Trident is a redundant technology that should not be replaced via The Guardian Parliament will vote on Monday on whether or not to replace Britain’s Trident nuclear weapons system. To vote in favour will see Britain as a nuclear armed state into the 2060s and...
If David Cameron survives the result of the EU referendum, he may try to rush Parliament into a vote on Trident renewal in July. What is at stake for Britain's security? by Rebecca Johnson via OpenDemocracy The decisions on Trident renewal and EU membership will have...
Mutual security and deterrence with fewer risks has been a conscious, crucial, and underestimated role of the EU. A Brexit vote would put this at risk and make Britain less secure. by Rebecca Johnson via OpenDemocracy Part one. Two decisions, Trident replacement and...
This is the fifth blog post in a series on official transparency reporting, where it struggles, and the important role civil society often plays in monitoring and improving global understanding of the trade and use of conventional weapons. by Natalie Goldring via...
Later this month, President Obama will visit Hiroshima. By Setsuko Thurlow and Dr Ira Helmand via CNN Seventy-one years after an atomic bomb leveled the city, it is no doubt progress that a sitting U.S. president, the commander of a nuclear arsenal that can destroy...
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The Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) established late last year by the UNGA for ‘taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations’ recently concluded the second of its three 2016 sessions. Several aspects of its work warrant reflection as the dust...
Barack Obama is to visit Hiroshima this month - the first serving US president to travel to the Japanese city since it was hit by a US nuclear bomb in 1945. by BBC Asia The visit will be part of an Asian trip from 21-28 May that will also take in Vietnam. The...
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