London 19th and 20th October 2019
Report back by Tahrir Swift
6) Climate Change was recognised by the
conference on par of nuclear fallout. Wars and military corporations’ carbon
foot print is the real culprit, in the fight against Climate change. Nuclear
energy as an option was rejected. A resolution was passed for a proposed CND
seminar on the Radiation and Women’s health in 2020. Another resolution on defence
diversification was passed as
proposed by the Nuclear
Education Trust , the Lucas Plan Group
and Trade Unions for a Just Transition towards a low carbon economy. A
resolution of recognising and listening to Scottish perspective by working with
Scottish ICAN was passed.
Report back by Tahrir Swift
Report back from National CND AGM and 21st
Century Security Challenges and Solutions Conference at St. Thomas Hospital
Please refer to this page on CND website for the a pdf of all resolutions.
Concerns: We are entering a worrying era regarding global
security and stability
Positives:
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) - Nuclear Weapon Ban
Treaty- is legally binding and an instrument for strengthening the NPT. Cooperating
with all environmental groups not least XR-Peace, anti nuclear campaigning is
indivisible from environmental combating of Climate change. CND is working with
European and global partners. In the age of austerity it is easier to campaign
for jobs, nhs and combating poverty in our communities.
1) prevent the resurgence of Intermediate Range Missiles
after demise of INF
Treaty (signed by Gorbachov & Reagan Dec. 1987)
2) current atmosphere of disregarding global treaties –
fears for the START Treaty
(due for renewal in 2021) and the
Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
3) Militarisation
of Europe –European
Defence force by 2025 and EU defence fund €5.5bn so far. EU permanent structure cooperation for
developing military capabilities.
4) Militraisation
of Space Trump
Space Force and EU Space Agency programs pose the threat of new conflicts
over competing presence (satellites) in
space.
5) NATO has become the largest global military alliance US conducting major military exercises with
Ukraine, with the ‘Quads’ Quadrilateral
Security Dialogue that obviously targets China.
Moreover bi annual military
operations such as Talisman
Saber involving US, UK, Australia, NZ Japan Canada off the North east coast
of Australia. Close military cooperation between Colombia
and NATO is threatening a nuclear
free zone in South America.
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