IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

Needed... a campaign to get Britain out of NATO

· Socialist Challenge No. 149, 29 May 1980 · p. 10 of the scan · 165 words

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THE Labour Party has called a national demonstration siting Cruise missiles in Britain.

The protest will place in London on 22 June.

The decision OI Labour Party to organise the demonstration will be welcomed by all opponents of US militarism.

Cruise missies gre due to arrive in Britain in two or three years time and their use will be entirely controlled by the US. In effect we Cruise missile sites turn Britain into a military colony of Uncle Sam.

But the missiles are only one tentacle on the octopus that the name of NATO, and while it is imUS portant to cut off the tentacle, it is the NATO beast take itself which has to be opposLed. the That is Challenge, while demonstration, is also arguing that a necessary addition to the opposition to Cruise missiles should De withdrawal of Britain from NATO.

All readers of •Will Challenge and branches are urged to build for the anti-Cruise missiles demonstration on Saturday 22 June.

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