Campaign Review 09

Campaign

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2009

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CAMPAIGN REVIEW 2009

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VER the course of the past year we haveseen nuclear abolition put firmly at thecentre of the mainstream internationalpolitical agenda. From the aggressive escalation of theBush years we have seen a significant change in the USadministration’s approach to nuclear weapons.President Obama is committed to the goal of globalnuclear abolition – as is President Medvedev of Russia. A reduction of tension between those twocountries, together with progress towards majorbilateral reductions in warheads, has created a betterinternational climate. Obama’s cancellation of missile defence bases has beencentral to that shift. At times during the year I have experienced a sense of profound relief – thatglobal leaders are seeing sense and pulling us back onto safer ground. Obama’sPrague speech outlining his vision for a nuclear weapon free world was one suchmoment. But that relief is more than tinged with concern – that these are justgood intentions, and we know that they pave the road to hell. So we have to work to ensure the fruition of these intentions, to avoid the hell of nuclear annihilation.Politicians experience many countervailing pressures, designed to throw them off course, and it is our responsibility to ensure that they are fully aware of theincreasing demand for nuclear disarmament. Recent polls in Britain have shown asustained majority for getting rid of Trident, and this has already influenced thegovernment to some extent. Brown has held back on the next stage of Tridentreplacement (even though the MoD claims this hasn’t really happened), and he hasspoken of three subs instead of four. Obviously this is not good enough, butnevertheless it is a chink in the armour of the nuclear status quo. We need to pressforward our advantage and put a stop to the whole system. The arguments are clear. At a time of economic crisis why spend over £76 billionon weapons of mass destruction? But the fact is, we wouldn’t want them if they were free! They are illegal, immoral and make us less secure by promoting proliferation. And the idea we should just get a different cheaper system is frankly ridiculous.So our task is clear: get out there, make the arguments, across the politicalspectrum, across all walks of life. And build on what you are already doing so well. This Review just gives a small snapshot of the remarkable work done by CNDmembers and supporters – thank you for your commitment in 2009, and I look forward to working with you in the year ahead.

Kate Hudson, Chair CND

Campaign forNuclear Disarmament

CND campaigns non-violently toachieve British nucleardisarmament – for scrapping theTrident nuclear weapons systemand preventing its replacement.CND works to secure a NuclearWeapons Convention which willban nuclear weapons globally, aschemical and biological weaponshave been banned. We also workto end Britain’s participation inthe US Missile Defence systemand – with other campaignsinternationally – against missiledefence and weapons in space.Other current campaigns includethe prevention and cessation ofwars in which nuclear weaponsmay be used, opposition toNATO and its nuclear policies,and to nuclear power.CND is funded entirely by itsmembers and supporters, andour policies are decided upon byour annual national delegates’conference, where our nationalleadership is also elected.Details of our national offices,and our network of regions andlocal groups can be found at theback of this Review.

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