From its start Greenpeace has campaigned against nuclear weapons: we have tracked plutonium and nuclear waste shipments around the globe; highlighted the dangers of reprocessing; protested against nuclear-powered and nuclear-armed warships or submarines and confronted the nuclear weapons states about their weapons programmes.
And people are with us: the majority of people and states want disarmament now!
We can stop the nuclear threat with the voice of the second superpower: public opinion. And that voice is getting louder and louder. Public opinion polls conducted in nuclear and non-nuclear weapon states show large majorities favouring the abolition of nuclear weapons:
Here in the UK a poll carried out by MORI in 2005, on behalf of Greenpeace, showed a majority (54%) of the British public oppose the development of a new nuclear weapons system. Only one in three (33%) support their development. And a September 2009 poll in the Independent showed 58% of people are happy to see the Trident renewal project scrapped, preferring to see the money spent on key frontline public services.
Say NO to wasting £97bn on replacing Trident
Our public services are all being lined up for deep cuts, yet the government feels that a new 'Rolls-Royce' nuclear deterent is still essential, apparently. Tell your MP what you think - make sure your voice is heard!
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