“Some three dozen peace activists and a counter-protester were arrested this morning at the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant during a commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the initial ‘Plowshares’ anti-nuclear weapons protest that took place Sept. 9, 1980. Fourteen of the anti-nuclear weapons protesters will be charged for crossing a fence onto Y-12 property, officials said. They will be taken to the Blount County Detention Center for processing. Another 23 face state charges for blocking a roadway into the plant and will be booked at the Anderson County Jail in Clinton. A counter-protester who blew his horn incessantly at the activists and then got out of his car will be charged with disorderly conduct at the Anderson County Jail. The protest drew a couple of hundred people, including some who have been involved in acts of civil disobedience for decades.” (07/05/10)