The shadow of the unthinkable looms in the Middle East – nuclear war The threat of escalation of the Israel-Gaza conflict is rapidly increasing, as recent rhetoric from Israeli politicians suggests a willingness to use their nuclear weapons, warns CND general secretary KATE HUDSON
Features | Saturday 05th Aug 2023 HIROSHIMA DAY ’23 ‘It wasn’t necessary to hit them with that awful thing’
Friday 22nd Jan 2021 Light at the end of the nuclear tunnel The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), comes into force today. For the first time ever the production and possession of such weapons has been ruled illegal. KATE HUDSON reports
Monday 26th Oct 2020 An important step towards a nuclear-free world A new treaty to ban nukes is now set to become international law after being championed by nations from the Global South who are angry at the failure of nuclear weapons states to disarm. KATE HUDSON reports
Tuesday 15th Sep 2020 TUC CONGRESS 2020 Nuclear weapons provide no protection against the multiple crises we are facing Find out why the time for defence diversification is now – KATE HUDSON invites readers to join a top panel of speakers at the CND’s online fringe event
Thursday 06th Aug 2020 ‘Another Hiroshima’ is becoming increasingly likely In a US war on China, nuclear weapons would undoubtedly be used. We need to work with all our strength to prevent such a war, says KATE HUDSON of CND
Saturday 30th Nov 2019 Opposition to Nato and Trump needs to be stepped up KATE HUDSON believes a mass turn out at demonstration next week in London will send a pertinent anti-war message to Donald Trump, Boris Johnson and Nato delegates
Thursday 17th Oct 2019 People power vs planetary problems Protest is having an effect — that’s why the powers that be are cracking down, writes CND general secretary KATE HUDSON ahead of this Sunday's international conference
Tuesday 10th Sep 2019 TUC Congress ’19 Time for a policy change on nuclear power KATE HUDSON, general secretary of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, says nuclear is not the answer to our energy needs
Tuesday 06th Aug 2019 No more Hiroshimas, no more Nagasakis The US dropped two atomic bombs on Japan simply to demonstrate their capability, not for a quick victory – it can never be trusted with nuclear weapons, writes KATE HUDSON
Saturday 02nd Mar 2019 Can we start a cross-continental movement to fight the right? Today’s No Pasaran conference answers why international solidarity and co-operation are urgently needed, writes KATE HUDSON
Monday 06th Aug 2018 A day to recommit to a world without nuclear weapons On the 73rd anniversary of the dropping of the Hiroshima bomb, KATE HUDSON looks at how Trump’s volatile and increasingly militaristic presidency is making nuclear war more likely