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'National Security and Nuclear Weapons - Risks and Opportunities for Labour' Wednesday 26th September, Labour Party Conference, Room 13 ACC Liverpool 08:00
Even with immediate changes ONR will only allow operations for a limited time.
Senior academics criticised a 'culture of optimism' within the programme.
The MoD claims that to release the reports would endanger national security
The money is not included in the budget for the Dreadnought submarine programme
The consultation is open until 22nd February
NIS partner ICAN (International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons) receive the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize
How would the ban treaty affect the UK's nuclear weapons programme?
Unite members have agreed to end the dispute by accepting wage increases
A report has highlighted the risks to several interlinked projects.
Both AWE sites continue to be subject to an enhanced level of regulatory attention
Nukewatch analysis suggest warheads are being loaded onto HMS Vengence
The concerns were raised in survey reponses from participants.
Crane operations were temporarily stood down after a series of safety incidents
The report considered the impact of sea level rises under a 'high emissions' climate change scenario.
The UK, US and France have stated their intention to never join the nuclear ban treaty
Defence procurement problems which are likely to affect the Dreadnought programme
A broken-down armoured personnel carrier caused a nuclear weapon convoy to halt for 45 minutes
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