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| Thousands of campaigners are expected to mark the 50th anniversary of a march to the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) at Aldermaston in Berkshire. | |
| The first march was held at Easter in 1958, shortly after the formation of Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND). | The first march was held at Easter in 1958, shortly after the formation of Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND). |
| CND has predicted as many as 5,000 people from across the UK will gather for Monday's anniversary. | CND has predicted as many as 5,000 people from across the UK will gather for Monday's anniversary. |
| MoD police have warned that anyone who tries to breach the site perimeter will be arrested. | MoD police have warned that anyone who tries to breach the site perimeter will be arrested. |
| Some 10,000 people marched from London to Aldermaston in protest at Britain's first hydrogen bomb tests 50 years ago. | Some 10,000 people marched from London to Aldermaston in protest at Britain's first hydrogen bomb tests 50 years ago. |
| Aldermaston protests are an annual affair, including this one in 1960 | Aldermaston protests are an annual affair, including this one in 1960 |
| The site is the headquarters of Britain's nuclear weapons programme. | The site is the headquarters of Britain's nuclear weapons programme. |
| AWE provides the warheads for Trident - the submarine-launched missile system that constitutes the UK's nuclear deterrent. | AWE provides the warheads for Trident - the submarine-launched missile system that constitutes the UK's nuclear deterrent. |
| Organisers of Monday's march said the protest will highlight how the site is being expanded to develop the next generation of nuclear warheads. | Organisers of Monday's march said the protest will highlight how the site is being expanded to develop the next generation of nuclear warheads. |
| The CND spokesman said: "We're expecting around 5,000 protesters, who will surround the base, which produces the warheads for the Trident nuclear weapons system. | |
| "Coaches from more than 50 locations will bring activists from as far as Aberdeen and Penzance, with many international campaigners also coming." | |
| CND said a delegation of survivors from the 1945 Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings will march to Aldermaston from the former US Cruise Missile base at Greenham Common, 10 miles away. | |
| At attempt by activists will to surround the base will take place at 1430GMT. |