sections of CND's prepare movement occured.
proliferating. out the leadership's nuclear freeze campaign. The movement showed its determination to move to a new stage — a campaign to get rid of these new Euro-missiles.
The increasingly gressive actions of the US rom Grenada to the Midale East Central America, is fuelling a mass fear of the growing threat of nuclear war.
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But after the approach many CND leaders is to reorient the movement towards national Hon nuded defence'. This ticularly obvious In latest issue of Campaign, the CND groups newsletter. The major goal is to win a majority, by the the preposition that Bri the proposition that Lall call defended without nuclear weapons.
Likely targets for a nuclear attack on Britain. Each circle represents a nuclear bomb of several megatons. A real attack might of course be heavier AFTER THE general election, Mr Heseltine and the media decided CND was dead. After the arrival of leadership began to for more 'achievable demands'. However, this predicted decline has not CND's membership is growing, and its actions National conference decisively threw orientation towards a The trend towards basing CND's campaign on a defence 'non-nuclear points. It makes a major concession to those who Be de tended from a sto defended from called Russian threat'. By doing so, it makes a concession to the very argument that needs nuclear After all, if there a Russian LuTcaL. Gove has nuclear weapons, then there is al least an argument that nuclear weapons are needculorenoon.
Moreover, a fantastic 100 miles 150 km build-up in Britain's non-nuclear military forces would be more costly than nuclear weapons, and only forces of the British save. the repressive We've seen in Ireland and the Malvinas exactly how such forces would be used.
It no business CND and the peace move. ment to advise the British imperialist blalc best fight the so-called Russian threat, repress its enemies at home and abroad.
The argument for non-nuclear defence is used by very nignt wing people some who want European defence, others like Enoch Powell who want strong British conventional forces. CND should not be in their camp. Problem The real problem is the lack of a major national focus for the movement. The OT the 1000-plus groups Have alwavs veen one of CND's strengths. But has been kept massive, united movement by naLond duves suchase and the Greenham events.
did call on the national council organise major demonstration during the elections June, coordinated with the peace movements across Europe. The date of this action has been referred to the National Council of 14 January Keen CND's executive don't seem keen on this decision It hasn't even been mentioned in the conference reports in Sanity and Campaign. Hopefully delegates National Council will ressurect this joint poster 'don't vote for those who support the missiles' self-managed Europe-wide After the there is a good case for taking up the campaign against civil defence regulations. When the date of the next major national verence exer cise is known, it is possible concerted campaign to disrupt it, along the lines of the suc. cessful Hard Rock campaign in 1982.
Another focus is the decision, decisive majority at CND passed to organise a olll against cruise and Trident with the TUC ' and Labour Party. The Trade Union AGM on February will be discussing building support for this ai LOUS year's trace conferences. Decline Far bringing about a decline, stationing the Us Euro-missiles has sparked the continuing growth of the anti-missiles movement. Activists currently discussing how to slop cruise missies and the plethora of US bases throughout the country.
The main discussion in many CND groups at the moment is on the preparation of non-violent direct action to prevent the effective movement of cruise of Greenham Common. Unfortunately there iS DAuch confusion come unstuck. its embarrassment, blocked busy Christmas traffic on the basis of a false alarm. Hopetully confusion such this can be sorted out WILO better coordination from Goodwin Street. A mushroom we don't want to find in the English countryside