CND is supporting nuclear test veterans and their families in their campaign for justice. Join us in calling on Andy Burnham to keep his promise to them! Sign the petition today: actionnetwork.org/petitions/nu...
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The Yorkshire Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament brings together campaigners from across the region to work for a world free from nuclear weapons. https://linktr.ee/yorkshire_cnd
Heat waves and water shortages won’t be solved by dangerous, water-intensive nuclear power stations! Genuine renewables are the only answer to the climate crisis. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Romania blasts rock to divert water from drought-hit Danube to nuclear reactor
Hungary and Romania face energy crisis as record-low river levels force atomic power plants to reduce output
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The Guardian has revealed how US military personnel, who committed crimes on British soil, have avoided the British justice system after local police chose to cede control of the investigation to US military police. We need to shut down these US bases now! cnduk.org/us-military-...
US military personnel attacks on women show why bases must close now - CND
The Guardian is investigating crimes committed by US personnel on British soil. In recent weeks they have reported on the cases of Jacob Wulfson, a US fighter pilot who strangled a British woman in hi...
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‘I never mentioned it for 25 years. I didn’t want to be a victim of the bomb’: Hiroshima survivor Koko Kondo on horror, anger and forgiveness
On that fateful day in 1945, Kondo was just a baby in her mother’s arms. She talks about her father’s newly discovered eye-witness account of the aftermath – and why she decided to continue his work a...
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📣 SHEFFIELD! Come see the 'Gentle, Angry Women’ film screening exploring the legacy of the Greenham Common Women’s Peace Protests + a Q&A with the film’s director Barbara Santi, delving deeper into the story behind the documentary. 4 August @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm showroomcinema.org.uk/film/perspec...
Perspectives: Gentle, Angry Women [+ Recorded Q&A] | Showroom Cinema
Three young activists trace the legacy of Greenham Common Women’s Peace protest forty years on and discover the alarming reality of British nuclear armament.
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Burnham cabinet puts arms dealers and generals at heart of economic policy. Joint statement from CND and @stwc.bsky.social: cnduk.org/burnham-cabi...
Delighted to have Rhys Crilley join the panel, alongside Hugh Irving and Lynn Jamieson from @scottishcnd.bsky.social , at Thursday's webinar looking at Hugh's research into the effects of a nuclear attack on Faslane. Register: cnduk.org/events/effec...
Are you aware of the alliance between the Ministry of Defence and universities to use HE to do research & development for the arms industry? Our Government is using £182 million of public funding for this, including £80 million to fund students' degrees in this area. www.gov.uk/government/n...
Boost for skills and research as 35 universities across the UK partner in new defence alliance
A new Defence Universities Alliance with 35 UK universities will help strengthen defence research, build critical skills and support the UK's future defence capability.
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Have you seen that we now have magnets available for sale? Put them on your fridge as a great conversation starter, and to show your solidarity with our campaign in your home. yorkshirecnd.org.uk/product/badg...
Badge Magnets
Our selection of our popular badges, now available as magnets! Put them on your fridge as a great conversation starter, and to show your solidarity with our campaign in your […]
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Some coverage of Saturday's Independence From America Day protest at the RAF Menwith Hill, a US spy base in Yorkshire. Thanks to @yorkshirecnd.bsky.social and Menwith Hill Accountability Campaign for organising: www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/people/...
CAAT STATEMENT: The Defence Investment Plan announced yesterday by the outgoing Prime Minister from the offices of a drone-making BAE Systems subsidiary represents a dangerous failure of imagination. caat.org.uk/news/billion...
🤔Did you know that between 1946 and 1958, the US detonated over 60 nuclear bombs on, in and above the Marshall Islands? And that the government withheld key info about its weapons testing program? More: www.latimes.com/projects/mar... #NuclearBan #NuclearJustice
"Real security means investing in #PeopleNotNukes. Britain should be leading international efforts for nuclear disarmament, diplomacy and peaceful conflict resolution instead of fuelling a new arms race." CND's response to the Defence Investment Plan: cnduk.org/press-releas...
Press Release: CND condemns Defence Investment Plan - “Britain needs genuine security, not a new arms race” - CND
The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament has condemned the government's Defence Investment Plan, announced on Tuesday, warning that it accelerates war and nuclear dangers and locks Britain into decades of...
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'Defence Investment Plan risks us all' - CND General Secretary, Sophie Bolt, responds to Starmer's final preparation for war: https://cnduk.org/time-for-a-new-direction/
Increased military spending at the expense of cuts to vital public services actually produces a net reduction in job creation. In reality, this war drive risks the lives of millions of people and will devastate the living standards of those in Britain and across the world.
Andrea Egan UNISON General Secretary@andreaegangs.bsky.social · last mo.Yesterday, the government announced spending cuts to vital public services as part of the Defence Investment Plan. This is costly and wasteful: every extra pound spent on defence is money taken away from schools and hospitals. Let’s invest in people, not more war abroad.
🎨 Keep Space for Peace Week Poster Contest 🏆 The theme this year is: 'Space is a global commons - not to be dominated!' Artists/graphic designers are invited to submit an image that helps to illustrate the 2026 theme. Submissions are due by July 25. Send images to globalnet@mindspring.com
Join us on Saturday for the annual Independence From America demonstration! Meet us from 3pm on 4th July at Kettlesing Village Hall near Menwith Hill. Unable to make it? Then join us tomorrow (Tuesday 30th June) outside the gates of Menwith Hill from 6pm to meet the RAF Liaison Officer.
Leases on more than a fifth of the 222,000 acres of Hawaiian land occupied by the US military are set to expire. What could Hawaiʻi look like if the military didn’t occupy so much land? Watch our new video to learn more 👇
PANEL EVENT: Securing The Future? War and Peace in a Warming World Join us at London Climate Week with @samar42.bsky.social, @adriennebuller.bsky.social, Adam Hanieh, Guillaume Long and Lorah Steichen. 🗓️ Fri 26 June ⏰ 6.30-8.30PM 📍 Science Gallery, London, SE1 9GU 🎟️ luma.com/ohafnco9
Securing the Future? War and Peace in a Warming World · Luma
Panel Discussion and Live Podcast with The BREAK—DOWN. Co-sponsored by the Transition Security Project This event is part of the Climate Security Forum @…
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Calderdale Palestine Week is this month! There's lots of events happening throughout the area, from workshops to exhibitions. Get in touch with Halifax Friends of Palestine for more information.
Join @yorkshirecnd.bsky.social and @themhac.bsky.social for their annual Independence from America Day demonstration at Menwith Hill spy base. More 4 July demos at US bases in Britain TBA! Details: https://cnduk.org/events/independence-from-america-day-at-menwith-hill/
A very informative event coming up in Leeds next week (25th June at 6:30pm) on Nuclear Power. Tickets are free, and you can register here: www.climateactionleeds.org.uk/event-detail...
Book launch: 'No To Nuclear' | Climate Action Leeds
Meet author Linda Pentz Gunter for a discussion of her new book 'No To Nuclear. Why Nuclear Power Destroys Lives, Derails Climate Progress and Provokes War'.
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Following John Healey's resignation as Defence Secretary over the #DefenceInvestmentPlan, CND is calling for the government to take a new direction – away from the disastrous war drive and nuclear expansion currently underway 👇
An insightful new report from DED_ucation This report provides an excellent, evidence-based picture of UK university complicity in war by clearly presenting data from dED’s Universities and Arms Database (UAD). READ IT HERE 👉 demilitariseeducation.com/how-we-do-it...
Demilitarise Education | dED
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It's been reported that Keir Starmer's uncosted deal to buy nuclear-capable F-35A fighter jets is under scrutiny from the Treasury and could be scrapped from the Defence Investment Plan. 🧵 Here's 5 reasons to oppose Britain's deadly nuclear expansion👇
A great new, engaging, and very informative documentary film! www.anordinaryinsanity.com/screenings
Film Screenings — AN ORDINARY INSANITY
Screen and share the film to help create greater awareness of the nuclear danger and encourage action to reduce the threat.
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This week we've helped to run the @cnduk.bsky.social stall at the @ucu.org.uk conference in Harrogate. If you're attending the conference, come and talk to us about our campaigns! #BooksNotBombs #UCU26
It was a pleasure to be part of With Banners Held High in Wakefield over the weekend! A great event that brings people together from across movements.
