Why the atom bomb was dropped on Japan
Conventional wisdom – especially in the US – suggests it was necessary to drop the bomb on Japan in order to bring about a...
Why we marched against Trump
Last Friday’s demonstration was a remarkable upsurge of popular feeling against the policies of Donald Trump. It was a powerful rejection of the extraordinary...
Time to end the ‘special nuclear relationship’
It’s not only CND that’s sixty this year. Last week saw the anniversary of the signing of the US-UK Mutual Defence Agreement (MDA) –...
Welcoming the Trump/Kim summit
Today’s summit between President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong-un is a very positive development. At a time of escalating militarisation and increasingly dangerous policy...
Trump trashes Iran nuclear deal
Whatever the rhetoric around President Trump’s attempt to trash the Iranian nuclear deal, his withdrawal cannot be based on concern over Iran developing nuclear...
No to NATO: protest at the Brussels Summit
As the world becomes more dangerous by the day, the need for action for peace has never been more vital. This is the starting point...
50 years of the NPT
Written by Kate Hudson This year we mark the 50th anniversary of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty – a milestone in global attempts to get...
Syria: no to military escalation
Written by Kate Hudson Again some in the media are talking of ‘world war three’, as war drums beat for military escalation in Syria....
Aldermaston: central to our struggle
Written by Kate Hudson This Easter marks the 60th anniversary of the first Aldermaston march. While CND itself had been founded at a mass...
Remembering the Lucky Dragon
Written by Kate Hudson On the 1st March 1954, the US conducted a hydrogen bomb test at Bikini Atoll, in the Marshall Islands. Although...