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ARTHUR WEST, joint convener of Scottish CND Trade Union Network, gives an update from the struggle to rid the world of nuclear weapons
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Trump’s recent executive order ends union rights for a large number of federal workers, citing national security concerns after some unions vowed to oppose the massive cuts proposed by the new administration, writes PEOPLE’S DISPATCH
WESTMINSTER’S recent announcement that it intends to massively increase its nuclear weapons stockpile was very depressing to hear. It is also means that the government is moving away from its international obligations to reduce the amount of nuclear weapons in today’s world.
This wrong-headed approach adds considerably to the already catastrophic threat which nuclear weapons pose to the human race.
However, it was also a setback for anti-nuclear weapons campaigners to hear Labour shadow defence secretary John Healey going out of his way in a recent parliamentary speech to say that Labour’s support for keeping Britain’s nuclear weapons was non-negotiable.
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