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April 1983

Welcome to the Greenham Common Blockade, A Non-Violent Direct Action, Easter 1983

This pamphlet provides participants with information on taking part in a blockade of RAF Greenham Common, where Cruise missiles would be deployed from the end of 1983. Readers are encouraged to engage in direct action, and extensive legal advice is given to clarify what forms of action are legal.

Date unknown

Letter, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament to All CND Groups and Affiliated Organisations

This letter, sent out shortly after the arrival of the first Cruise missiles at RAF Greenham Common, sets out the anti-Cruise activities being organised by the CND in the coming weeks.

December 11, 1983

Thousands of Women Will Reclaim Greenham Common on Sunday 11th December '83

This poster advertises direct action at Greenham Common in December 1983, when female activists used mirrors to "turn the base inside out," one of many forms of action taken to protest against the deployment of Cruise missiles at RAF Greenham Common.

October 1, 1983

Photo of Rally in Moscow against the Deployment of Cruise and Pershing Missiles in Western Europe, 1 October 1983 (#3)

This photo was sent to the CND by the Soviet Peace Committee.

October 1, 1983

Photo of Rally in Moscow against the Deployment of Cruise and Pershing Missiles in Western Europe, 1 October 1983 (#2)

This photo was sent to the CND by the Soviet Peace Committee.

October 1, 1983

Photo of Rally in Moscow against the Deployment of Cruise and Pershing Missiles in Western Europe, 1 October 1983 (#1)

This photo was sent to the CND by the Soviet Peace Committee.

December 6, 1983

Letter, Yuri Zhukov, President of the Soviet Peace Committee, to Bruce Kent

In this letter, Zhukov sets out how, from the Soviet perspective, the Soviets have been working towards peace but the deployment of Cruise and Pershing missiles in Western Europe derailed arms control talks in Geneva and has made the international situation markedly worse. He invites the CND to work with the Soviet Union "to further our common struggle for a nuclear-free Europe."

April 1983

Cruise: Your Questions Answered

This information leaflet was produced by the Ministry of Defence in April 1983, leading up to the June 1983 general election. The publication explains the Government's position and why the deployment of Cruise missiles is in the UK's interest. While the pamphlet engaged with arguments advanced by peace organisations, no specific groups are named. 

November 6, 1987

Telegram by Permanent Representative to NATO Fulci to Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 'NPG, Point II-A of the agenda (implementation of the decision of 12th December 1979: State of deployments)'

The telegram compiles updates from Defence Ministers (UK, West Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Italy) on the status of deployment of Pershing II and Cruise missiles decided in December 1979.

1980

Missile Madness: The New Weapons Systems and How They Threaten Your Life

Socialist Workers Party pamphlet arguing that the current nuclear arms threat is much more serious than in the past due to the development of new cruise missiles. It calls for people to stand up against the missiles and recognize nuclear weapons as a class issue integrated with the wider Socialist Workers Party platform.

Pagination