A Nuclear-Free World

At this time of instability across the world, it is more important than ever that we campaign to get rid of all nuclear weapons globally. Most countries don’t have – and don’t want – these weapons. A new treaty adopted at the United Nations provides a practical path towards a world without nuclear weapons. CND calls on the UK to join this global movement and support steps leading to international disarmament.

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12,000 nuclear weapons threaten our survival today, even though the majority of people in the world and their governments support an international ban on their development and use. Nuclear rhetoric around the wars in Ukraine and Gaza has showed us how these weapons can make a dangerous situation even riskier. The possibility of nuclear war is the greatest for many decades.

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 CND continues to put pressure on the government to honour its commitment.

A new United Nations treaty banning nuclear weapons was adopted in 2021. Dozens of countries have already signed it, although the UK government refuses. The new treaty makes it illegal under international law for its signatories to develop, possess or use nuclear weapons. It also makes it illegal to assist or encourage anyone to engage in these activities. Again, the government refuses to support this piece of international law, but CND is building grassroots support for the treaty.

In addition, 115 countries are already part of nuclear weapons-free zones which cover Southeast Asia, Central Asia, the South Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean and Africa. Let’s extend these zones.

Nine countries have nuclear weapons. Almost 200 do not. CND campaigns for Britain to join the global majority and get rid of its nuclear weapons, as a step towards a nuclear-free – and more peaceful – world.