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Back from RAF Lakenheath [Photos]

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)

CND’s Tom Unterrainer

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Thanks to all who came!

In peace,

London CND

Protestors tell US Embassy we don’t want your nukes on our doorstep

London CND and friends held a successful protest outside the US embassy in the early evening of Tuesday 21 March to oppose the return of Unite States nuclear weapons once again to the UK. This will make Britain a likely target for a nuclear attack, so it is essential that the US’s plan to base their missiles here does not go ahead.

Protestors heard about CND’s campaign to stop US nukes being stationed at Lakenheath air force base 70 miles north east of London from a range of speakers, including Sue Wright, Chair of Norwich CND which is the nearest group to Lakenheath and Junayd Islam from Cambridge Student CND.

Cllr Emma Dent-Coad, Stop the War’s Shelly Asquith, Jess Barnard, Labour National Executive Committee member, and John McGrath representing the International Committee of the Democratic Socialists of America also addressed protestors. Rev Nagase from the London Peace Pagoda offered prayers for peace, and members of CND groups around London and the Home Counties contributed songs and poems, and colourful banners.

CND’s social media platforms, plus coverage from Times Radio and other local and regional news media helped get the message across to Londoners, and publicise the next national protest at Lakenheath on Saturday 20 May.

Book your seat on London CND’s coach early to make sure of a place!

Report from CND protest at Lakenheath [Video]

The Lakenheath protest was a success! ✊US nukes are not welcome back in Britain, and we'll keep fighting to prevent their return.

Thanks to all protestors, donors and supporters!

We’ve made a short video recap with some key moments of the protest, and shared some pictures below:

In pictures