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Protestors march to the gates of Fylingdales |
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Protestors from around the country marched to the gates of the RAF Fylingdales radar base in North Yorkshire on Saturday in what was the largest demonstration against US Missile Defence in recent years. The demonstrators formed a long procession as they marched along the A169 to the main gates of the base where they handed a letter of protest into base commander Greg Hammond.
The letter called on the government to note public opposition to US Missile Defence and the obstacles the system presents to pushing forward the new international disarmament agenda, currently being discussed by the US and Russia.
A message of support from the Czech Ne Zakladnam (No Bases) movement was read out at the rally which preceded the march.
The demonstration at Fylingdales follows the release of a YouGov opinion poll which shows the strength of opposition in Britain to the European deployment of US Missile Defence. The poll shows almost three fifths (58%) of people agree that the siting of components of the US Missile Defence system in the UK and Europe will increase international tension between the US and Russia and, as a result, increase the threat to UK and European security, compared to less than 1 in 5 (19%) who disagree. Over half (53%) of the public agree that the Obama administration should cancel the plans for the bases in Europe, compared to only 1 in 5 (20% exactly) who disagree.
Read the opinion poll here.
Read the letter to Wing Commander Hammond here.
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CND welcomes Obama's commitment to nuclear disarmament |
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 The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament warmly welcomes President Obama's speech on nuclear disarmament in Prague on the 5th April. This process, which had stalled during the Bush years, is being brought back to life under the Obama Presidency. We particularly welcome the committment by President Obama and President Medvedev of Russia to conclude a replacement for the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) which expires at the end of this year.
Also of major signficance is President Obama's determination to ensure US ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and the new intention to support a Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty. Previous US administrations had not supported a Treaty banning the production of fissile - or nuclear explosive - material. Progress on these initaitives will open the way towards the ultimate goal of 'global zero'.
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Times are hard - don't waste our money on nuclear weapons! |
 Get involved in the next phase of No Trident Replacement campaign
With the UK facing its biggest economic crisis in decades, there is no case for wasting £76 billion on replacing the Trident nuclear weapons system. Nuclear weapons do not meet our security needs and have been described by retired generals as ‘useless’. The MoD’s first report on the replacement process (the Initial Gate) is due in September 2009. This must not be subject to behind-the-scenes decision-making and must be reviewed by Parliament.
Over the next few months, we will be stepping up our campaign against Trident replacement and we want you to get involved. We’ve produced a number of new resources to assist your campaigning which are available to order or download . You can also ask your MP to sign EDM 660: Parliamentary Scrutiny of Trident Replacement.
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