Category - cold war

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16 May 2012

Churches urge NATO to withdraw nuclear weapons from Europe

The World Council of Churches is urging the NATO summit in Chicago to “lead by example” and withdraw nuclear weapons still deployed in Europe.
4 May 2012

Thirty years on: peace campers return to RAF Upper Heyford

In May 1982, a peace camp was established at RAF Upper Heyford, north Oxfordshire. On 7 May, original peace campers will return to Heyford to discuss their experiences and their opposition to Trident.
31 Aug 2011

30th anniversary of Greenham Common Women's peace camp

The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament is preparing to mark the 30th anniversary of the arrival of the first activists at the Greenham Common US Air Force base.
13 Mar 2010

A phoney war over "defence" spending

Not for the first time, the government and the Tories are fighting a phoney war over military spending.
30 Apr 2009

East Germany's peaceful revolution remembered in church campaign

Christians in eastern Germany have launched a campaign to mark the 20th anniversary of the peaceful revolution that overthrew communism, with a light sculpture shone onto the walls of the regional parliament building in Erfurt.
24 Jul 2008

Obama pitches for a global presidency in Berlin speech

US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is today making an unprecedented campaign pitch in Berlin, Germany, and has drawn an enthusiastic crowd of 100,000. But how will this go down in the USA?