This new research report gathers together all available information from UK and US sources on the replacement nuclear warhead programme.
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New report – Extreme circumstances: The UK’s new nuclear warhead in context
Out now!
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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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Webinar: Extreme Circumstances
Register here to join on 8 September at 14:00
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An update on UK nuclear weapons modernisation
An overview of the latest developments.
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MOD equipment affordability risks remain despite £48bn extra funding
An internal assessment found that nuclear programmes were particularly vulnerable to cost rises.
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Preparations for US nuclear weapons storage in UK
The UK has been added to the list of countries as benefitting from an upgrade programme that is near completion.
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TPNW: First anniversary report
To coincide with the first anniversary of the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons – a detailed report on what the ban means for Britain by Dr Rebecca Johnson, published by Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy and CND with additional research and assistance from Nuclear Information Service.
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Webinar: Nuclear Secrecy in the US and UK
This discussion covers the history of nuclear secrecy, how the bomb has affected the politics, democracy and society of nuclear states, and what disarmament would entail. Click here to watch now.
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AWE becomes a Non-Departmental Public Body
The transition has seen a shake-up at board level, but many of the previous executive team are still in place.
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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.