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GCSE History · key term
The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, a British organisation launched in 1958 that campaigns against nuclear weapons.
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Paper 1
Revise: The Experience of WarThe Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) was launched at a public meeting in London in February 1958. The first Aldermaston March, at Easter that year, attracted attention to the anti-nuclear movement. Campaigning drew support from people including scientists, religious leaders, writers and trade unionists.
Paper 2
The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, launched in Britain in February 1958 to campaign against nuclear weapons.
Use CND and Protect and Survive as examples of different responses to nuclear danger: campaigning against weapons and preparing for a possible attack.
Support explanations with precise evidence, such as CND’s launch in February 1958, the Birmingham pub bombings in November 1974 or the February 2003 London demonstrations.
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The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) was launched at a large public meeting in London in February 1958. It advocated unilateral nuclear disarmament: Britain should give up its own nuclear weapons without waiting for other countries to do the same. Campaigners hoped Britain could take the initiative when international negotiations were failing to stop the arms race.