PRESS RELEASE

CND to submit national 'No Trident Replacement' petition to Prime Minister

For immediate release: 17 July 2006

The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament today announced that a high-level delegation will hand in CND's national 'No Trident Replacement' petition to the Prime Minister on Friday 4th August at 11 am. The delegation will include CND Chair Kate Hudson, CND Vice President Bruce Kent, as well as MPs and leaders from trade unions and faith communities.

Just prior to the delegation entering Downing Street, there will be street theatre organised by Theatre of War, providing a photo opportunity which will represent the human, social, and financial costs associated with the possible replacement of Trident, Britain's nuclear weapons system.

Kate Hudson, Chair of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, said, "It is clear that the majority of Britons oppose building a new generation of nuclear weapons. Our 'No Trident Replacement' petition shows once again the huge public concern over this issue. The people of Britain largely believe that we should not waste £25 billion on hugely destructive, dangerous and unnecessary nuclear weapons, and that we should fulfil our obligation under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty to disarm."

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Notes to Editor:

1. For further information and interviews please contact Rick Wayman, CND's Press & Communications Officer, on 0207 7002350 or 07968 420859
2. The street theatre, with photo opportunities, will begin at 10:45 am on Whitehall directly across from Downing Street. The delegation will enter the gates of Downing Street at 11:00 am to submit the petition to the Prime Minister.
3. The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) is one of Europe’s biggest single-issue peace campaigns, with over 32,000 members in the UK. CND campaigns for the abolition of all nuclear weapons everywhere. www.cnduk.org
4. The petition is supported by Atomic Mirror, Pax Christi, Abolition 2000, Christian CND, and the World Disarmament Campaign.

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