In Annie Jacobsen's Nuclear War: A Scenario, readers get a chilling minute-by-minute account of an unfolding nuclear war. Based on interviews with former US government and military officials, researchers, technical experts, and historians of the nuclear age, she exposes the horrific realities of such a conflict. It's not cinematic. It's not a thrill. It's a reminder that a nuclear war can never be won and must never be fought - a powerful argument for nuclear disarmament.

The book, due to be released in paperback this July, is an international bestseller, and has been shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction. This speaks to the growing interest in the risk of such a conflict, as nuclear weapons states enter a new race to modernise and expand their arsenals.

CND and British Pugwash invites you to join us for an exclusive evening of discussion with Annie Jacobsen, in an online event on Thursday 12 June.

Register

Thursday 12 June
6:30pm
Online, register here

Participants will hear a talk from Annie about the book. You then have the opportunity to ask her your questions!

Invest in Peace not Nukes: Join the protest at Devonport Dockyard, 7 June

With just over two weeks to go until CND's protest at the Devonport Dockyard in Plymouth, we’re building up the pressure on local MP and MoD minister Luke Pollard!

Residents have written to Pollard exposing the nuclear dangers and the programme’s huge costs that are keeping residents in poverty. The base, operated by Babcock International, services Britain's current nuclear submarines and houses defunct submarines - still waiting to be decomissioned. Despite the billions of pounds flowing into the dockyard, Devonport remains one of the most disadvantaged areas in the country.

Join CND in calling out the billions being wasted on nuclear weapons - money that could be redirected into creating highly skilled, well-paid jobs that don’t threaten people and planet.

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Saturday, 7 June
12 noon: Assemble on Guildhall Square, Armada Way in Plymouth city centre
1pm: An open top bus will take everyone on a tour of Plymouth and its nuclear links
2:15pm: Assembly at the gates of the Trident nuclear dockyard, Camel’s Head, Devonport

Speaking at Tuesday's webinar calling for the government to divest from nuclear weapons, CND Vice-Chair Tony Staunton outlined the dangers faced by those living near the dockyard. He also explained how Plymouth could become a hub for climate technologies while the dockyard continues to work to dismantled historic submarines instead of servicing new ones. You can watch Tony's contribution here and the full webinar here.

Stop Arming Israel: emergency demo, Friday 23 May

With Gaza on the brink of famine, Israel continues to block vital aid and attacks on civilians are ongoing. In response, the British government has announced that it has stopped trade talks with Israel. However, it continues to supply it with arms. Despite David Lammy claiming that Britain has stopped arms sales to Israel, the government's own figures show that it has approved £127.6 million worth of military equipment to Israel in single issue licenses between October to December 2024. These three months alone total more than the licenses approved between 2020-2023 combined! It also continues to refuse to include parts made in Britain as part of the F-35 programme, in its inadequate partial ban.

Words of condemnation are not enough. We need a full arms embargo on Israel now! Join CND and the Palestine Coalition for an emergency demonstration to make this demand outside Downing Street tomorrow, Friday, 23 May. Protest starts at 6:30pm.