ANTI-NUCLEAR weapons activists held a marine-themed “die-in” yesterday at Faslane to highlight the threat that nuclear weapons pose to biodiversity.

Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) members laid on the ground dressed as marine animals, showing the threat of extinction faced by many species.

Lynn Jamieson, chair of Scottish CND, said: “We all need to take on board the links between the existence of nuclear weapons and the climate crisis.

“If the climate crisis is not immediately addressed in an active, honest and just way, it will lead to more conflict, and an increased chance that weapons of mass destruction will be used.

“Progress must be made towards the elimination of nuclear weapons, to stop the ever increased risks of radiation and a nuclear attack that would cause a catastrophic climate crisis all on its own.”