How’s the nuclear ban treaty doing?
CND’s Chair, Tom Unterrainer, attended the recent meeting at the UN in New York, of states that back the Treaty on the Prohibition of...
Another NPT fails – due to reckless nuclear-armed governments
Dr Rebecca Johnson writes from New York: On Friday night I saw Russia’s delegates blame others for Moscow’s decision to veto the outcome document,...
NATO’s new Strategic Concept
Last month NATO heads of state met in Madrid for this year’s summit meeting. As expected, a new Strategic Concept was unveiled, setting NATO’s...
Ukraine, NATO and the nuclear threat
When NATO leaders met last week they announced the deployment of an additional 40,000 troops on NATO’s eastern border, along with “significant air and...
International outrage at nuclear arsenal increase
The decision by the UK government to increase its nuclear arsenal is not just a matter of concern for British citizens. It is a...
Get our money out of nuclear weapons!
Divestment is one tool in the campaigning portfolio which can be used to great effect. Getting companies, pension funds or governments to remove investments...
New poll shows mass backing for TPNW
UK governments have repeatedly insisted that nuclear weapons are the popular choice of the British people. A new poll released today, as the Treaty...
We have a nuclear ban treaty…
…in spite of Trump’s best efforts to derail it. The UN’s Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) has received its 50th ratification
Speaking in Hiroshima
This year the Japanese peace movement is holding its commemoration events online. While the virus has prevented us visiting Hiroshima and Nagasaki to pay...
Election 2019: make Trident impossible to ignore!
Finally the election is upon us. The challenge, as ever, is to ensure that the crucial issue of nuclear weapons is part of the...