The CND symbol, aka <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_symbol" id="mwxw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Peace symbol">peace symbol</a>, commissioned by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_Action_Committee" id="mwyA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Direct Action Committee">Direct Action Committee</a> in protest against the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_Weapons_Research_Establishment" id="mwyQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Atomic Weapons Research Establishment">Atomic Weapons Research Establishment</a>, is designed and completed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Holtom" id="mwyg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Gerald Holtom">Gerald Holtom</a>.