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CND badge, 1980s
After a lull in the 1970s, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament saw a revival in the early 1980s in response to the ramping up of the US-Russian arms race, and the siting of US cruise missiles in the UK. Membership increased, and several large national demonstrations raised the profile of the issue of disarmament. Women-only peace camps emerged at the Cruise missile bases, most notably at Greenham Common, where a permanent peace camp was established for ten years until the removal of the missiles in 1991. CND is still campaigning today against the renewal of the Trident missile system.
CND badge, 1980s
After a lull in the 1970s, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament saw a revival in the early 1980s in response to the ramping up of the US-Russian arms race, and the siting of US cruise missiles in the UK. Membership increased, and several large national demonstrations raised the profile of the issue of disarmament. Women-only peace camps emerged at the Cruise missile bases, most notably at Greenham Common, where a permanent peace camp was established for ten years until the removal of the missiles in 1991. CND is still campaigning today against the renewal of the Trident missile system.