Almost 500 arrests have been made at Faslane so far

Dr John Anderson, a GP from Taunton, Somerset addressed around 30 supporters at a rally before the group walked out onto the road leading to the gates.

Dressed in paramedic-style clothing bearing the slogan Trident Health Warning, they lay down on the road.

After ignoring a police warning to move they were arrested and taken away.

The group told police they were upholding international law, which prohibits the deployment of nuclear weapons.

Almost 500 arrests

The protesters have been taken to Dumbarton and Clydebank Police stations.

The arrests came on the second day of the Health Professionals action on the Faslane365 protest against the Trident submarine base at Faslane.

On Thursday 25 January the group held a Treatment Not Trident clinic outside the Buchannan Shopping Centre in central Glasgow.

A team of doctors, nurses, and other health professionals were offering shoppers special health checks, taking blood-pressure measurements and handing prescriptions to shoppers for the prevention of nuclear war; prescribing 'dialogue for disarmament - to be taken regularly'.

Those taking part in the protest are from Devon, London, Southampton, Bristol, the Midlands, the North of England, Scotland, Ireland, Germany, and Sweden.

Those arrested in the Health Professionals Blockade are joining the almost 500 people already arrested at the Faslane365 continuous blockade.