Since the 1950s, the UK’s nuclear weapons programme has depended upon the resources, lands and labour of indigenous communities. Join us to discuss the continuing impacts on communities.
Nuclear Information Service is an independent, not-for-profit research organisation. We investigate the UK nuclear weapons programme and publish accurate and reliable information to stimulate informed debate on disarmament and related issues.
Latest news
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Increasing risk of problems in Derby delaying Dreadnought schedule
The Core Production Capability project may miss delivery dates for reactor cores.
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Mensa warhead facility costs now over £2bn
The original budget for the troubled project was £734m
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Aldermaston worker killed in construction accident
The deceased was a 57-year-old employee of Balfour Beatty
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John Ainslie’s Archives
The Ainslie Archive is a work-in-progress and feedback is welcomed. NIS is scanning, tagging and uploading the vast archive of the late nuclear weapons researcher. You can already browse over 1000 documents
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HMS Vanguard leaves Devonport after 7 years of maintenance
The cost of the work has been estimated at over £500m
Latest reports
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Extreme Circumstances: The UK’s new nuclear warhead in context
This new research report gathers together all available information from UK and US sources on the replacement nuclear warhead programme.
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Nuclear Weapon Modernisation: Attitudes of non-nuclear weapon states
This briefing compiles all the official statements on the subject of nuclear modernisation in NPT meetings since 2015 and in the Open Ended Working Group and negotiations for the TPNW.
