A Nuclear-Free World

CND believes that the world needs to step back from the nuclear brink. Ongoing wars, conflict and tension have taken us dangerously close to the use of nuclear weapons.
The ongoing, devastating conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza directly involve nuclear-armed states. In the Asia Pacific, for over a decade, the US has been deploying more and more of its nuclear weapons to the region, and now has over 400 military bases encircling China. In response, China is accelerating the development of new nuclear weapons and missile systems.

Globally, all nuclear-armed states are upgrading or increasing their nuclear weapons. 12,000 nuclear weapons threaten our survival today.

But there is another way. Global arms control treaties are crucial in securing disarmament. The UK has committed to this aim as a signatory of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and a new United Nations treaty banning nuclear weapons was adopted in 2021. Dozens of countries have already signed the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, although the UK government refuses.

History shows us that when nuclear tensions rise, so does public protest. So, given all the global nuclear threats we face, now is the time to join us in this global movement campaigning for a nuclear-free future.