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January 12, 2021

Catholic bishops call on UK to 'forsake its nuclear arsenal'

The Bishops call on the government to support the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which comes into force on 22 January 2021.
September 22, 2020

Past leaders of US allies urge states to join the nuclear weapon ban treaty

Former presidents, prime ministers and defence ministers say nuclear weapons serve no legitimate military or strategic purpose.
July 28, 2020

Christian CND statement on the anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings

To mark the anniversary, Christians call on the government to cancel the current Trident replacement programme.
May 28, 2020

New report reveals UK pension funds investing billions in nuclear weapons

A survey of UK pension funds and banks has revealed that billions of pounds are invested in companies that are producing nuclear weapons.
May 14, 2020

States spend record sums on nuclear weapons as pandemic spreads

As the economies of the US, China, France, and Russia all contract, their nuclear spending is expanding.
May 14, 2020

MoD's failure to control nuclear costs 'completely unacceptable'

The Public Accounts Committee says the Ministry of Defence has left the taxpayer to shoulder billion pound cost increases due to poor contract design and management.
November 14, 2019

American Universities 'key supporters of Trump’s nuclear weapons expansion'

Universities in the United States are complicit in a new nuclear arms race that is spending nearly $100,000 every minute to upgrade U.S. nuclear weapons, says a new report.
November 6, 2019

Protests planned for Donald Trump visit to London during NATO summit

Protesters will mark the visit of US President Donald Trump to London in early December, when he attends the 2019 NATO Summit.
October 18, 2019

Research shows 31 states holding back progress on nuclear disarmament

The 2019 report of the Nuclear Weapons Ban Monitor identifies 31 mostly European states as ‘nuclear-weapon-complicit states’.
August 6, 2019

Remembering lives lost at Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Memorial events are planned across the UK for Hiroshima Day on 6 August and Nagasaki Day on 9 August.