Atoms for Peace? - Against the nuclear arms race in Great Britain with Hungarian sources and relations Cover Image

Atoms for Peace? - Against the nuclear arms race in Great Britain with Hungarian sources and relations
Atoms for Peace? - Against the nuclear arms race in Great Britain with Hungarian sources and relations

Author(s): Anita Madarász
Subject(s): History
Published by: Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem, Új-és Jelenkori Egyetemes Történeti Tanszék
Keywords: Cold War, peace movement, nuclear armement, fighting for peace, Campaigne for Nuclear Disarmament, Committee of 100, Hungarian connection with CND

Summary/Abstract: Using the atomic energy for peaceful purposes or deploying nuclear weapons have been dividing the public opinion generating a serious moral conflict. At the time of the Cold War when this issue became topical when different nations competed to create nuclear weapons when the average people were listening doubtfully to the governments and politicians deciding on this matter - that was the time for peace movements to make their voice heard and to be joined by more and more people day by day. This essay gives a try to shortly outline the events of the postwar years from the viewpoint of peace movement sytems including the exemple of CND (Campaige for Nuclear Disarmament) - its creation, methods, popularity.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 317 - 334
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: English