Current indications are that the new submarines will run on Highly Enriched Uranium Fuel.
Disarmament & nonproliferation latest news
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Nuclear weapons modernisation concerns almost 90% of UN member states
The latest NIS publication reveals the attitudes of States without nuclear weapons to nuclear weapon modernisation.
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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.
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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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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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Introducing the Programme on Nuclear Responsibilities
A write-up of the launch event for the new BASIC and ICCS report.
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Nuclear Weapons and Disarmament: What does the future hold?
A webinar to mark our 20th Anniversary with Jeremy Corbyn MP, Jonathon Porritt, Kate Hudson, Dr Olamide Samuel and
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Disarmament verification research at AWE: what it is, why it’s there, and what next
An overview of this important but low-profile work.
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The Case Against UK Trident: A Naval Officer’s Perspective
A former submarine commander shares his views
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Nobel Peace Prize Award to ICAN
NIS partner ICAN (International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons) receive the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize
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NIS briefing: Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
How would the ban treaty affect the UK's nuclear weapons programme?