Tag: US Missile Defence

Obama on the goal of a nuclear-free world

sunderkatwala Fri Jul 25, 2008 at 12:30:12 AM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

Perhaps the most striking passage in Barack Obama's Berlin speech was the prominence he gave to his call for the goal of a world without nuclear weapons. That will sound radical to both American and European ears. But there is growing bipartisan and heavyweight support for this in the United States and elsewhere, including Britain, which trascends the controversial history of nuclear disarmament in British (and Labour) politics.



Czech Social Democrat shadow foreign minister discussing US Missile Defence in London

BF Fri Jan 11, 2008 at 01:14:31 PM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

As the US faces increasing questions about its US Missile Defence programme in Poland and the Czech Republic, activists in London have an opportunity to hear from the Czech Social Democrats shadow foreign minister discuss growing opposition to a US Missile Defence radar base.



Des Browne refuses consultation on US Missile Defence

BF Fri Nov 23, 2007 at 04:17:47 PM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

Does anyone find this acceptable?



German and Austrian Social Democrats oppose US Missile Defence

BF Tue Aug 28, 2007 at 05:06:27 PM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

The Chair of the German SDP, Kurt Beck, has reaffirmed his opposition to US Missile Defence. Speaking at a meeting of the International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY) in Berlin this weekend he said his party remained strictly opposed to US plans for the stationing of any new kind of mid-range ballistic missiles - the US is planning to station interceptor missiles in Poland and make use of radar bases in Yorkshire and also in the Czech Republic.