AS THE Campaign Disarmament goes into its tactical nuclear weapons might be used talking about a European battlefield.
cover up, Alexander Haig, the US Secretary to fire a nuclear demonstration shot.
the world on fire? Just as in 1962 when the was prepared confrontation with the Soviet Union over Cuba's missiles, new noises are being made about military intervention in Cuba and Cuba armed forces, territorial militia on full alert.
in belligerent noises from the US in recent ing revolutionary America and the Caribbean.
part of their strategy.
of nuclear weapons cannot be tolerated. Now time movement against the missiles, against the war makers and Brian Heron decisions to be taken conference to take us forward.
THE annual conference of CND, be held 13-15 November in London, has a huge responsibility. must lead the way for the biggest mass movement seen in Britain since the war.
month two hundred and fifty thousand people marched in London for nuclear Over million marched in Western Europe, protesting mussues.
It was display of strength that Scll shock waves right to the heart of the US administration and their European allies.
Foreign policy advisor and ex-NATO commander General Haig is now under Litical. Tressure removal in part from the Reagan regime's fear of presenting too hawkish Tace European allies.
Eight European governments now face a Crowne vas unc US-inspired war drive.
Cruise and Pershing missiles are the major target for nuclear protesters in Europe. This underlines the failure of the Reagan/Thatcher team to place the blame for the nuclear build up on the USSR.
Socialist Challenge for Nuclear 1981 annual to rIsk ferment In central to drive ahead the for unilateral spotlights the vital at CND's annual Despite the defence efforts defence spokesperson John NOtt (who has just denounced BBC bias) orie Weinberger in the USA, few al c Convuiceu that NATO is just 'responding' the Soviet drive nuclear confrontation.
glance the performance of Thatcher in command of the British pursuit of • 'peace' Salvador gives the lie to their excuses for a missile build up.
In Britain two factors have proved decisive building CND over the past year.
The first is the mobilisation of youth. some estimates than hundred and twenty thousand people twenly CND's monster demonstration.
Every mass action against the missiles in the past year has been supported by thousands of young people.
The second factor is the decision by both the and Labour Party conferences to *back unilateral disarmament.
the biggest political victory in CND's history. 12 November 1981 The Labour and TUC decisions give real weight to the prospect of a future Labour government being forced abandon Britain's nuclear weapons.
They also hold out the of direct pause action against the missiles and Labour Party resolutions into action in shops. oftices, mines and factories.
It's not a matter of adopting Jobs not Bombs slogans, nor of debating alternative production schemes for workers. These questions aren't for CND to solve.
We should concentrate on mobilising class support, an important aspect of which will be to press for joint CND, Labour Party and I ul achon on the streets to stop the missiles.
CND has to change to do inis. not by lunkering with the constitution but by adopung the measures outlined in resolution four from Rotherham.
proposes that ther should ne a reduction in the membership 1coicschlalioi level from affiliated mass like LIC trade unions, workplace CND branches, National Council place to be elected at conference.
It is alarming that there are only three resolutions need an democratic youth or gallisalon 10 lead the anti-missiles movement among young people.
Youth must be free to make their own decisions and run their but inis far from agreed. National Council reversed the decisions of the first YCND conference held in Birmingham.
Conference must support for, and confidence our young leaders. Resolutions 117 and 119 embody this support and confidence.
It is not so much CND. but the antics of Reagan and Thatcher that have put NATO back on our Although vote against NATO was larger this year's Labour Party conference than at last year's, there is still a long way to go. Build Youth CND mittee in his personal capacity seen in London, but it had the largest number of young people ever out, threat of nuclear war.
have been set up across tne country.
in their areas.
In schools, colleges, and in the what the 24 October march reflected.
UNITY IS STRENGTH ACROSS Europe, thousands of young people have led demonstrations against cruise missiles, and against Reagan's war drive.
On 24 October, the CND demonstration was not only the largest demonstration ever , on the streets fighting for a future free from the Over the last year, Youth CND groups leading the nuclear disarmament campaign workplaces, it is young people who are tak. ing action against the missiles - that was It is clear that vouth are in the forefront of the nuclear disarmament campaign localMERTHYR centre of the CND conference this year.
CND, as the best way to organise and in volve these thousands of young people, must be the message from the CND conterence workers, students, and school students, youth campaign towards the trade union movement and the Labour Party Young Socialists.
18, or to restrict resources available to Youth CND, will only hold back the campaign as a whole.
tober and who have led the campaign cher's war drive. ly and nationally. This must be placed at the Young people are the future of the CND in this country, as they are internationally A clear commitment to build Youth This means opening it up to all young raising the age limit to 25, and turning the Any attempts to lower the age limit to CND can't afford to turn its back on the thousands of youth who marched on 24 Ocagainst cruise and Trident, and against ThatUNDOD MAE
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conference the threat of nuclear war hangs When US President Reagan says that without escalating into a full-scale atomic exchange between the super powers he's of State, has revealed that NATO has a plan Where could the spark come from to set
has responded by placing its including the reserve and One of the main reasons for the step-up months lies in its need to contain the grow-
The rattling of nuclear weapons is a key Whether deliberate or accidental the use
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