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DI SAS T DI STRICT CEI`TRE : - So Here' S" -The
On Tuesday 22nd July a public Lates t News
meeting held in AUEW House, Swindon TRO have passed on to the Link
decided to set up the Swindon details of the District Centre
branch of C1_`TD. The branch will development that they requested &
support the general aims of the received from Mr. C. Bennett,
CND, that of a world free of nuclear Thamesdown Borough's Estates
weapons, but will concentrate it's Officer.
efforts in opposing the siting of Briefly, the scheme should include:
American Cruise Missiles in Britain.
1. A major store run by Linfood Ltd
Since one of the two sites will be (Carrefour) which will be
Greenham Common, -Ierkshire, Swindon 66,000 sq ft in size.
will be in the very centre of the
danger zone. The concealment by 2. Support shopping of 30,000 sq ft
British Governments past and together with a garden centre,
present of the kind of weapons petrol station and car parking.
these Missiles are and their 3. Additional buildings to be
potential to destroy, is itself of developed e.g. a pub, bank(s),
the gravest concern. Added to this estate agents building
we have to consider the recent society.
"mistake" that put U.S. nuclear
bombers on the alert. Can the These latter elements will be
British people afford to have the developed whilst the shopping
Cruise Missiles, with the U.S. con- facilities are under construction.
trolling the button, in view of Trading is expected to commence
these "mistakes"? in November 1981 for the major
store, afte r which certain other
So enormous has the nuclear stock- commercial & non-commercial
pile become, that this in itself is activities are hoped to be provided.
the greatest threat to the human Thanks for the info ITr Bennett & TRO .
race. And also we know of U.S.
policy on "first strike", which puts
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Britain, an this area in particular , as the place that the U.S. could
use for a "first strike" against Rus sia, and it will be Britain that will
be counter-attacked by Russia, not the U.S.
By the very nature of the "first strike" aim of the U.S., the credibility
of the detterent is shattered. The illusion that British Governments
have fostered and won support for from the people of Britain, that we
must at all costs maintain the nuclear balance with Russia, is now seen
for what it is worth. To further emphasise this point, we should take
note of what Lord Mountbatten said in May 1979 "the nuclear arms race
has no military purpose. Wars cannot be fought with nuclear weapons.
Their existence only adds to our perils because of the illusions they
have generated".
So far as Swindon CND is concerned it will endeavour to bring wide
sections of the public into debate around the nature of the Cruise
T:?issiles and what can be done to change Government policy. It will seek
to approach local organisations of all shades of opinion, for what after
all is the surviv6.l of the human race. it's present activity is to get
signatures to the national CUD petition to keep the Cruise Missiles and
Trident out of Britain. Copies of the petition and further info can be
obtained from the secretary: Mrs S. j'aldon, 74 Kingswood Avenue, Swindon.

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PLAYGROUP PLACES (AVAILABLE AT SHAW PLAYGROUP, SHAW CHAPEL
here are still places available at the Shaw Playgroup which meets Mon-Thursdays
am to noon. It is a warm, friendly playgroup which has been going for 11 years
t is suitable for Under 5s from Westlea as its quite closeby and on the bus route
ONTACT: Mrs. Sloggett, Upper Shaw Farm, Tel. 35061 or Mrs. Woods on 771 353 .