Bromley Borough CND News

by  Roger Kimmel Smith May 14, 2018 Leaders of the international peace movement met in New York City over the weekend to grapple with an increasing threat of nuclear war. Taking a cue from the  Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists  and its famous Doomsday Clock, a day-long  conference , held Saturday, May 12, at Judson Memorial Church, was titled “Two Minutes to Midnight.” Opening keynote speaker Noam Chomsky struck a dour tone, wondering whether the human species is an “evolutionary error.” “An objective and informed observer might conclude that, since World War II, the species has been dedicated to establishing the thesis that humans are simply a mistake,” he  declared . Noam Chomsky wondered whether the human species is an “evolutionary error.” Hanging heavily over the proceedings were President Donald Trump’s announced withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal—reneging on a U.S. promise formally endorsed by a unanimous U.N. Security Council—and Israel’s immediate response

Brief notes from a public meeting :Are we heading to a nuclear war? London region CND meeting at SOAS   27/3/18 Ted Seay (senior policy consultant at B.A.S.I.C.), David Webb (chair of CND) and Carol Turner (Chair of London CND). 1) Dooms Day Clock has been moved to 2 minutes to midnight due to the escalating risks of climate change and nuclear weapons. 2) The margin for error in avoiding a nuclear disaster was getting thinner because A) development of New Nukes, B)broadening of circumstances in which the use of Nuclear weapons is being contemplated   C) lack of high-level communications between major nuclear weapons powers. D) the turning of backs on International Treaties E) the US new Nuclear posture review – moving towards first/pre emptive strike. 3) Even a relatively small regional nuclear war could trigger global cooling, damage the ozone layer and cause droughts for more than a decade (nuclear winter). 4) Underwater/sea drones can detect nuclear submarines.

  published by Bromley Borough anti Nuclear group Check out our FaceBook page https://www.facebook.com/Garrettcnd CAMPAIGNS/ ACTIONS   August 27th Bank Holiday Bromley Street Stall in Market Square by Mural , Bromley 12.00 - 3.00 pm 26th April 2019 Chernobyl Day same place/time.  R emembrance Sunday - Nov 11th. White Poppy Ceremony at Peace (War) Memorial, Church Road, Bromley at 10:50am. We will assemble outside Primark [ at the Church Rd side ] at 10:30am. Seasonal Social - Friday Dec 7th at 8.00pm   at  Ruth Fabricant's home  4 Curzon Court, Beckenham Grove, Shortlands  Please bring some food & drink to share. All welcome. Hiroshima/Nagasaki Activities Sat Aug 6th. Bromley Vigil outside the Churchill Theatre. 12:00pm - 3:00pm. Leafleting - candles - shadows - cranes. Aug 6th. Ceremony in Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9HH at 12:00 PM Lewisham and Greenwich CND : H&N cermony Charlton House SE7 8RE    6 PM   Aug 9th  Peace Picnic

DIARY OF EVENTS Bromley Borough CND Meetings Community House, South Street, Bromley Mon Oct 15th/18 13:30 - 15:00 Mon March 11th/19 [AGM ] 13:30 - 15:00 Mon June 10th/19 13:30 - 15:00 ______________________________________________ Leafleting in Bromley outside the  Churchill Theater , in Beckenham outside  LIDL , in Penge  outside  Boots, or at Bromley South Station 2.30 - 4.00 pm the first Saturday of each month [ note ;- there may be changes to an occasional Friday]. Aug 4th Bromley, Sept 1st Orpington, Oct 6th Bromley, Nov 3rd Bromley South Station, Dec 1st Bromley, Jan 5th/19 Beckenham, Feb 2nd/19 Bromley, March 2nd/19 Penge, April 6th/19 Orpington, May 4th/19 Bromley South Station, June 1st/19 Bromley July 6th/19 Beckenham. _______________________________________________  Aug 4th -Hiroshima/Nagasaki Vigil outside the Churchill Theater, Bromley 12.00 - 3.00 pm  Aug 9th - Peace Picnic in Tutu Peace Garden, Chinbrook Meadows Grove Park 1.30-3

Notice from Secretary Since Orpington CND  dissolved early this year we have now become  Bromley Borough CND. This is to emphasise that we that are a united  CND group incorporating all areas of Bromley. Grateful Thanks  to those of you who are officers, attend meetings, campaign, give donations and pay their subs.  As usual the newsletter has been reduced to one per year mainly recording our campaigning.  Subs are now due raised to £5 -please send them to Tahrir Swift.[use tear-off slip at end of newsletter ].    CND still very much needs support especially with the continued conflicts exacerbated by the US CND pulling out of the Iran Nuclear Deal. Our military intervention in Syria has made the situation even more unstable  and the human rights situation a great deal worse.   There are still concerns regarding UK's plans for Trident renewal, the failure   of the UK signing up to the Nuclear BAN Treaty and the increasing danger from nuclear power pollution from the Fuku

Hiroshima and Nagasaki Peace activists held a vigil and a silent march through Bromley town centre to mark the 72nd anniversary of the dropping of atom bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima  & Nagasaki in 1945. The bombings resulted in the complete destruction of the cities and the death of more than 300 000 people 95% of them were innocent civilians. Ann Garrett, the Secretary of Bromley and Beckenham CND said " contrary to common belief the atom bombs did not end the Second World War, the Japanese were already on the verge of capitulation, as Dwight Eisenhawer confirmed at the time." Todate, the residents of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki are living with the consequences of the horrific bombing. "The arms trade is doing very well thanks to many conflicts around the world. We in CND think; The UK is less safe when it posses weapons of mass destruction. Nuclear Weapons are immoral, illegal and ver