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CND condemns ‘outrageous railroading’ of US-UK nuclear agreement renewal through Parliament
Protesters on a CND march against Trident nuclear missiles in London

ANTI-ARMS campaigners today condemned the “outrageous railroading” of the US-UK Mutual Defence Agreement (MDA) renewal through Parliament.

The MDA, active since 1958, enables vital nuclear material and technology transfers between the US and Britain, reviewed every 10 years.

But the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) condemned the government’s intention to make the treaty permanent by removing the clause that requires the treaty to be extended and enables debate and amendment, including rejection.

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