Session 5: What has anti-nuclear activism achieved?

Introduction

In this session, you will engage with a central question for anyone interested in activism: What has anti-nuclear activism achieved? This remains a hotly debated question, with some claiming that anti-nuclear activism has had only a marginal impact, and others arguing that anti-nuclear activists contributed to ending the Cold War.

In this session, you will focus on two cases. First, you’ll look at anti-nuclear activism in the UK in the 1980s and consider its impact on policymakers and international affairs. Then you’ll learn about Nuclear Weapons Free Zones (NWFZ), which have effectively banned nuclear weapons from entire continents.