He said claims by Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) at the time "that we wanted a war", were wrong.

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The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), formed in 1957, was perhaps the most important movement to give dissenting voices a new focus.

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The demonstration was organised by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) at the start of the month-long Stop Fooling With Nuclear Weapons protest.

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