Edinburgh Peace and Justice Centre

Trident replacement breaches the International Non Proliferation Treaty (the review conference is happening at same time as election),
Fails to address good economic governance (we can't afford it),
Denies democracy (it is distinctly unwanted in Scotland where it is housed, undermines a move towards real (human) security,
Fails utterly as a response to terrorist threat,
Is illegal under international law,
Keeping Trident  - or any nuclear weapons - in a big pile has the potential for an accident that would accelerate climate change to the point where human extinction becomes inevitable,
The development of new weapons is using the resources and skills of the individuals and research departments that should be working on alternative technologies to deal with peak oil and carbon reduction.
And that's before we start on the moral issue. Tell the candidates