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27 Feb 2016

Trident rally is Britain’s biggest anti-nuclear march in a generation

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Thousands of protesters including Jeremy Corbyn and other party leaders gather in London for CND march and rally by Mark Townsend via The Guardian Thousands of protesters have assembled in central London for Britain’s biggest anti-nuclear weapons rally in a … Read More

26 Feb 2016

Britain’s boycott of the UN multilateral nuclear disarmament talks

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via OpenDemocracy With opposition to Trident growing, the British government has refused to join this week’s UN multilateral nuclear disarmament talks on practical measures to build global security without nuclear weapons. As thousands gather to demonstrate in … Read More

26 Feb 2016

Ultimately we don’t need Trident and it won’t keep us safe

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The Green MP on why she will be protesting against the UK’s nuclear fleet. by Caroline Lucas via The New Statesman FLICKR/DEFENCE IMAGES Former Foreign Secretary Robin Cook noted that Trident was “worse than irrelevant” for dealing with the international … Read More

13 Feb 2016

UK needs Trident to play ‘outsized’ role in world affairs, says US defence secretary

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Press Association via The Guardian Ash Carter says it is important the UK has military might that backs up ‘its moral standing and its historical standing’ in world Britain must keep its Trident nuclear deterrent to maintain its “outsized” role in … Read More

11 Feb 2016

Trident: the British question

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The debate is not simply about submarines and missiles. It touches almost every anxiety about the identity of the United Kingdom. The decision may tell us what kind of country – or countries – we will become by Ian Jack via The … Read More

10 Feb 2016

UK to send five ships to Baltic as part of Nato buildup against Russia

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Britain will also contribute troops to a new 6,000-strong force that is intended to act as a deterrent by Ewen MacAskill via The Guardian The UK is to send five extra ships to the Baltic as part of a … Read More

9 Feb 2016

Trident is too important an issue to be shouted down

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Trident needs a sensible, mature debate. Labour MPs’ bickering simply plays into the Tories’ hands by deflecting attention from their European split by Owen Jones via The Guardian Last night, a group of Labour MPs yelled down the shadow defence secretary, … Read More

11 Jan 2016

Labour party members may get say on Trident policy

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Jeremy Corbyn says executive to decide whether to introduce rules that could see end of support for nuclear deterrent Jeremy Corbyn has cleared the way for Labour party members to be given a decisive role in whether to change … Read More

9 Nov 2015

A Silent Battle of Power

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The United Nations General Assembly adopts countless resolutions on nuclear weapons, every year. But this year something was different. At the UN headquarters in New York, a significant battle over nuclear weapons took place. by Beatrice Fihn via Huffpost Politics … Read More

21 Oct 2014

More countries back UN statement on nuclear disarmament

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A joint statement on nuclear disarmament was delivered at a U.N. General Assembly committee meeting Monday, drawing support from more than 150 countries including Japan, the broadest international backing among the five similar documents issued so far at the United … Read More

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