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  • April 15, 2008
    Reject new nukes, arms control groups tell US Congress

    Twenty-eight arms control advocacy and religious organizations called today for a key committee of the US Congress to stop the administration from building a new nuclear weapon. It came in a letter organized by the Quakers.

  • April 3, 2008
    Telling the Story of a Peace Movement: 50 years of CND campaigning

    To mark CND turning 50 in 2008, the organisation is collaborating with LSE Archives on a touring exhibition, archives project and this roundtable with History Today to tell the story of the movement f

  • April 2, 2008
    US writing 'blank cheques' for new weapons systems

    The Bush administration is writing blank checks for weapons systems that are hundreds of billions of dollars over budget and years behind schedule while cutting funds that help real people at home and abroad

  • December 12, 2007
    Pope calls for demilitarisation in peace message

    Pope Benedict XVI has called for increased efforts from international leaders toward nuclear disarmament.

    His message, ahead of the 41st World Day of Peace (1 Jan 2008), was released yesterday.

  • December 4, 2007
    Intelligence report on Iran nukes undermines US hawks

    A report from United States intelligence agencies has undermined those close to the White House who have been arguing for unilateral military action against Iran by saying that Tehran halted its nuclear weapons programme in 2003.

  • November 30, 2007
    US religious groups urge 'no new nukes'

    Thirty national arms control, religious, and environmental organizations in the US have joined together to urge a block on finance for a new generation of nuclear weapons - urging funding to be axed for the Reliable Replacement Warhead.

  • September 11, 2007
    Savings figures 'massaged' by Ministry of Defence, MPs allege

    The Ministry of Defence is accused by MPs today of massaging figures, casting doubt on its ability to plan for the new £19bn successor to the UK's Trident nuclear system.

  • May 31, 2007
    Trainee priests and ministers to blockade nuclear base

    A group of trainee priests and ministers, supported by their theological colleges, will risk arrest next weekend as they protest against Britain’s Trident weapons nuclear programme.

  • May 14, 2007
    US religious groups launch initiative for a nuclear-free world

    A coalition of national and regional religious leaders across the United States has launched a major initiative to "zero-out" funding for the production of new nuclear warheads. It has Christian and interfaith backing.

  • March 16, 2007
    Good news... the beeb goes nuclear

    Blair's bad hair day trumps Cameron's parting of the waves. Official.