Campaign Magazine

The UK government has yet again breached international law, this time by sharing weapons-grade uranium with a non-nuclear state. Read more about the deal with Australia and the US in the magazine. You'll also find a round-up of the party conference seasons, including successes for our campaign.

This month CND is joining protests against an arms fair in London, which will see nuclear weapons producers and arms dealers making deals with repressive governments. Read on to find out more. This month's magazine also has information about a European-wide month of action against nuclear weapons in the continent, many there without the host governments' blessing.

CND supporters across the country mark Hiroshima and Nagasaki days each August to re-confirm why we campaign for a world without nuclear weapons. Read one group's account of their experience in the magazine. And find out more about why CND is supporting a campaign to end the Korean war. 

CND is launching a campaign to report the UK to the United Nations for breaching international law - read all about it in the magazine. We also have an article on a campaign to get money divested from banks and pensions that invest in nuclear weapons companies.

This is a time of many challenges and this edition of CND's magazine looks at the issues we face. Including articles on Covid-19, the climate emergency and the government announcement that its increasing its arsenal of nuclear weapons by over 40%. Plus more positive news that the new treaty banning nuclear weapons has now entered into force.

As talks continue in Vienna to restore the Iran Nuclear Deal, it seems clear that some progress is being made, no matter how slowly. Read this month's magazine as we put these developments into the context of events in the Middle East more generally. The magazine also features an article on why we should resist the G7 meeting taking place in Cornwall this summer.

In a move that no-one expected, the UK has announced it will increase the number of nuclear weapons it has by 40% - the first time the numbers will go up since the Cold War. Read the magazine to find out more about how this dangerous move breaks international law. We also have a guest article on the government's moves to restrict the right to protest, by one of the leading campaigners on the issue. 

While Joe Biden has succeeded in renewing a crucial nuclear arms control agreement with Russia, his Presidency is making less progress ensuring the future of the nuclear deal with Iran. In this month's magazine, we examine what has gone wrong. We also look at how the situation in Fukushima ten years after the nuclear disaster should act as a warning for the UK government's plans.

The Doomsday Clock -  which is set every year by the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists – is an indicator of the existential crises facing the world. It's just been announced that the 'time' remains 100 seconds to midnight, the latest ever. In this month's Campaign magazine we look at what this actually means and how the situation can improve. We also have excellent news to share about the launch of a Peace Academy in Wales. 

On January 22nd, a new United Nations treaty will enter into force, one which will make nuclear weapons illegal in the countries that sign it. This month's magazine has an article on this historic moment, as well as a piece on why Youth and Student CND is getting involved in the campaign for a Wellbeing for Future Generations Act.