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  • 20 Oct 2009
    American campaigners urged to fight both militarism and homophobia

    US activists working for the inclusion of gay, lesbian and bisexual people in the military have been urged to avoid an uncritical approach to the armed forces. They are being encouraged to oppose militarism as well as homophobia.

  • 19 Oct 2009
    Activists arrested at Aldermaston showed "same commitment" as Obama

    Five anti-nuclear protestors who face court this week have said that they showed “exactly the same commitment” as US President Barack Obama, whose work towards “a world without nuclear weapons” won him the Nobel Peace Prize.

  • 24 Sep 2009
    UN agrees to aim for nuclear disarmament

    The United Nations Security Council has voted unanimously in favour of the need to work towards a world free of nuclear weapons. The vote is seen as a step towards international agreements on reducing nuclear arsenals.

  • 23 Sep 2009
    Brown cuts nuclear submarines as pressure grows to scrap Trident

    The Prime Minister Gordon Brown is to respond to growing public pressure by announcing a cut in the number of Trident nuclear submarines from four to three. Campaigners welcomed the news but insisted that the cuts must go further.