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November 9, 2019

Berlin Wall 30th anniversary commemorated as Germany tackles rising tensions

Thirty years ago when the Berlin Wall fell, the Nicolaikirche in Leipzig had gained a reputation as a gathering point for events signalling the end of an era of communist rule in what was then East Germany.
October 22, 2018

Warning that tearing up INF Treaty threatens Cold War nuclear escalation

Anti-nuclear campaigners condemn Donald Trump's announcement and call for popular action to prevent a return to Cold War nuclear escalation.
June 8, 2015

Fears that US may site nuclear weapons on UK soil in 'new cold war'

Reports have emerged that the US government is considering deploying land-based nuclear missiles in Europe that could pre-emptively destroy Russian weapons.
December 17, 2013

Trident under fire as opposition broadens

CND says that "the government is floundering" in its attempt to make the case for Trident replacement as questions continue to grow across the political spectrum.
September 13, 2013

Liberal Democrats must 'follow the logic' on Trident, says CND

CND has welcomed Lib Dem minister Danny Alexander’s description of the Trident nuclear weapon system as "the UK’s last, unreformed bastion of Cold War thinking."
September 5, 2013

Archives: The world churches and 'Cold War' politics

The Archives of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Geneva have provided both research materials and a space for public consideration of “the ecumenical movement and Cold War politics”.
May 16, 2012

Churches urge NATO to withdraw nuclear weapons from Europe

The World Council of Churches is urging the NATO summit in Chicago to “lead by example” and withdraw nuclear weapons still deployed in Europe.
May 4, 2012

Thirty years on: peace campers return to RAF Upper Heyford

In May 1982, a peace camp was established at RAF Upper Heyford, north Oxfordshire. On 7 May, original peace campers will return to Heyford to discuss their experiences and their opposition to Trident.
August 31, 2011

30th anniversary of Greenham Common Women's peace camp

The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament is preparing to mark the 30th anniversary of the arrival of the first activists at the Greenham Common US Air Force base.
March 13, 2010

A phoney war over "defence" spending

Not for the first time, the government and the Tories are fighting a phoney war over military spending.