According to a recent New York Times report, the United States is “quietly urging” Britain to abandon its “independent nuclear deterrent”.
Archive | April, 2013
Canada and missile defence
Canadian missile defence supporters are back in the news, arguing once again that Canada should join the U.S. missile defence system to protect against the North Korean Nuclear Threat.
Get rid of the nukes!
A delegation from the Abolition 2000 network visited the Clyde Naval Base in Faslane, Scotland on April 19th and released the Faslane Declaration, which calls on the UK to remove the nuclear weapons based in Scotland, abandon nuclear deterrence, and join negotiations for global nuclear abolition.
How would you spend the money?
Today is the Global Day of Action On Military Spending. How would you spend the money wasted wasted on weapons and war?
Arctic ships a titanic blunder
A new report examining the government’s plans to build Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ships has just been released by the Rideau Institute and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
Responses from political parties
On March 3rd Ceasefire.ca supporters and allies responded en masse to Be Heard – No Attack Drones! Nearly 6,000 letters have been sent so far! Ceasefire.ca has received responses from the Green Party and the NDP.