Gare Loch, George Galloway, GIUK gap, Glasgow, Government of the United Kingdom, Greenock, HMNB Devonport, HMNB Portsmouth, HMS Ambush (S120), HMS Artful (S121), HMS Astute (S119), HMS Bangor (M109), HMS Blyth (M111), HMS Grimsby (M108), HMS Pembroke (M107), HMS Penzance (M106), HMS Ramsey (M110), HMS Shoreham (M112), Holy Loch, Labour Party (UK), Loch, Loch Long, Military base, Ministry of Defence Police and Guarding Agency, North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland), Norwegian Sea, Nuclear submarine, Nuclear weapons and the United Kingdom, Office for Nuclear Regulation, Peter Berger (Royal Navy officer), Polaris Sales Agreement, Politics of Scotland, RAF Greenham Common, ..., Rear Admiral Submarines, RNAD Coulport, Robert Woodard, Royal Navy, Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Scottish National Party, Scottish Socialist Party, Serco Marine Services, SSN (hull classification symbol), Submarine base, The Guardian, Trident (UK nuclear programme), Trident Ploughshares, UGM-27 Polaris, University Royal Naval Unit, West Dunbartonshire, World War II, 10th Submarine Squadron (United Kingdom), 43 Commando Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines. Expand index (20 more) »

Advocacy group

Advocacy groups (also known as pressure groups, lobby groups, campaign groups, interest groups, or special interest groups) use various forms of advocacy in order to influence public opinion and/or policy.

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Angus Robertson

Angus Struan Carolus Robertson (born 28 September 1969) is a Scottish politician who was the Deputy Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) and was the party's spokesperson on the Constitution in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.

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Argyll and Bute

Argyll and Bute (Earra-Ghàidheal agus Bòd) is both one of 32 unitary authority council areas and a lieutenancy area in Scotland.

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Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's oceans with a total area of about.

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Babcock International

Babcock International Group plc is a British multinational corporation headquartered in the United Kingdom, that specialise in support services managing complex assets and infrastructure in safety- and mission-critical environments.

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Bastion (naval)

A bastion in naval strategy is a heavily defended area of water in which friendly naval forces can operate safely.

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Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) is an organisation that advocates unilateral nuclear disarmament by the United Kingdom, international nuclear disarmament and tighter international arms regulation through agreements such as the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

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Carolyn Stait

Commodore Carolyn J Stait CBE (born 1957) is a retired officer of the Royal Navy, and was from 2004 to 2007 the first woman to command a Naval Base in Britain.

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Christopher Hockley

Rear Admiral Christopher John Hockley CBE (born 24 August 1959) is a retired Royal Navy officer who was Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland from September 2011 to November 2014.

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Cold War

The Cold War was a state of geopolitical tension after World War II between powers in the Eastern Bloc (the Soviet Union and its satellite states) and powers in the Western Bloc (the United States, its NATO allies and others).

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Commodore (Royal Navy)

Commodore (Cdre) is a rank of the Royal Navy above captain and below rear admiral.

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David Mundell

David Gordon Mundell, (born 27 May 1962) is a British Conservative Party politician and solicitor.

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Defence Equipment and Support

Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) is a trading entity and joint-defence organisation within the UK Ministry of Defence.

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Derrick Kent

Rear Admiral Derrick George Kent CB was a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer, Malta.

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Faslane Peace Camp

Faslane Peace Camp is a permanent peace camp sited alongside Faslane Naval base in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

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Firth of Clyde

The Firth of Clyde is an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean off the southwest coast of Scotland, named for the River Clyde which empties into it.

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Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland

The Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland (FOSNI) is a senior post in the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.

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Gare Loch

The Gare Loch or Gareloch (Gaelic: An Gearr Loch) is a sea loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

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George Galloway

George Galloway (born 16 August 1954) is a British politician, broadcaster and writer.

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GIUK gap

The GIUK gap is an area in the northern Atlantic Ocean that forms a naval choke point.

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Glasgow

Glasgow (Glesga; Glaschu) is the largest city in Scotland, and third most populous in the United Kingdom.

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Government of the United Kingdom

The Government of the United Kingdom, formally referred to as Her Majesty's Government, is the central government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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Greenock

Greenock (Grianaig) is a town and administrative centre in the Inverclyde council area in Scotland and a former burgh within the historic county of Renfrewshire, located in the west central Lowlands of Scotland.

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HMNB Devonport

Her Majesty's Naval Base, Devonport (HMNB Devonport), is the largest naval base in Western Europe and is the sole nuclear repair and refuelling facility for the Royal Navy.

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HMNB Portsmouth

Her Majesty's Naval Base, Portsmouth (HMNB Portsmouth) is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the British Royal Navy (the others being HMNB Clyde and HMNB Devonport).

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HMS Ambush (S120)

HMS Ambush is an ''Astute''-class nuclear fleet submarine of the Royal Navy, the second boat of her class.

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HMS Artful (S121)

HMS Artful is the third nuclear-powered fleet submarine of the British Royal Navy.

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HMS Astute (S119)

HMS Astute is an operational nuclear-powered submarine in the Royal Navy, the lead ship of her class.

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HMS Bangor (M109)

HMS Bangor is a commissioned by the Royal Navy in 1999.

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HMS Blyth (M111)

HMS Blyth is a of the British Royal Navy.

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HMS Grimsby (M108)

HMS Grimsby is a ''Sandown''-class minehunter of the British Royal Navy, and the second ship to bear the name.

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HMS Pembroke (M107)

HMS Pembroke is a of the Royal Navy.

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HMS Penzance (M106)

HMS Penzance is a commissioned by the Royal Navy in 1998.

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HMS Ramsey (M110)

HMS Ramsey is a of the British Royal Navy.

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HMS Shoreham (M112)

HMS Shoreham is a ''Sandown''-class minehunter of the British Royal Navy.

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Holy Loch

The Holy Loch; (Scottish Gaelic "An Loch Sianta/Seunta") is a Sea Loch, a part of the Cowal peninsula coast of the Firth of Clyde, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

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Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom.

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Loch

Loch is the Irish, Scottish Gaelic and Scots word for a lake or for a sea inlet.

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Loch Long

Loch Long is a body of water in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

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Military base

A military base is a facility directly owned and operated by or for the military or one of its branches that shelters military equipment and personnel, and facilitates training and operations.

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Ministry of Defence Police and Guarding Agency

The Ministry of Defence Police and Guarding Agency (MDPGA) was an organisation within the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence between 2004 and 2013.

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North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland)

The North Channel (known in Irish and Scottish Gaelic as Sruth na Maoile, in Scots as the Sheuch and alternatively in English as the Straits of Moyle or Sea of Moyle) is the strait between north-eastern Northern Ireland and south-western Scotland.

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Norwegian Sea

The Norwegian Sea (Norskehavet) is a marginal sea in the Arctic Ocean, northwest of Norway.

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Nuclear submarine

A nuclear submarine is a submarine powered by a nuclear reactor.

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Nuclear weapons and the United Kingdom

In October 1952, the United Kingdom (UK) became the third country to independently develop and test nuclear weapons.

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Office for Nuclear Regulation

The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) is the safety regulator for the civil nuclear industry in the United Kingdom.

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Peter Berger (Royal Navy officer)

Vice Admiral Sir Peter Egerton Capel Berger (11 February 1925 – 19 October 2003) was a Royal Navy officer who became Flag Officer, Plymouth.

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Polaris Sales Agreement

The Polaris Sales Agreement was a treaty between the United States and the United Kingdom which began the UK Polaris programme.

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Politics of Scotland

Scotland is a country which is part of the United Kingdom.

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RAF Greenham Common

Royal Air Force Greenham Common or RAF Greenham Common is a former Royal Air Force station in Berkshire, England.

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Rear Admiral Submarines

Rear-Admiral, Submarines is a post in the Royal Navy which involves command of the Royal Navy Submarine Service.

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RNAD Coulport

Royal Naval Armaments Depot Coulport, shortened to RNAD Coulport, on Loch Long in Argyll, Scotland, is the storage and loading facility for the nuclear warheads of the United Kingdom's Trident programme.

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Robert Woodard

Rear Admiral Sir Robert Nathaniel Woodard, KCVO, DL (born 13 January 1939) is a former Commander of the Royal Yacht Britannia.

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Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force.

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Scotland

Scotland (Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain.

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Scottish Green Party

The Scottish Green Party (Pàrtaidh Uaine na h-Alba; Scots Green Pairty) is a green political party in Scotland.

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Scottish National Party

The Scottish National Party (SNP; Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba, Scots Naitional Pairtie) is a Scottish nationalist and social-democratic political party in Scotland.

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Scottish Socialist Party

The Scottish Socialist Party (SSP; Pàrtaidh Sòisealach na h-Alba; Scots Socialist Pairtie) is a left-wing political party campaigning for the establishment of an independent, socialist Scotland.

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Serco Marine Services

Serco Marine Services is a Private Finance Initiative contract, with Serco Group, to deliver auxiliary services to Her Majesty's Naval Service (incl. Royal Navy, Royal Marines) and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.

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SSN (hull classification symbol)

An SSN is a nuclear-powered general-purpose attack submarine.

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Submarine base

A submarine base is a military base that shelters submarines and their personnel.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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Trident (UK nuclear programme)

Trident, also known as the Trident nuclear programme or Trident nuclear deterrent, covers the development, procurement and operation of nuclear weapons in the United Kingdom and their means of delivery.

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Trident Ploughshares

Trident Ploughshares (originally named Trident Ploughshares 2000) is an activist anti-nuclear weapons group, founded in 1998 with the aim of "beating swords into ploughshares" (taken from the Book of Isaiah).

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UGM-27 Polaris

The UGM-27 Polaris missile was a two-stage solid-fueled nuclear-armed submarine-launched ballistic missile.

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University Royal Naval Unit

A University Royal Naval Unit (URNU) is a Royal Navy training establishment connected to a university, or a number of universities concentrated in one area.

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West Dunbartonshire

West Dunbartonshire (Wast Dunbartanshire; Siorrachd Dhùn Breatann an Iar) is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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10th Submarine Squadron (United Kingdom)

The 10th Submarine Squadron was an administrative unit of the Royal Navy.

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43 Commando Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines

The 43 Commando Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines (43 Cdo FP Gp RM), formerly Comacchio Company Royal Marines (1980–1983), Comacchio Group Royal Marines (1983–2001) and Fleet Protection Group Royal Marines (2001–2012), is a 550-man unit of the Royal Marines responsible for guarding the United Kingdom's Naval nuclear weapons and provide Royal Marine Boarding Teams and the very high readiness Fleet Contingent Troop to conduct maritime interdiction operations in support of the Royal Navy.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMNB_Clyde

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