Diversion | IMGpapers 1980

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'1 WDC diversion, gradualist, petition not worth the effort, no WDC grass root support.

i2 WDC varies arca radicalism and the level of CNDR vociallul depends on the style of the local WDC.

"3 WDC is a good way reaching those who woula not ownerwise reached by CND. should push the wo petition and co-operate fully with the WDC in itiatives especially during CND disarmament week.

It was agreed to encourage CND groups to 'utilise the WDC initiatives during the coming year'.

In other words, for the moment it is left to the regions and local groups to decide their attitude. Pressure But as the UN special session on approaches the DreSsure will doubtless increase to participate in the WDC and therefore CND groups should be clear about this campaign: it represents a dangerous blind alley Disarmament Campaign has only policy plank Europe's missiles (right). The map is from Sanity.

Socialist Challenge 23 April f981 ' Page 14 practical consequence.

ine ment campaign explicitly rejects unilaleral In 1983 the first Cruise missiles are due to arrive in Britain and CND's first target is to stop them arriving.

Thatcher and the Reagan Some of the more important Buccaneer (UK)

Tornado UNI Nimrod luk Jacuat uk F-111s •Denotes not yet stationed in Europe THEATRE NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN EUROPE Cruise" (UsAl Cruise* (USA)

F-111s (USA)

PorshIna I (USAI PIlS USAT sonne/opartan USA nonest Jonn (USAUN Pluton and Super Pluton missiles (France) Cruise USA Tornado * (Italy)

(West Germany)

Scud A/scud B (USSR)

F-111s (USA Cruise" (USA)

LOCUO AVOCUO D Frog 7 SS-12 Tu-16 (Badger)

Tu-22 (Blinder)

Tu-26 (iactirel Gammon (5A-5)

SS-20 F-111s (USA) veterans of that period mittee of 100 after the arrest during 1961 and 1962 Julian Atkinson was YCND, mptly send London NI 2XP.

By Julian Atkinson and Tony Southall This new pamphlet is a detailed, 54-page account of CND's early history, its victories and mistakes, by two Tony Southall was a founder of 1959. and chairman of Cambridge University CND in 1960-62. In 1961 he joined the Com of 36 members of the original 100'. He worked full-time for the Committee active in Le and Eltham , marched and sat and carried on the fight as Na tional Secretary of the National Association of Labou

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'CND 1958-1965: Lessons of the first