Aldermaston Marches to the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment

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anti-nuclear protest march peace movement action political demonstration

The Aldermaston Marches to the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment were large, early anti-nuclear protest marches in the UK, symbolizing public opposition to nuclear weapons during the Cold War.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament Aldermaston marches	1

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	anti-nuclear protest march ⓘ peace movement action ⓘ political demonstration ⓘ
aimedAt	raising public awareness of nuclear dangers ⓘ unilateral nuclear disarmament by the United Kingdom ⓘ
category	Anti-nuclear protests in the United Kingdom ⓘ Cold War protests ⓘ Peace marches ⓘ Protests against nuclear weapons ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
describedAs	large early anti-nuclear protest marches in the UK ⓘ symbol of public opposition to nuclear weapons during the Cold War ⓘ
hasPart	Easter Aldermaston March ⓘ
influenced	international anti-nuclear protests ⓘ later peace marches in the United Kingdom ⓘ
location	Aldermaston ⓘ surface form: Aldermaston, Berkshire Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, Aldermaston ⓘ London, England ⓘ surface form: London
motivatedBy	fear of nuclear war ⓘ support for nuclear disarmament ⓘ
movement	Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament ⓘ surface form: anti-nuclear movement peace movement ⓘ
opposed	Atomic Weapons Research Establishment activities ⓘ British nuclear weapons programme ⓘ nuclear arms race ⓘ nuclear weapons ⓘ
organisedBy	Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament ⓘ peace activists ⓘ
participation	mass participation by ordinary citizens ⓘ
protestForm	long-distance march ⓘ non-violent demonstration ⓘ
relatedTo	British peace movement ⓘ Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament ⓘ surface form: Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament demonstrations nuclear disarmament campaigns ⓘ
significance	major early mass anti-nuclear protest in Britain ⓘ symbol of public opposition to nuclear weapons in the UK ⓘ
targeted	Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, Aldermaston ⓘ surface form: Atomic Weapons Research Establishment British government nuclear policy ⓘ
timePeriod	Cold War ⓘ
usedSlogan	Ban the Bomb ⓘ
usedSymbol	CND ⓘ surface form: CND peace symbol

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Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, Aldermaston → associatedWithEvent → Aldermaston Marches to the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment ⓘ

this entity surface form: Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament Aldermaston marches

Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament → organized → Aldermaston Marches to the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment ⓘ