Can Owen Jones (Corbyn has to lead on nuclear weapons, 29 March) really mean that Labour party policy can’t be changed? Far from our nuclear weapons being independent, without the regular loan of US missiles we would have nothing on which to put our warheads. The 1968 NPT obliges us to work for the elimination of nuclear weapons “in good faith”. Firstly there are strong arguments for a new generation of nuclear power stations. Frank JacksonFormer co-chair, World Disarmament Campaign• In his timely article, Owen Jones rightly highlights the Trident obsession by ministers and many Labour MPs.

Source: The Guardian April 01, 2018 17:15 UTC