Catalogue Number
NMLH.1994.159.1.7
Object Name
badge
Title
COULPORT - RECLAIM THE HILLS! OCT 4
Place
Coulport, Scotland
People
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND)
Date
1980s?
Description
Black and white circular badge with text reading "COULPORT - RECLAIM THE HILLS! OCT 4" against a silhouette of hills. The CND (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament) logo featuring a peace sign is at the bottom. Coulport in Argyll, West Scotland is a site of protest as it is home to a Royal Naval Armaments Depot (RNAD). It was originally established during the Cold War as a facility for Polaris nuclear weapons, and today stores Trident warheads.
CND is an organisation that campaigns for peace and for governments around the world to demilitarise and discard existing and new nuclear weapons programmes.
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