60 Faces: John Cox -

John is currently a vice-president of CND, having served as Chair from 1971 to 1977, steering the campaign through the crucial Vietnam War years. He is also active in CND Cymru. He is an engineer by profession and author of Overkill: Weapons of the Nuclear Age, published in numerous editions by Penguin Books during the 1970s and 80s.

‘I have campaigned all my adult-life against nuclear weapons and I would be opposed to Trident renewal even if it cost zilch,’ John says. ‘Britain is responsible for the ‘horizontal’ nuclear arms race – the reason why France, then China, then India, then Pakistan ‘went nuclear’. We need to reverse this madness.’

What is 60 faces of CND?
2018 is the 60th anniversary of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.

Founded in 1958 at the height of the Cold War, CND has been a powerful collective voice against the dangers of nuclear weapons.

CND’s greatest strength has always been its members.
Incredible people have shaped our history,
our present and will continue to inspire in the future.

Here we take a look at 60 Faces of CND,
60 people who represent all the millions of people
who have campaigned for nuclear disarmament over the decades
and have made our organisation so remarkable.

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