Climate change activists have blocked the gates to the Faslane nuclear submarine base.
The all-female group of protestors from Extinction Rebellion UK are sitting outside the Royal Navy base's north gate blocking any entry there.
It's understood the protest has been going on since early this morning.
Home to the UK's deadly nuclear deterrent based on the submarines, the facility near Helensburgh has attracted many protests over the years.
The XR group placed three planters on the road containing plants and flowers painted with the words ‘Safe’, ‘Green’, and ‘Future’ with a protestor locked to each plant.
They are demanding that the weapons be removed.
Meg Peyton Jones, biologist and XR Scotland activist, said: “We need to build a just, sustainable future, collectively with the whole world, rather than the UK lavishing hundreds of millions on its personal pile of nukes while the climate crisis and social injustice destroy the planet around us.”
Sarah Krischer, 28, archaeologist and XR Scotland activist, said: “Nuclear weapons are an existential threat to the entire world. Stockpiling weapons with the ability to wipe out all life in order to appear tough does nothing to keep either the uk or any other country safe.
"The ongoing environmental degradation caused by uranium mining and nuclear testing continues to be felt, particularly among pacific island nations that are also the most threatened by climate change. We must come together to build a safe, more just future for all.”
Emergency vehicles can still access the site via the South gate. .
The action is part of the Peace Lotus campaign, a global day of anti-war resistance coordinated celebrating the anniversary of the end of the Vietnam war.
The Ministry of Defence Police and Police Scotland has been contacted for comment.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "Police were made aware of the incident around 6:20am. Officers remain in attendance. "
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