Scrap Trident: Political Perspectives on Disarmament from the UK

courtesy: Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

CND’s NGO side meeting at the Non-Proliferation Treaty Preparatory Committee

A national debate on the replacement of the existing Trident nuclear weapon system is now developing in the UK, with questions of post-Cold War security, the impact of austerity, and a vote on the independence of Scotland all shaping the discussion.

CND’s side meeting will present different political perspectives from the UK on the prospects for nuclear disarmament, and outline CND’s campaign to ensure the UK’s Non-Proliferation Treaty disarmament commitments are met.

Scrap Trident: Political Perspectives on Disarmament from the UK

Speakers:

• Jeremy Corbyn, Labour MP, Chair of Parliamentary CND in the Westminster Parliament
• Sir Nick Harvey, Liberal Democrat MP, former Defence Minister
• Dr Kate Hudson, General Secretary, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
• Dr Rebecca Johnson, Co-Chair, International Campaign for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons
• Bill Kidd, Scottish National Party MSP, Co-Convenor of Nuclear Disarmament group in the Scottish Parliament

 

3 – 5pm, Monday, 22nd April 2013
NGO Room Palais de Nations, Geneva