U.S. Nuns Go on Trial for Military Break-In
DENVER (Reuters) - With anti-war protesters cheering them on, three Catholic
nuns went on trial on Monday for alleged sabotage and malicious destruction of
property related to a break-in at an unmanned missile silo in northern Colorado.
Dominican Sisters Carolyn Gilbert, Jackie Hudson and Ardeth Platte have said
they broke into the Minuteman III silo on Oct. 6 to "unmask the false religion
and worship of national security."
The trio cut cables and made the sign of the cross with their own blood on the
lid of the silo near Greeley, Colorado. They were in the silo for about an hour
before military police arrived and took them into custody.
If convicted, the women face a jail sentence of up to 30 years and fines of up to
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