weapons. The conference was a reflection of this.
But the fact that the same conterence rejected a call for Britain's withdrawal Snows war oce CONTUSION on me rOOTS OT war and how to prevent it.
idea that NATO somehow defends the supposed as anot DOVICT Valen leaves ment susceptible to Tory prop opaganda. They argue the West's is are necessary to mainain peace. There is increasing opposition in the labour movement to Britain's possession of nuclear decision in tavour of unilateral disarmament at the Labour Party NATO a0 -gressive alliance. It was set up by the conquering after Second World War but it excludTne Soviet Union. which responded by establishing the Warsaw "NATO escalation sumulated SINC then.
The latest developNATO the partners to a 3 per cent rISe ar. ement spending. They also agreed to the siting Cruise missiles on European soil.
It is an operation of the 'big lie worthy Goebbi Hitler's vacanca muster scut tus cocataliull de • etensive move against 'Russian expansionism NATO decided •erine ine nature arms race by inventin there could be a nuclear war muted to tre eurobean treatre calculations theory LITC "big everything in nittine WILl Tne Tirst Suike ACCOU dingly. all non-European weapons were taken out Eurone or the USA. were all included.
This is how However. serous Western commentator in question over•We've so much to learn
the CND's politics? What are you agreeing to when you I would see CND fundamentally as an educational instrument to awaken people to the problems of the arms race.
The four aims of CND. in the constitution, are: Woweenau nuclear disarmament; world nuclear disarmadissolution military blocs, leading Convicte did general disarmament.
What we are trying to do, I believe, but other people might see it differently, wake people up to what is happening and act as an umbrella to get them to paign on those four things. Seir diagnoses of the causes of society's sickness will be different. That's quite clear.
CND democratic movement, so it's difficult for me to say exactly what ticular positions are. I think it would be generally agreed in CND that the three slogans of the demonstration ones that can get broad support at the moment.
People might well
panicked they presented with the idea withdrawing NATO to ment it made a resurgence of interest in CND.
, parfull-time secretary of CND.
be were THE Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament was launched in 1958. Through the annual marches to the Aldermaston Atomic Research Establishnational impact. Its familiar slogan, Ban the Bomb, appeared everywhere.
In the late '60s the campaign declined, but since the decision to import a new range of nuclear missiles into Britain there has been a Its decision to call its annual demonstration on the theme of stopping Cruise and Trident places it at the head of the broad movement of opposition to Thatcher's war plans.
Socialist Challenge talked to BRUCE KENT, from the local groups' RUSSE CND secretary Bruce Kent: 'We see the need for an enormous mobilised public opinion' I'm not sure exactly how you. say which is the most significant - and they are a group that we certains want bring on our side Anyway we can do that we'd like to hear about.
But I don't think they are You've said that CND is a democratic organisation. How does it involve local activists at national level?
There's a membership, you join, and as a result you have the right both to nominate people once a vear for the countentions have vote resolutions. democratic in that sense, but terribly centralised, terribly London-based.
I would very much like to see a regionalism develop with
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