On Saturday 20th May, CND organised a third national demonstration at RAF Lakenheath, a military base in the UK that is run by the US. This follows annoucements that the US Department of Defense has added the UK to a list of NATO nuclear weapons storage locations in Europe being upgraded under a multi-million dollar infrastructure programme. US nuclear bombs have recently been cleared for delivery to sites in Europe, this means that US nuclear weapons will be coming to RAF Lakenheath.

110 nuclear bombs were stored at the airbase but they were removed by 2008 following persistent popular protest. CND firmly opposes their return, which would only increase global tensions and put Britain on the frontline in a NATO/Russia war.

After a first action in May last year, and a second in November, protesters from London, Norwhich, Manchester, Leeds, Bradford, Sheffield, Derby and Nottingham returned with the same message: No US Nukes in Britain.

Here are some pictures of the day

(Photo credit: CND)

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Thanks to all who came!

In peace,

London CND