“As Andy Burnham takes on the role of new Prime Minister, it is deeply concerning that he is continuing Keir Starmer’s warmongering agenda – even if it is dressed up as ‘reindustrialisation’.

This will be a disaster and drive the country closer towards nuclear war, drag the population even further into poverty and devastate our vital public services. Instead, we need political solutions to the conflicts we face and investment that will create genuine, sustainable growth and prosperity.”

Click to read CND General Secretary Sophie Bolt’s article on the need for Burnham to change direction on government spending.

Map of maximum potential radiation exposure for surrounding populations across 100 simulations of a nuclear strike on Faslane’s Clyde naval base.

“Since its inception in the 1940s, the Faslane naval base has been controversial among local communities and across Scotland. In fact, as the UK’s only nuclear weapons base, Faslane and the adjacent Coulport warhead storage depot are among the highest-value military targets in Europe in the case of a nuclear exchange targeting military facilities.

My findings illustrate some of the risks military facilities such as the Faslane naval base pose to local populations, especially when built so close to urban areas and critical civil infrastructure.”

Academic Hugh Irving writes for CND on his latest study examining the impact of an attack on the Faslane naval base in Scotland.

‘Stop bombing Iran’ – online public meeting
5 August 6:30pm
Online
Contact [email protected] to register

Hiroshima and Nagasaki commemorative events
August 6-9

Across the country
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Lakenheath Alliance for Peace vigil

15 August at 12 noon
RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk
Contact [email protected]

‘Stop Bombing Iran’ national demo

15 August 1pm-3pm
RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire 

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