Civil Society Protest
Disarmament Movement
Anti-Cold War and Anti- Nuclear Proliferation movement
- Wanted to prevent mutually assured destruction
- Realised nuclear testing was destroying the environment
UN and pacifists put pressure of the superpowers to “ban the bomb”
- Wanted international treaties to regulate nuclear weapons
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) 1958
- Adopted the peace symbol
- Held marches to protest (Aldermaston)
o Marches between London and Aldermaston (Atomic weapons research lab)
o First march during Easter, 4 – 7 April 1958
o 400 000 protestors (Largest in British history)
Protests spread to other countries
- Sit-ins, marches and peace vigils were held at nuclear facilities and test sites
o Eg: Greenham Common and Bikini Atoll
Legislation passed
Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (1963)
- Signed by UK, USSR and USA
- Nuclear tests prohibited on land, in the sea and in the atmosphere (allowed underground)
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (1968)
- Stop the spread of nuclear weapons and promote peaceful use of nuclear technology
After the Cuban Missile Crisis was resolved the movement declined
- Focus shifted to the Vietnam War and the Peace Movement
Anti-War Movements
Disarmament Movement
Anti-Cold War and Anti- Nuclear Proliferation movement
- Wanted to prevent mutually assured destruction
- Realised nuclear testing was destroying the environment
UN and pacifists put pressure of the superpowers to “ban the bomb”
- Wanted international treaties to regulate nuclear weapons
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) 1958
- Adopted the peace symbol
- Held marches to protest (Aldermaston)
o Marches between London and Aldermaston (Atomic weapons research lab)
o First march during Easter, 4 – 7 April 1958
o 400 000 protestors (Largest in British history)
Protests spread to other countries
- Sit-ins, marches and peace vigils were held at nuclear facilities and test sites
o Eg: Greenham Common and Bikini Atoll
Legislation passed
Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (1963)
- Signed by UK, USSR and USA
- Nuclear tests prohibited on land, in the sea and in the atmosphere (allowed underground)
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (1968)
- Stop the spread of nuclear weapons and promote peaceful use of nuclear technology
After the Cuban Missile Crisis was resolved the movement declined
- Focus shifted to the Vietnam War and the Peace Movement
Anti-War Movements
