Before the hippies of the 1960s adopted the “Peace” symbol as their own, it was the official symbol for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) in 1958. The CND is an organization that opposes any military action that may lead to use of nuclear, chemical, or biologic weapons and were opposed the building of atomic power stations in Britain, a concern of the era. The design of the symbolic logo, which does resemble the footprint of a dove inside of a circle, allegedly derives its creation directly from the Semaphore Flag Alphabet for the letters “N” and “D” (Nuclear Disarmament.)