This online collection offers a rich array of primary source documents that capture the dynamic debates surrounding nuclear disarmament and international security during the late Cold War period. Spanning from the early 1980s to the early 1990s, the archive includes speeches, pamphlets, posters, and correspondence from organizations such as the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), Youth for Multilateral Disarmament, and the Coalition for Peace through Security. Key topics include the UK’s deployment of Cruise and Trident missiles, Soviet-American relations, grassroots peace movements, and the divisive politics of disarmament advocacy. The documents reveal both the impassioned activism of peace groups and the counter-efforts by government and opposition organizations to frame disarmament as either a moral imperative or a geopolitical vulnerability.
