The prevention of war is the most essential task for securing the survival of humanity and the continued development of society. Despite the fact that war has resulted in the deaths of millions of soldiers and civilians - even and especially since the year 1945 - and continues to cause suffering, insecurity and death to this present day; the above premise is often ignored.

Security is nearly always interpreted as military security whereas the Campaign for International Co-operation and Disarmament (C.I.C.D.) believes that security cannot be enforced by ever greater numbers of increasingly sophisticated weapons. Security is so much more than the absence of threat, just as peace is much more than the absence of war. Real security comes with jobs, steady food supplies, homes, clean water, warmth, education and healthcare, democracy and human rights.

The C.I.C.D works towards the abolition of all Weapons of Mass Destruction (W.M.D), particularly nuclear weapons, and furthermore all other tools of the military industrial complex because only through peace can all of humanity experience true wellbeing.

The C.I.C.D fundamentally believes that in order to survive and succeed, humanity must learn from its history and avoid the scourge of war in order to refrain from destroying ourselves and/or our environment.

The C.I.C.D is a democratic movement of people seeking co-operation with other peace organisations - local, national and international, on the basis of mutual equality and respect. The Campaign for International Co-operation and Disarmament is supported by individual members as well as trade unions, church and community groups. We are wholly reliant on subscription, donation and affiliation.