Thirteen protesters were arrested at the UC Board of Regents meeting today after a group demanding a discussion of the university’s role in nuclear weapons development disrupted the meeting.

About 60 protesters made their way to UCSF, including many who said they are continuing to fast as part of a UC-wide demonstration demanding that the regents stop managing labs involved with nuclear weapons development.

Ten of those arrested were students, said UCSF Police Department Capt. Jon Easterbrook.

Demonstrators filtered into the meeting room before the Committee on Oversight of the DOE Laboratories was set to hear a report on the National Nuclear Security Administration’s vision for the Nuclear Weapons Complex of 2030.

Protesters asked the regents to open discussion on the management of the labs as the committee began its meeting. But the regents (more...)