Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base
Judge sentences 80-year-old Catholic activist for breaking into nuclear submarine base
By Yonat Shimron — June 8, 2020
(RNS) — Elizabeth McAlister, a former nun, was sentenced to time already served after she and six other Catholic activists broke into a Navy submarine base in 2018 as part of a symbolic nuclear disarmament action.
These Catholics broke into a nuclear base. Now they’re asking a judge to drop the charges.
By Yonat Shimron — August 7, 2019
(RNS) — Members of the group known as the Kings Bay Plowshares 7 face up to 25 years in prison for trespassing on a U.S. Navy base that houses six Trident submarines carrying hundreds of nuclear weapons.
The priest who faced down the federal government — and won
By Mark Mueller — December 6, 2013
(RNS) The Rev. Ray Leonard, 51, bristled at the U.S. government when it told him he couldn’t hold services at a Georgia naval base during last month’s government shutdown. So he sued.
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