Catalogue Number
NMLH.2022.317
Object Name
Postcard
Date
1980
Description
This is a black postcard with white text, and a map image of Britain. The text at the top of this postcard reads, "How far do you live from a Nuclear Power Station?." The map image underneath is green, with varying red dots labelling different areas in the UK with nuclear power stations. The reverse of this postcard says, "How far do you live from a nuclear power station?Design by George Brown." There is a key on the back - a filled black circle is "existing nuclear power stations", a circle with a dot in the middle is "proposed and in construction" and a black square is "other nuclear facilities." There is also publishing and address information on the back. The bottom left of the postcard states "You don't have to be an expert to know what's wrong with nuclear power. Anti Nuclear Campaign."
The anti-nuclear movement in the United Kingdom consists of groups who oppose nuclear technologies such as nuclear power and nuclear weapons. Many different groups and individuals have been involved in anti-nuclear demonstrations and protests over the years.
One of the most prominent anti-nuclear groups in the UK is the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND). CND's Aldermaston Marches began in 1958 and continued into the late 1960s when tens of thousands of people took part in the four-day marches. One significant anti-nuclear mobilisation in the 1980s was the Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp. In London, in October 1983, more than 300,000 people assembled in Hyde Park as part of the largest protest against nuclear weapons in British history. In 2005 in Britain, there were many protests and peace camps about the government's proposal to replace the ageing Trident weapons system with a newer model.
