Jack Ballingham is a member of Durham University CND. Many of us have heard about the great work being done by Demilitarise Education recently about getting the arms trade off university campuses – but did you know that your university could have links to the nuclear weapons industry? Just like the conventional arms trade, Britain’s…
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We strongly condemn Putin’s recent nuclear threats, and extend our support and solidarity to those affected by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. As youth-led organisations united in our shared vision of a world free of nuclear weapons, we stand in solidarity with the residents of Ukraine and those seeking peace everywhere in the world. The invasion…
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The current Coronavirus pandemic represents a significant challenge for our society and YSCND offers solidarity to all our supporters affected by the crisis and extends our gratitude to all our essential workers who have put their own health at risk for the benefit of us all. While CND’s national office has been closed since the…
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In the aftermath of the Second World War, a group of scientists who had participated in the Manhattan Project, which produced the world’s first nuclear weapons, set up the Doomsday Clock to determine how close humanity was to a catastrophe caused by human activity. In January of this year, the clock was put at 100…
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Earlier this week, when announcing his latest budget, President Donald Trump called for $28.9 billion to upgrade the missiles that deliver US nuclear weapons, as well as $19.8 billion for modernising the nuclear weapons stockpile. This reinforces the central role of America’s 6,185 nuclear weapons in US military strategy. This is a nearly 20% increase…
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A world without nuclear weapons? I would definitely go for that – and have been doing so for at least 60 years! But, let’s be positive – a world WITH what? Stores of conventional weapons at least enough to commit Guernicas, Coventrys or Dresdens over and over again? Surely not – even though it’s…
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What is the UK’s biggest political issue? A recent YouGov survey found that most people are concerned by either Brexit or the economy. Just 23% of people found defence and security to be the most important issues in Britain. So why does the UK government behave as if everyone in the UK believes the rest…
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Donald Trump is the peace movement’s greatest enemy, but he could become its greatest asset. 20th January 2018 marked a year since Donald J. Trump was inaugurated as President of the United States. Whilst he is deplorable in pretty much every category, Trump’s warmongering is one of his most shocking and dangerous qualities. According to…
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In recent years the case for disarmament has not only gained spotlight with the state of the Korean peninsula but also gained justification as the renewal of Britain’s nuclear ‘deterrent’ is set to cost the treasury a figure close to £205 billion pounds. With a pro-trident PM in power there is currently no realistic possibility…
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On December 31st 2017 at 12pm Germany officially shutdown the Gundremmingen B boiling water reactor in Southern Germany, ending its 33 years of operation. This move comes as part of a policy to permanently wean the German power grid away from nuclear power and onto more sustainable and safe sources. This has not always…
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