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UK to send five ships to Baltic as part of Nato buildup against Russia
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 Nato buildup against Russia. A sizeable contingent of...
Trident is too important an issue to be shouted down
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, Emily...
Labour party members may get say on Trident policy
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 policy on the Trident nuclear...
A Silent Battle of Power
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...
More countries back UN statement on nuclear disarmament
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...
UK nuclear bomb factories rapped by watchdogs over radioactive waste
Atomic Weapons Establishment issued with non-compliance notice by Environment Agency over handling of hazardous waste by Rob Edwards via The Guardian Britain’s nuclear bomb factories have been reprimanded by two government watchdogs for breaking safety rules on...
To eliminate WMD we need to disarm patriarchy
Civil society must stop the use of chemical weapons being used as a pretext for US-led bombing in Syria. A gendered understanding demonstrates that the only sustainable strategy is to pursue disarmament and strengthen international humanitarian law. by Rebecca Johnson...
After Fukushima
As we pursue the abolition of nuclear weapons, we also need to phase out reliance on nuclear energy. Both are incompatible with our environmental and human security, says Rebecca Johnson. by Rebecca Johnson via OpenDemocracy There is still a long way to go before...