Banks & Nuclear Weapons
Posted: 24th April 2025
The UK/Ireland Nuclear Free Local Authorities have endorsed an Open Letter calling on five major banks to divest from nuclear weapons. The letter was drafted by activists at Medact as the next action in their Don’t Bank on the Bomb UK campaign. Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, NatWest and Standard Chartered have provided $30.5 billion to the nuclear weapons industry. For the survival of humanity and the planet, the elimination of nuclear weapons and prevention of their use is an urgent priority. This letter calls on the five banks to stop choosing profit over people and end financing nuclear weapons.