Discuss - World UN and NATO - Remain a member of NATO

Do you believe that the UK should remain a member of the United Nations (UN) and NATO?

Conservative "EU policy must never be a replacement for national decision-making and national defence policy, and neither should it duplicate or undermine the work of NATO, which must remain the bedrock of our security." Source: Conservative Party 2014 European Manifesto.

Green Party The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) is a mil itary -oriented body, which imposes conflict cessation rather than encouraging peace building. As such, it is not a sustainable mechanism for maintaining peace in the world. We would take the UK out of NATO unilaterally. Source: Green Party 'Peace' Manifesto.

Labour The report [Towards the next Defence and Security Review: Part Two - NATO] reiterates the importance of NATO as the cornerstone of the UK’s defence policy and as the sole organisation for collective defence. As part of this, Labour welcomes the announcement made earlier this week that the UK will send a battle group to participate in Exercise Black Eagle in October as part of a NATO package to reassure our allies in Eastern Europe. Source: Vernon Coaker MP, Labour Shadow Defence Secretary.

Liberal Democrat The Liberal Democrats would work with our partners in the EU, NATO, the UN and the Commonwealth to tackle security challenges and seek peaceful solutions to conflicts worldwide. Source: Liberal Democrat party website.

Plaid Cymru Plaid Cymru rejects NATO as a nuclear alliance and a product of the Cold War. The modern world requires cooperation that is not built on the old-fashioned premise of competing military blocs but rather one that brings all countries and hemispheres together in the common pursuit of peace, reconciliation and justice. Source: Plaid Cymru website, http://www.partyof.wales/news/2014/09/04/plaid-cymru-statement-on-nato-summit/

Respect Party We support the idea that Britain should leave NATO. Furthermore, NATO should be disbanded and replaced with a European Union defence organisation which does not involve the United States and which reflects the interests of its own member states. This organisation would be responsible for securing Europe’s borders and for security issues in or on the borders of the European zone only. Source: Respect Party. http://www.respectparty.org/international/nato/

SNP An SNP Government will maintain NATO membership subject to an agreement that Scotland will not host nuclear weapons and NATO continues to respect the right of members to only take part in UN sanctioned operations. After the [Autumn conference 2012] debate, SNP members voted 426-332 to overturn their policy of opposition to Nato. Source: WIkipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_debate_in_the_Scottish_National_Party

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