Crew members from the HMS Vengeance, a British Royal Navy Trident ballistic missile submarine, stand on their vessel as they return to the Faslane naval base near Glasgow, Scotland, in this file photo. Bishops of England, Wales and Scotland have issued a joint statement calling upon the U.K. government to scrap the country's nuclear weapons. (CNS photo/Reuters/David Moir) Manchester, England — The U.K. should "forsake" its nuclear arsenal and spend the money it saves on helping the poorest people of society, Catholic bishops said. In a Jan. 11 statement, Scottish and English bishops said the U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons offered an opportunity to build peace through dialogue rather than the threat of mutual destruction.