The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

The rise of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) is explored through its origins in 1957, highlighting the key activists and the evolution into a mass movement. Martin Shaw delves into the dynamics of direct action, the cultural and social groups that rallied to "ban the bomb," and the tensions that arose within the campaign. The book provides a comprehensive examination of the factors that fueled this significant social movement against nuclear weapons.