The latest NIS publication reveals the attitudes of States without nuclear weapons to nuclear weapon modernisation.
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Webinar: The Politics of Nuclear Disarmament
Join Tim Street, Alicia Sanders-Zakre, Paul Rogers and Henrietta Wilson to discuss the meaning of nuclear disarmament today. Tuesday 31 August 2pm – 3pm register here…
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Work restarts on AWE uranium facility
Work will begin on the store and assessing the cost of the remaining building work.
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Why is the UK reversing progress on disarmament?
What is the reason for the recent decision to increase the UK’s warhead stockpile cap?
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What do non-nuclear states think about nuclear weapon modernisation?
Watch the video of the webinar discussing our briefing on nuclear weapons modernisation.
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Developer challenge to Burghfield emergency zone fails
The High Court rejected the judicial review of a decision to enlarge the zone.
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AWE fined £660,000 for electrical near-miss
District Judge Malcolm Dodds said AWE’s behaviour involved “material and significant failings
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Aldermaston in ‘special measures’ until at least 2022
The Chief Nuclear Inspector has dealt a blow to Aldermaston in his annual report on nuclear safety in the UK.
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Introducing the Programme on Nuclear Responsibilities
A write-up of the launch event for the new BASIC and ICCS report.
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£16bn increase won’t fix the MOD’s problems
The huge increase will only temporarily mask a longstanding mismatch between ambition and budget.
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Second safety prosecution of AWE in two years
The prosecution follows an 2018 court case where AWE pleaded guilty and were fined £1m.
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AWE to be renationalised
The government announced on in early November that they will break their contract with the commercial consortium running the Atomic Weapons Establishment