A Pacifist organisation promotes the pacifist principles of standing against war and aggression. Some organisations are concerned only with the removal of nuclear weapons from war although they may call for suspension of hostilities as well. Amongst other organisations are those which deal with other concerns but which have a strong pacific element. Pacifism is opposition to the practice of war. ... Aggression is defined as The act of initiating hostilities or invasion. ... The mushroom cloud of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, 1945, rose some 18 km (11 mi) above the epicenter. ...
Nuclear pacifist organisations : The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers, or Friends, is a religious community founded in England in the 17th century. ... The Mennonites are a group of Christian Anabaptist denominations based on the teachings and tradition of Menno Simons. ... Christian Peacemaker Teams is an international organization set up to support teams of peace workers in conflict areas around the world. ...
Organisations which cite pacifism as an aim : The Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs is a scientifically-oriented peace group. ... CND logo In British politics, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament has been at the forefront of the peace movement in the United Kingdom and claims to be Europes largest single-issue peace campaign. ...
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