Trident submarine whistleblower to turn himself in to police

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Source: Guardian

A Royal Navy submariner who exposed a catalogue of alleged security failings around the Trident nuclear programme is facing jail after promising to hand himself in to police on Monday.

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The 19-page report, which was published online, triggered an immediate investigation by the Ministry of Defence as police and Royal Navy chiefs tried to track down the submariner.

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He wrote: “I’ve tried my best over the past year, and I’ve finally achieved what I set out to do. I set out to gather as much information as possible, as fast as possible, inform you and the government before getting caught, then hand myself into the police. There’s nothing I can do from prison; whatever happens now is up to you and the government.”

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An online petition against his prosecution has amassed more than 1,000 signatories since it was launched on Sunday.

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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/may/18/trident-submarine-whistleblower-william-mcneilly-to-turn-himself-in

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1. BBC: Submariner who attacked Trident safety to hand himself in

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-32771925

Submariner who attacked Trident safety to hand himself in
18 May 2015

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Earlier, speaking to the BBC, Mr McNeilly said he was "not hiding from arrest".

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Speaking from a secret location, the submariner said: "Nuclear weapons have served a purpose in history. They maintain peace through fear alone. That peace can no longer be maintained by nuclear weapons... anyone who reads the report or has knowledge of the system will see that.

"The world is constantly evolving. We face a new threat now. Every great nation on this planet has been infiltrated by terrorists; even the systems have come extremely close to causing a catastrophe themselves, on numerous covered up occasions.

"You don't have to be Alexander the Great to see the lack of strategy in keeping these systems, that are tremendously destructive and extremely open to attack, on our homeland. "

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