Women at Greenham Common

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2. They protest against cruise missiles.

2.1. Small pilotless airplane

2.2. 2.6 meters wingspan

2.3. Powered by turbofan engines

2.4. Delivers 450kg high-explosive bomb to a precise location. When the bomb explodes, the missile is destroyed.

2.5. The costs can vary between $500,000 to $1,000,000 (1 million dollars) -- depending on their configuration.

2.6. These long-range missiles can have a range of over 1000km, and they fly at a speed of 800km/h.

2.7. The cruise missile is the United States weapon of choice, for a variety of quick-strike operations.

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4. Evidence of views

4.1. On 27 August, 1981, they set off from Cardiff on a 120-mile, 10-day walk to the base

4.2. They set up camp on 5 September

4.3. On 12 December, 1982, 30,000 women gathered on the Common

4.4. On 29 October the following year, 2,000 used bolt cutters to cut down five miles of the nine-mile perimeter fence

4.5. On 14 November, 1983, the first of 96 cruise missiles arrived, each carrying a warhead with the explosive power of 16 Hiroshima bombs

4.6. The missiles were removed from the base in the early nineties

5. one of ours account on the events

5.1. 'I was involved in the peace movement even before I went to Greenham, but after a couple of visits I had made up my mind that I wanted to be committed to the cause. In March 1983, I started preparing my children for my departure. Three were at university; I was leaving two teenagers at home. 'It was exhilarating to see all these women, but it was no playground. There was no telephone, no toilets. We had to use a hole in the ground. It was shocking how primitive it was, but it was a case of giving up comfort for commitment. 'I was 55 and had never camped in my life, but I knew it was something I had to take on. We were treated in some places as heroines and in others as harridans. Shops in Newbury had signs on the door saying "No Peace Campers" and all the pubs, except one, refused to let us in.

6. Impact on our views

6.1. Many people say it was ineffective but it is known to have changed the “nature of protest”

6.2. They were gaining recognition within the UK

6.3. The spreading of awareness caused more understanding of the real dangers of these weapons

6.4. They were initially ignored by the media so they decided to chain themselves to a gate in an attempt to generate publicity

6.5. They then gathered essentials and set up a less temporary peace camp

6.6. The protests of these women eventually pushed the nuclear debate into political discourse

7. Started on the 27 August, 1981. A group of 36 women set off from Cardiff on a 120-mile, 10-day walk to the RAF military base.