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Briefing for MPs: Trident – Worse than irrelevant
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Trident should be consigned to history
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...
What if? Security consequences of Brexit and Trident renewal.
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...
Trident or the EU: which is better for peace and security?
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...
Dr Johnson’s statement on risk at the UN OEWG Geneva – 2nd May 2016
Thank you Mr Chairperson, I am speaking on behalf of the Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy, which is also a steering group partner in ICAN. I would like to thank Dr Patricia Lewis for her very thoughtful analysis of risk, and also Ireland for introducing the...
Military killer robots create a moral dilemma
Arguments against the use of such machines by armed forces are blurred in the fog of war by John Thornhill via The Financial Times Imagine this futuristic scenario: a US-led coalition is closing in on Raqqa determined to eradicate Isis. The international forces...
Seeking Action on Autonomous Weapons
CCW Report, Vol. 3, No.2 by Ray Acheson via Reaching Critical Will The third UN meeting on lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS) opened on Monday morning with a general discussion by states. Once again, the majority of delegates taking the floor agreed that...
The Necessity to Reduce and Eliminate Nuclear Threats and Weapons in the Middle East and Internationally
Water, Energy and the Arab Awakening by the Interaction Council Chapter 16 by Rebecca Johnson [embeddoc url="https://new.acronym.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/IAC-book-chapter-by-REJohnson2014.pdf" download="all"]Â
Feminist peacebuilding – a courageous intelligence
There are patriarchal reasons why women are disproportionately made to suffer in wars. It should not be surprising that women are disproportionately active in resisting and challenging violence, wars and armed oppression, says Rebecca Johnson. by Rebecca Johnson via...
Written Evidence for the House of Commons Defence Select Committee On Deterrence and the changing role and requirements for security
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