Its logo, designed in 1958 by Gerald Holtom, became widespread outside of Britain during the 1960s as the "peace symbol". The peace symbol is based on the international semaphore symbols for "N" and "D" (for Nuclear Disarmament) enclosed within a circle. There is a common misconception that Bertrand Russell designed the logo, stemming from him being president of CND at the time.
As well as campaigning against military actions that may result in the use of nuclear, chemical or biological weapons, in favour of nuclear disarmament by all countries and of tighter international regulation through treaties such as the NPT. The most famous and longest standing annual march is that from Trafalgar Square, London to the Aldermaston Atomic Weapons Factory, held every Easter weekend, taking the whole four days to complete.
CND Dec. 15(XII) That attention of Governments should be drawn to the increasing traffic in cannabis in the world, and the significance of the point that it is sometimes used as an introduction to the "white" drugs.
CND Dec. 17(XII) (a) To draw the attention of the Government of Burma to the relevant discussions on illicit traffic, and to urge the Government to submit promptly and regularly information relating to the illicit traffic in accordance with the international narcotic treaties to which it is a party.
CND Dec. 23(XII) To request the Secretary-General to draw the attention of the Colombian Government to the discussion on the question of the detection of a clandestine laboratory for the manufacture of diacetylmorphine in that country, so that a report might be forthcoming.
Much of CND's historical archive is at the Modern Records Centre University of Warwick and the London School of Economics and Political Science.
In the early 1980s the organisation underwent a major revival, as tensions between the superpowers rose with the deployment of American Pershing II cruise missiles in Western Europe and SS20s in the Soviet Bloc countries and the Thatcher government replacing the Polaris armed submarine fleet with Trident.
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