NEWS:
1. The UK will be joining other NATO states for a summit in July and CND will be present to highlight the dangerous role of the alliance in international affairs. Read more about why we’ll be joining the protests in Brussels in this month’s Campaign magazine.
The magazine also features an update about the ongoing nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty meeting at the United Nations and an article about why CND is supporting the upcoming Trades Union Congress national demonstration. Read Campaign: May edition
Download Campaign: May edition
The magazine also features an update about the ongoing nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty meeting at the United Nations and an article about why CND is supporting the upcoming Trades Union Congress national demonstration. Read Campaign: May edition
Download Campaign: May edition
STOP PRESS: There will be events in Scotland if Trump visits after the NATO summit. Glasgow: evening of Friday 13th July Edinburgh: Saturday 14th July
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2. President Donald Trump has announced that he is pulling the USA out of the Iran nuclear agreement and reimposing economic sanctions on Iran. In doing so, President Trump has threatened peace, stability and security in the Middle East. The Iran nuclear deal of 2015 led to improved relations between Iran and the international community, and assured the world that Iran would not be developing nuclear weapons.
Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the US from the Iran nuclear deal is a dangerous and irresponsible move, rightly condemned by the international community. The groundbreaking 2015 deal achieved its central aim: Iran doesn’t have a nuclear weapons programme. Only a president hellbent on making the world a more dangerous place would consider such a belligerent and counterproductive move. It will be seen as a step towards war and sends a threatening message to the world. The announcement may also shake peace talks taking place on the Korean peninsula. What faith can leaders now place in US involvement in peace deals when they see such a clear example of a US president not fulfilling his country’s agreed obligations?Peace Action and other Abolition 2000 members are organizing a vigil in support of the Iran Deal in Washington Square Park, New York immediately after the Abolition 2000 International Campaign and Strategy Meeting on Friday May 11.Parliamentary CND has launched EDM 1251 calling on the UK Government to use its influence in Washington to urge the US to reconsider its approach to the Iran nuclear deal and to uphold its commitments to Iran and the wider region. Please ask your MP to sign this important EDM – it only takes two minutes
Members of the Abolition 2000 global network to eliminate nuclear weapons, meeting in Geneva for their Annual General Meeting , have called on peace and disarmament activists to help save the Iran Nuclear Deal – Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
UN Secretary General, António Guterres, speaking on Thursday May 3, urged President Trump not to scrap the Iran nuclear deal, saying that the Middle East would become an even more dangerous place if such an important diplomatic victory was thrown away.
UN Secretary General, António Guterres, speaking on Thursday May 3, urged President Trump not to scrap the Iran nuclear deal, saying that the Middle East would become an even more dangerous place if such an important diplomatic victory was thrown away.
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3. On 14th May: Anti-nuclear campaigners responded to Gavin Williams’ spending announcement. Kate Hudson, CND General Secretary, said: “Today’s announcement by Gavin Williams – that the government is signing contracts with BAE Systems to the tune of £930 million for Trident replacement submarines – is another indication of our government’s gross irresponsibility. MoD spending has run out of control and the government must be called to account for its profligate and irresponsible spending. The £205 billion Trident replacement scheme must be scrapped. The money should be spent instead on addressing the real security threats we face, like terrorism, climate change and cyber warfare.”
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4. Beyond Nuclear International Weekly Digest: (a) Renowned journalist, John Pilger, describes his visit to the Marshall Islands and the terrible legacy of 67 American atomic bomb “tests” during the Cold War. Women and indigenous people play a central, and often unsung, role in the struggle against every facet of uranium power and nuclear weapons. For more on this and other news: visit our Website
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5. nuClear News No.107 May 2018 is now available to download at http://www.no2nuclearpower.org.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/NuClearNewsNo107.pdf
6. http://www.lasg.org/ For latest press releases from Los Alamos
7. https://dronecampaignnetwork.wordpress.com for their latest news
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