HUGH LANNING says there is no path to peace without dismantling Israel’s control over Palestinian land, lives and resources
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The Earth calls out for a world free from nukes
Britain cannot play a different role in the world while it remains one of the few countries with nuclear weapons, writes KATE HUDSON
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Today the United Nations’s nuclear weapons ban treaty opens for signature. States across the world are queuing in New York to sign up to prohibit nuclear weapons. This is a giant step forward on the road towards global abolition.
The treaty follows decades of grassroots campaigning across the world — the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) has been calling for a global ban on nuclear weapons since its founding in 1958 and we are delighted at the development.
Over 100 countries are likely to sign the treaty, but will Britain make the most of this crucial opportunity for peace?
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