Frank Allaun on nuclear war and disarmament
TitleFrank Allaun on nuclear war and disarmament
ReferenceTAPE/328/1
Date
n.d.
Scope and ContentFrank Allaun (former M.P. for Salford and a very active peace campaigner) talks about the dangers of nuclear war and proposes some form of nuclear disarmament. He talks about the dangers of having nuclear weapons, how they could be used through fear or by mistake. He says that instead of building up the number of such weapons, there should be a policy to decrease the number of them and thus the possibility of nuclear war. In response to the demand of more and more countries to have nuclear weapons, Britain should set the example by giving up the H-bomb. In some of the other countries there could be internal conflict which could increase the likelihood of the bombs being used, and a terrorist organisation could use them, cf the origin of WW1. Some people think that, unless the governments of both E and W change their policies, the human race will not exist at the end of the twentieth century. He also questions how much harm is done by fallout from testing and how easy or difficult it is to detect that tests have been carried out. Instead of the countries hating one another they should come together in peace and co-operation. One great power should have the courage to say that it is prepared to opt out of the nuclear race, and Britain can become great by showing the way. Britain should no longer provide the bases for the U.S. to launch the weapons on other countries. After Frank has spoken, there are contributions by other speakers.
There are many books etc by Frank in the WCML collection, including writings on nuclear war and disarmament.
There are many books etc by Frank in the WCML collection, including writings on nuclear war and disarmament.
Extent1 Cassette tape
Physical descriptionNWA copy
LanguageEnglish
Persons keywordAllaun, Frank
SubjectPeace issues, Nuclear weapons, War, Disarmament
Conditions governing accessOpen
Levelfile
Normal locationZ (Room 24)