Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

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The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament is a British peace organization known for leading public opposition to nuclear weapons and promoting unilateral nuclear disarmament, especially during the Cold War.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf advocacy group
non-governmental organization
peace organization
activeDuring Cold War
campaignsOn military intervention
nuclear power
nuclear weapons
country United Kingdom
foundedIn 1957
London
fundingSource donations
membership subscriptions
hasAbbreviation CND
hasHeadquartersIn London
hasLegalForm membership organization
ideology anti-nuclear movement
pacifism
influenced peace activism in Western Europe
use of the peace symbol worldwide
language English
motto Campaigning for a world without nuclear weapons
movement British peace movement
global peace movement
notableFor Aldermaston Marches
leading public opposition to nuclear weapons in the United Kingdom
mass protests during the Cold War
opposes deployment of nuclear weapons in the United Kingdom
nuclear weapons testing
organized Aldermaston Marches to the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment
positionOnNATO opposes nuclear policies of NATO
positionOnTrident opposes the United Kingdom's Trident nuclear weapons system
purpose global abolition of nuclear weapons
nuclear disarmament
unilateral nuclear disarmament by the United Kingdom
regionServed United Kingdom
scope international
supports international disarmament treaties
nuclear non-proliferation
symbol peace symbol
symbolDesigner Gerald Holtom
symbolMeaning combination of semaphore signals for N and D
usesTactics mass demonstrations
political lobbying
public education


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