Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament facts for kids

The CND symbol, designed by Gerald Holtom in 1958. It has become a nearly universal symbol of peace with many different versions.

The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) is an pacifist organisation that supports nuclear disarmament by the United Kingdom. It also supports disarmament by other countries and stricter weapons rules through international agreements such as the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. It opposes military action that may result in the use of nuclear, chemical or biological weapons. It also opposes the building of nuclear power stations in the UK.

Images for kids

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  Bertrand Russell (centre), alongside his wife Edith and Ralph Schoenman with Michael Randle (second left), leading an anti-nuclear march in London, 18 February 1961

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  CND rally, in Aberystwyth, Wales, 25 May 1961

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  1983 Easter CND march around the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment (AWRE) at Aldermaston

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In Spanish: Campaña para el Desarme Nuclear para niños