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all aspects of nuclear safety, ensuring lessons are learned, and we can be clear that none of the events in the reports posed any risk to the health of our personnel, or to any members of the public." Indeed, one of the recorded events was the incorrect labelling of an empty pallet. Minor events were reported and investigated so that performance could be continuously improved. "This comprehensive, independent recording process allows Clyde to maintain a robust reporting culture, undertake learning from experience and to take early corrective action," the UK Defence
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all oppose the deployment of nuclear weapons although the SNP have made assurances that they would retain the base for the servicing of conventionally armed and conventionally powered naval units. Members of those parties and indeed some from the
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1891:"What do we know about Faslane, the home of Trident nuclear weapons?"
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In command of HMNB Clyde is the Naval Base Commander (Clyde),
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of protesters from York at the south gate of the Faslane base
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site, operated in dual site organisation with Great Harbour,
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consisting of the four Polaris submarines, "the bombers".
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1765:"Babcock Marine Holds a Unique Export Position"
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2093:. Greenpeace. 2 October 2007. Archived from
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1767:. Defpro. 2 September 2009. Archived from
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1111:Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland
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2915:List of air stations of the Royal Navy
2587:British Defence Singapore Support Unit
1332:. Ministry of Defence. 20 January 2016
302:Sharon Malkin: December 2022 - Present
1993:. Heraldscotland.com. 4 December 2006
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1791:"Marine Services Planning Agreement"
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352:). It is the navy's headquarters in
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662:Mine Threat and Exploitation Group
18:His Majesty's Naval Base Clyde
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971:Nuclear Division (Faslane Station)
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2134:King's Bay Trident Refit Facility
1582:@NavyLookout (13 February 2023).
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2012:Dickie, Mure (31 August 2015).
1142:Safety and accidents at Faslane
1032:Faslane, 25 miles from Glasgow;
603:9 Mine Countermeasures Squadron
319:His Majesty's Naval Base, Clyde
149:HMNB Clyde (the United Kingdom)
3146:Polaris (UK nuclear programme)
3136:Trident (UK nuclear programme)
3121:Ports and harbours of Scotland
1614:"Royal Navy Fleet Poster p.21"
152:Show map of the United Kingdom
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2936:HM Naval Yard Penetanguishene
1681:@NavyLookout (13 July 2023).
1472:"Central Support Group (CSG)"
1148:Office for Nuclear Regulation
1056:Babcock Marine and Technology
1048:Defence Equipment and Support
992:alongside Faslane Naval Base.
610:Faslane Patrol Boat Squadron
3116:Royal Navy bases in Scotland
1259:Military history of Scotland
592:mine countermeasures vessel
81:An aerial view of HMNB Clyde
3031:HM Naval Yard Garden Island
2885:RNAS Prestwick (HMS Gannet)
2341:Institute of Naval Medicine
1166:Anti-nuclear demonstrations
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468:Naval Base Commander, Clyde
244:Naval Base Commander, Clyde
119:Show map of Argyll and Bute
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1476:Ministry of Defence Police
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1182:. Since 1982, a permanent
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908:STAN 1905-class tenders
898:STAN 1505-class tenders
601:– forward deployed with
380:. During the 1960s, the
262:HMMB Clyde - Royal Navy
32:Faslane (disambiguation)
3026:HM Naval Base Weihaiwei
3016:HM Naval Base Singapore
2996:HM Dockyard Trincomalee
2966:HM Dockyard Haulbowline
2941:HM Naval Shipyards York
2931:Grand River Naval Depot
1504:Submariners Association
1357:25 October 2014 at the
1195:Scottish National Party
1115:Rear Admiral Submarines
657:15m diving support boat
473:Based vessels and units
456:10th Submarine Squadron
386:Polaris Sales Agreement
210:87 hectares (210 acres)
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752:Headquarters Squadron
725:Royal Fleet Auxiliary
703:, Bahrain as of 2023)
3111:Politics of Scotland
3011:HM Naval Base Cochin
2910:HM Dockyard Woolwich
2676:HM Dockyard Portland
2671:HM Dockyard Pembroke
2656:HM Dockyard Deptford
2438:Royal Naval Reserves
1537:www.royalnavy.mod.uk
1397:"HMS Pursuer (P273)"
1180:Trident Ploughshares
1075:departing HMNB Clyde
843:ATD 2909-class tugs
289:Garrison information
183:56.06611°N 4.81750°W
3071:HM Dockyard Antigua
2976:HM Dockyard Kinsale
2971:HM Dockyard Jamaica
2951:HM Dockyard Bermuda
2865:RNAD Broughton Moor
2666:HM Dockyard Harwich
2651:HM Dockyard Chatham
2418:Predannack Airfield
1287:The Daily Telegraph
1174:and other Scottish
1127:West Dunbartonshire
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980:Role and operations
873:Oban-class tenders
826:Impulse-class tugs
731:RFA Stirling Castle
668:autonomous vessels
224:Ministry of Defence
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2981:HM Dockyard Madras
2956:HM Dockyard Bombay
2681:HM Dockyard Rosyth
1919:. 26 February 2018
1917:UK Defence Journal
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1372:"Clyde Naval Base"
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382:British Government
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1835:"Marine Services"
1797:on 28 April 2006.
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162:Coordinates
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3095:Categories
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2629:Aggressive
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2239:HMNB Clyde
1426:Royal Navy
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1376:Royal Navy
1265:References
1184:peace camp
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