Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
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Official account of the Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.
No nukes in Scotland, no nukes anywhere!
No nukes in Scotland, no nukes anywhere!
SCND Burns Day 2026! Join us on Sunday 25th of January for an afternoon of uplifting poems from esteemed writers based in Scotland.
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December 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
SCND Burns Day 2026! Join us on Sunday 25th of January for an afternoon of uplifting poems from esteemed writers based in Scotland.
Register for free today: https://ow.ly/hNCE50XKcbf
#peace
#robertburns
#scotland
#scottish
#worldpeace
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#renfrewshire
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#glasgow
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2025 In Review: Scottish CND Chair speaks at UK CND's demonstration in Barrow-in-Furness, March 2025.
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#nuclear
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#nonuclear
#peacenotwar
#nonuclearwar
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#TPNW
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December 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM
2025 In Review: Scottish CND Chair speaks at UK CND's demonstration in Barrow-in-Furness, March 2025.
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#nonuclear
#peacenotwar
#nonuclearwar
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#NPT
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#campaign
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2025 In Review: Renfrewshire CND at this year's Sma' Shot day parade in Paisley!
#peace
#worldpeace
#scotland
#glasgow
#paisley
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#nomorewar
#clyde
#edinburgh
#peacenotwar
#nonuclear
#nuclear
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#antinuclear
December 21, 2025 at 12:10 PM
2025 In Review: Renfrewshire CND at this year's Sma' Shot day parade in Paisley!
#peace
#worldpeace
#scotland
#glasgow
#paisley
#nonuclear
#nomorewar
#clyde
#edinburgh
#peacenotwar
#nonuclear
#nuclear
#antinuclear
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#worldpeace
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#glasgow
#paisley
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#nomorewar
#clyde
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Scottish CND's Annual Festive Appeal!
Scottish CND's Annual Festive Appeal will this year to help make our 14th March 2026 demonstration at Faslane as accessible as possible.
Donate today to help continue the resistance against nuclear escalation: https://ow.ly/V3Ht50XJBwo
Scottish CND's Annual Festive Appeal will this year to help make our 14th March 2026 demonstration at Faslane as accessible as possible.
Donate today to help continue the resistance against nuclear escalation: https://ow.ly/V3Ht50XJBwo
December 20, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Scottish CND's Annual Festive Appeal!
Scottish CND's Annual Festive Appeal will this year to help make our 14th March 2026 demonstration at Faslane as accessible as possible.
Donate today to help continue the resistance against nuclear escalation: https://ow.ly/V3Ht50XJBwo
Scottish CND's Annual Festive Appeal will this year to help make our 14th March 2026 demonstration at Faslane as accessible as possible.
Donate today to help continue the resistance against nuclear escalation: https://ow.ly/V3Ht50XJBwo
SAVE THE DATE: Saturday 14th March 2026, 1pm-3pm
More information to come.
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More information to come.
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December 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM
SAVE THE DATE: Saturday 14th March 2026, 1pm-3pm
More information to come.
#scotland
#glasgow
#clyde
#nuclear
#nonuclear
#peacenotwar
#security
#armscontrol
#nonuclearwar
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More information to come.
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2025 in review: Scottish CND hosted informative webinars this year, accessible for free on YouTube.
Marking the anniversary of the first British nuclear test explosion in 1952, we hosted Alan Owen and Aigerim Seitenova to discuss the legacy of worldwide nuclear testing: https://ow.ly/5IxY50XKb1U
Marking the anniversary of the first British nuclear test explosion in 1952, we hosted Alan Owen and Aigerim Seitenova to discuss the legacy of worldwide nuclear testing: https://ow.ly/5IxY50XKb1U
December 18, 2025 at 11:40 AM
2025 in review: Scottish CND hosted informative webinars this year, accessible for free on YouTube.
Marking the anniversary of the first British nuclear test explosion in 1952, we hosted Alan Owen and Aigerim Seitenova to discuss the legacy of worldwide nuclear testing: https://ow.ly/5IxY50XKb1U
Marking the anniversary of the first British nuclear test explosion in 1952, we hosted Alan Owen and Aigerim Seitenova to discuss the legacy of worldwide nuclear testing: https://ow.ly/5IxY50XKb1U
2026 will be a pivotal year for our campaign as we continue the fight against nuclear escalation.
Make sure to stay up to date with SCND activities by signing up for FREE to our weekly newsletter: https://ow.ly/WLxN50XJB3B
Make sure to stay up to date with SCND activities by signing up for FREE to our weekly newsletter: https://ow.ly/WLxN50XJB3B
December 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM
2026 will be a pivotal year for our campaign as we continue the fight against nuclear escalation.
Make sure to stay up to date with SCND activities by signing up for FREE to our weekly newsletter: https://ow.ly/WLxN50XJB3B
Make sure to stay up to date with SCND activities by signing up for FREE to our weekly newsletter: https://ow.ly/WLxN50XJB3B
2025 In Review: Our friends at the great Stirling CND, on this year's 80th anniversary Hiroshima day vigil back in August!
#peace
#scotland
#stirling
#2025
#hiroshima
#hiroshima80
#nagasaki
#worldpeace
#peacenotwar
#nomorewar
#peace
#scotland
#stirling
#2025
#hiroshima
#hiroshima80
#nagasaki
#worldpeace
#peacenotwar
#nomorewar
December 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM
2025 In Review: Our friends at the great Stirling CND, on this year's 80th anniversary Hiroshima day vigil back in August!
#peace
#scotland
#stirling
#2025
#hiroshima
#hiroshima80
#nagasaki
#worldpeace
#peacenotwar
#nomorewar
#peace
#scotland
#stirling
#2025
#hiroshima
#hiroshima80
#nagasaki
#worldpeace
#peacenotwar
#nomorewar
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Ukraine-US talks to continue in Berlin as Ukraine willing to drop Nato ambitions – Europe live
Ukraine-US talks to continue in Berlin as Ukraine willing to drop Nato ambitions – Europe live
Zelenskyy said that while Ukraine was prepared to drop its Nato aspirations, it would still require security guarantees from US and Europe
Separately, the commission’s deputy chief spokesperson Olof Gill has just confirmed that commission president Ursula von der Leyen will attend the Berlin talks this evening.
Not a surprise at all, but good to have it formally confirmed. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Ukraine-US talks to continue in Berlin as Ukraine willing to drop Nato ambitions – Europe live
The CEO of The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has ripped into into the US' national security strategy, arguing the document barely addresses global existential threats, namely the nuclear arms race and climate change.
Read in full: https://ow.ly/x17O50XGclr
Read in full: https://ow.ly/x17O50XGclr
December 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
The CEO of The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has ripped into into the US' national security strategy, arguing the document barely addresses global existential threats, namely the nuclear arms race and climate change.
Read in full: https://ow.ly/x17O50XGclr
Read in full: https://ow.ly/x17O50XGclr
Don't forget you can register FREE for the SCND Burns Day poetry afternoon, January 25th 2026 from 3pm-5pm: https://ow.ly/uvP350XFLKq
Inviting acclaimed poets working in Scotland to read a programme in Scots and on themes of peace and disarmament.
#scotland
#robertburns
#peace
Inviting acclaimed poets working in Scotland to read a programme in Scots and on themes of peace and disarmament.
#scotland
#robertburns
#peace
December 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Don't forget you can register FREE for the SCND Burns Day poetry afternoon, January 25th 2026 from 3pm-5pm: https://ow.ly/uvP350XFLKq
Inviting acclaimed poets working in Scotland to read a programme in Scots and on themes of peace and disarmament.
#scotland
#robertburns
#peace
Inviting acclaimed poets working in Scotland to read a programme in Scots and on themes of peace and disarmament.
#scotland
#robertburns
#peace
Prof. Andy Stirling and Dr. Phil Johnstone have studied the relation between nuclear power and nuclear weapons in the UK.
They claim the government's enormous nuclear power investments are intended to create a base of technical expertise to support the nuclear weapons programme.
They claim the government's enormous nuclear power investments are intended to create a base of technical expertise to support the nuclear weapons programme.
December 12, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Prof. Andy Stirling and Dr. Phil Johnstone have studied the relation between nuclear power and nuclear weapons in the UK.
They claim the government's enormous nuclear power investments are intended to create a base of technical expertise to support the nuclear weapons programme.
They claim the government's enormous nuclear power investments are intended to create a base of technical expertise to support the nuclear weapons programme.
In a stunning interview for the Sunday Telegraph last weekend, a former Royal Navy admiral said the Dreadnought class currently under construction should be the LAST nuclear-power submarine the UK builds, and the AUKUS deal should be cancelled immediately.
Read in full: https://ow.ly/O6p450XG9Jk
Read in full: https://ow.ly/O6p450XG9Jk
December 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM
In a stunning interview for the Sunday Telegraph last weekend, a former Royal Navy admiral said the Dreadnought class currently under construction should be the LAST nuclear-power submarine the UK builds, and the AUKUS deal should be cancelled immediately.
Read in full: https://ow.ly/O6p450XG9Jk
Read in full: https://ow.ly/O6p450XG9Jk
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The former head of nuclear policy at the UK MoD, Rear Admiral Philip Mathias, calls out the “catastrophic” state of British nuclear submarine procurement & sustainment and calls for #AUKUS to be “cancelled now”. What’s your response Richard Marles? #auspol
UK 'incapable' of maintaining nuclear submarines as expert issues brutal verdict
Rear Admiral Philip Mathias has criticised the state of the Royal Navy's naval submarine programme, labelling it as "not fit for purpose."
www.express.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Chernobyl protective shield can no longer confine radiation after drone strike, UN nuclear watchdog says - www.cnn.com/2025/12/06/e...
Chernobyl protective shield can no longer confine radiation after drone strike, UN nuclear watchdog says | CNN
The protective shield built around the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site in Ukraine can no longer do its job to confine radioactive waste as a result of a drone strike earlier this year, according to th...
www.cnn.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Chernobyl protective shield can no longer confine radiation after drone strike, UN nuclear watchdog says - www.cnn.com/2025/12/06/e...
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December 6, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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You can now register free for our Burns Day poetry celebration on 25th of January 2026!
https://ow.ly/pBQT50XAOA5
Join SCND for an afternoon of peace poetry with a lineup of esteemed poets based in Scotland.
All friends and supporters welcome!
#poetry
#scotland
#robertburns
https://ow.ly/pBQT50XAOA5
Join SCND for an afternoon of peace poetry with a lineup of esteemed poets based in Scotland.
All friends and supporters welcome!
#poetry
#scotland
#robertburns
December 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM
You can now register free for our Burns Day poetry celebration on 25th of January 2026!
https://ow.ly/pBQT50XAOA5
Join SCND for an afternoon of peace poetry with a lineup of esteemed poets based in Scotland.
All friends and supporters welcome!
#poetry
#scotland
#robertburns
https://ow.ly/pBQT50XAOA5
Join SCND for an afternoon of peace poetry with a lineup of esteemed poets based in Scotland.
All friends and supporters welcome!
#poetry
#scotland
#robertburns
Not only does nuclear "modernisation" creates new risks of accidents and miscalculations - it also fuels a dangerous arms race between supposed adversaries who are constantly adjusting threat-assessments of rival nuclear powers
Nuclear "modernisation" is escalation
#nuclearban
Nuclear "modernisation" is escalation
#nuclearban
December 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Not only does nuclear "modernisation" creates new risks of accidents and miscalculations - it also fuels a dangerous arms race between supposed adversaries who are constantly adjusting threat-assessments of rival nuclear powers
Nuclear "modernisation" is escalation
#nuclearban
Nuclear "modernisation" is escalation
#nuclearban
Reposted by Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
Remember the India-Pakistan war? Remember US and Israel bombing Iran? Remember Russian leadership bragging about nuking European capitals? Remember Trump announcing to resume nuclear testing? That was all this year.
At ICAN, we wish for the opposite. A world free of nuclear weapons-
At ICAN, we wish for the opposite. A world free of nuclear weapons-
🗣️This year showed both the danger of nuclear weapons and the power of our movement. The global majority backed the #NuclearBan Treaty & communities honoured 80+ yrs of nuclear harm.
This #GivingTuesday, help us push for a world free of nuclear weapons: www.icanw.org/donate
This #GivingTuesday, help us push for a world free of nuclear weapons: www.icanw.org/donate
December 2, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Remember the India-Pakistan war? Remember US and Israel bombing Iran? Remember Russian leadership bragging about nuking European capitals? Remember Trump announcing to resume nuclear testing? That was all this year.
At ICAN, we wish for the opposite. A world free of nuclear weapons-
At ICAN, we wish for the opposite. A world free of nuclear weapons-
If you read only ONE THING this week:
This recently- published essay by Tewfik Hamel on the crumbling rationale for nuclear deterrence is outstanding.
It nuanced historical discussions and rigorous ethical deliberation.
Well worth reading in full: https://ow.ly/iyqA50XAzUE
This recently- published essay by Tewfik Hamel on the crumbling rationale for nuclear deterrence is outstanding.
It nuanced historical discussions and rigorous ethical deliberation.
Well worth reading in full: https://ow.ly/iyqA50XAzUE
December 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
If you read only ONE THING this week:
This recently- published essay by Tewfik Hamel on the crumbling rationale for nuclear deterrence is outstanding.
It nuanced historical discussions and rigorous ethical deliberation.
Well worth reading in full: https://ow.ly/iyqA50XAzUE
This recently- published essay by Tewfik Hamel on the crumbling rationale for nuclear deterrence is outstanding.
It nuanced historical discussions and rigorous ethical deliberation.
Well worth reading in full: https://ow.ly/iyqA50XAzUE
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Our expert webinar on the risks and pitfalls of renuclearising the RAF takes place tomorrow. Register here: nuclearinfo-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Our expert webinar on the risks and pitfalls of renuclearising the RAF takes place tomorrow. Register here: nuclearinfo-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Picture it: Putin doing a press conference in a tank factory in Russia:
"army 10x more lethal by 2035, I am preparing our country for war"
Sounds like comic-book villain stuff right? Those are the same words our 'centre-left' Prime Minister spoke yesterday at BAE in Glasgow.
"army 10x more lethal by 2035, I am preparing our country for war"
Sounds like comic-book villain stuff right? Those are the same words our 'centre-left' Prime Minister spoke yesterday at BAE in Glasgow.
June 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Picture it: Putin doing a press conference in a tank factory in Russia:
"army 10x more lethal by 2035, I am preparing our country for war"
Sounds like comic-book villain stuff right? Those are the same words our 'centre-left' Prime Minister spoke yesterday at BAE in Glasgow.
"army 10x more lethal by 2035, I am preparing our country for war"
Sounds like comic-book villain stuff right? Those are the same words our 'centre-left' Prime Minister spoke yesterday at BAE in Glasgow.
Really important intervention here from CND and expert affiliates - if its security we seek, the billions spent on arms proposed by Healey's SDR are totally MISSPENT.
This government is not serious about security.
Citizens now need to stand up and demand a strategy for peace, not war.
This government is not serious about security.
Citizens now need to stand up and demand a strategy for peace, not war.
"Where is the strategy for nuclear disarmament? Where is the strategy for peace?"
Great question from Jeremy Corbyn!
👉This is what Britain really needs to defend itself - and it doesn't involve spending billions on arms and more nuclear weapons: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Great question from Jeremy Corbyn!
👉This is what Britain really needs to defend itself - and it doesn't involve spending billions on arms and more nuclear weapons: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
June 3, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Really important intervention here from CND and expert affiliates - if its security we seek, the billions spent on arms proposed by Healey's SDR are totally MISSPENT.
This government is not serious about security.
Citizens now need to stand up and demand a strategy for peace, not war.
This government is not serious about security.
Citizens now need to stand up and demand a strategy for peace, not war.
It is truly shocking just how much amount of money that can be materialised from nowhere for weapons of war - dozens of billions for submarines, nuclear warheads and maybe even US fighter jets.
Meanwhile Labour quibble about how to rob a billion here and there from the pensioners and the sick.
Meanwhile Labour quibble about how to rob a billion here and there from the pensioners and the sick.
UK to build up to 12 new attack submarines
The defence review on Monday is expected to recommend the armed forces move to
www.bbc.co.uk
June 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
It is truly shocking just how much amount of money that can be materialised from nowhere for weapons of war - dozens of billions for submarines, nuclear warheads and maybe even US fighter jets.
Meanwhile Labour quibble about how to rob a billion here and there from the pensioners and the sick.
Meanwhile Labour quibble about how to rob a billion here and there from the pensioners and the sick.