The Peace Movement’s Nuclear Winter Silence
Not since the Cuban Missile Crisis has the prospect of a nuclear war, seemed more likely. Yet, to look at our international peace movement today, you could be forgiven for being unaware of the fact that Putin’s botched invasion of Ukraine has now put us on a terrifying trajectory towards the deployment of nuclear warheads. Indeed, quite a wee bit of effort is required to find any significant statement of solidarity with the Ukrainian people facing the very real possibility of a nuclear strike or any significant criticism of Russia on the official websites and social media accounts of a few prominent anti-war and anti-nuclear groups. In fact, a quick scan of some major peace organisations media suggests that we are campaigning on, and talking about, pretty much everything, apart from the prospect of a nuclear strike from Russia. To paraphrase Topol from Fiddler on the Roof: You may ask; where are the mass demonstrations and huge peace marches through our major capital cities? Where