It would be ‘sheer madness’ to replace Trident
Tory leadership hopeful Theresa May tells us “it would be sheer madness to contemplate even for a moment giving up Britain's independent nuclear deterrent.” Of course this makes for a good stump speech...
View ArticleVote against Trident
Parliament is about to vote on whether or not to replace Britain's weapons of mass destruction - Trident. We urge our MPs to take a courageous step and vote no. Britain needs security designed to meet...
View ArticleAfter the vote
Parliament has had an ill-informed, head-in-the-sand debate, short on facts and ignoring Trident’s irrelevance to the security challenges that we face today. Committing £205 billion to a system that...
View ArticleRemembering Hiroshima - words from that city
On this 71st anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city of Hiroshima, we mourn the loss of all those whose lives have been destroyed by atomic weapons - through use in war and through weapons...
View ArticleA global nuclear ban? Bring Britain to the table
From its founding meeting, CND has championed the global abolition of nuclear weapons. Yes, we have always fought first and foremost to secure British nuclear disarmament, because this is where we have...
View ArticleHinkley C go-ahead: bad nuclear news
Following the bad news that Hinkley C has received the go-ahead from government, Oliver Tickell from The Ecologist, shares his assessment of this highly controversial development. The UK's energy...
View ArticleLabour should debate Trident
Reports suggest that Trident is being kept off Labour’s conference agenda. Some say it’s to avoid an embarrassing defeat for Jeremy Corbyn who’s against nuclear weapons. Others say it’s to avoid a bust...
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Remembering John Ainslie
It was with great sadness that we learned last week of the untimely death of John Ainslie, coordinator of Scottish CND for over twenty years. His passing is an enormous loss to CND and to the wider...
View ArticleNew People not Trident report
Despite Theresa May’s claim that she would make Britain a country that works for everyone, and initial speculation that she was going to end austerity, unfortunately the autumn budget statement hasn't...
View ArticleStop Trump's nuclear arms race
In uncertain times the last thing anyone needs is the most powerful man on earth kicking off a new nuclear arms race. But that’s exactly what president-elect Trump did just before Christmas, tweeting...
View ArticleThe Doomsday Warning
This year marks the 70th year that the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists have issued a verdict on the safety of the planet. This week they reset their Doomsday clock from 3 minutes to midnight to two...
View ArticleNATO's next summit - time to get organised
The next NATO summit will be held in Brussels on 24th and 25th May 2017. The international ‘No to war – No to NATO’ network, of which CND is part, is organising alternative events in Brussels at that...
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Remembering Gustav Metzger 1926-2017
I was very sorry to learn of the death of Gustav Metzger earlier this week. Metzger was a remarkable artist and a great friend of CND and the anti-nuclear movement. We mourn his loss and send...
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Nuclear ban treaty negotiations - day one
As delegates gather in New York for a week of negotiations, we will be following the discussions closely and providing ongoing coverage. As we know, Britain is boycotting the talks, but our UN...
View ArticleNuclear ban treaty negotiations - day two
Russell Whiting continues his commentary: "Day two of the negotiations began with the remaining opening statements from participants. The representative of Morocco noted that genuine security for all...
View ArticleNuclear ban treaty negotiations - day three
As the negotiations enter into much greater detail about what will be in Treaty, the discussions are becoming very interesting and demsonstrate a really serious approach from the participant states....
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CND in action at the Ban Treaty conference
Civil society has been positively welcomed at the negotiating conference, in recognition of its powerful role in promoting and supporting the Ban initiative. And activity has abounded! CND organised a...
View ArticleNuclear ban treaty negotiations - day four
As the negotiations at the UN entered their penultimate day there were remaining statements on the legal provisions to be included in the treaty before discussions moved on. During those statements the...
View ArticleTrump and NATO? Same old story
Did anyone really think that a Trump electoral victory would spell the end of NATO? Well he did describe it as ‘obsolete’ during his presidential campaign. But he’s certainly changed his tune faster...
View ArticleHappy Easter, Afghanistan
An Italian peace activist friend of ours, Pilar, has posted this poem. The translation is beneath. C'era una volta un paese ricco di monti e valli pecore e gatti pelosi donne uomini bimbi Ora c'è un...
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