Government's military spending risks us all

Today, the government published the long-delayed Defence Investment Plan which increases military spending by a further £15 billion, with military spending planned to rise even more to nearly £80 billion per year by 2029.

Announcing the Plan, outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that the government will be spending £64 billion on nuclear weapons over the next four years. General Secretary, Sophie Bolt, has responded – arguing that preparing for war is only dragging the world closer towards a nuclear conflict and why we need a new direction to tackle the real security threats we face.

• CND’s response to DIP: read Sophie Bolt’s blog
• Share CND’s Nurses not Nukes petition with your contacts
• Donate to fund our work at this crucial time

Help CND continue to campaign against the rising cost of nuclear weapons

Following today’s announcement, CND is increasing our campaigning work to expose the true costs of Britain’s nuclear weapons. As well as raising awareness about the deadly risks they pose, we are working with trade unions to build support for investment in what really keeps us safe: health, education, climate action and public services.
 
But we urgently need your support to continue this work. 
  
Please donate today to help us stop Britain’s growing nuclear dangers and spiralling costs. Help us to build support for a peaceful, nuclear-free future.

The coming months will be critical as a new government considers further increases in military spending and nuclear policy.

Thank you for standing with CND at this critical moment.

Independence from America Day protests

CND has long-argued for Britain to have an independent foreign policy free from the shackles of the so-called ‘special relationship’ with the US – a relationship that is underpinned by nuclear weapons and the use of British bases from Yeovilton to Lossiemouth. As the last few months have shown, British bases like RAF Lakenheath and RAF Fairford been a vital staging ground for US military aggression abroad.

With this year’s 4 July celebrations marking 250 years of US independence – CND, our local groups, and other organisations like Fairford Action and Lakenheath Alliance for Peace, are calling for ‘Independence from America’with a number of actions taking place at British bases where the US military operates from.

If you are organising an action in your community, email the details to [email protected] and we’ll put the details on our Independence from America day page.