Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

The CND symbol, designed by Gerald Holtom in 1958. It has become a nearly universal peace symbol used in many different versions worldwide.[1]
Abbreviation	CND
Formation	November 1957; 67 years ago (1957-11)
Location	United Kingdom
Region served	United Kingdom
General Secretary	Sophie Bolt
Chair	Tom Unterrainer
Vice-Chair	Sam Mason Tony Staunton Carol Turner
Vice-President	Kate Hudson Caroline Lucas Paul Oestreicher Rebecca Johnson Ian Fairlie Roger McKenzie Pat Arrowsmith[2][3]
Website	cnduk.org

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The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) is an organisation that advocates unilateral nuclear disarmament by the United Kingdom, international nuclear disarmament and tighter international arms regulation through agreements such as the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. It opposes military action that may result in the use of nuclear, chemical or biological weapons, and the building of nuclear power stations in the UK.

CND began in November 1957 when a committee was formed, including Canon John Collins as chairman, Bertrand Russell as president and Peggy Duff as organising secretary. The committee organised CND's first public meeting at Methodist Central Hall, Westminster, on 17 February 1958. Since then, CND has periodically been at the forefront of the peace movement in the UK. It claims to be Europe's largest single-issue peace campaign. Between 1958 and 1965 it organised the Aldermaston March, which was held over the Easter weekend from the Atomic Weapons Establishment near Aldermaston to Trafalgar Square, London.