The huge increase will only temporarily mask a longstanding mismatch between ambition and budget.
Government Policy latest news
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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
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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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What do we know about the UK’s nuclear warhead plans?
A quick summary of what’s currently in the public domain.
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DNSR report Information Tribunal: summary of day one
The key points from the hearing, Monday 2nd January.
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Key documents from Information Tribunal hearing on DNSR report
Witness statements and skeleton arguments submitted to the tribunal
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New Report – Trouble Ahead
This report looks at the problems arising in the UK nuclear weapons programme, the overall total cost of the programme and the need for policy changes to address a situation that is becoming increasingly unsustainable.
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Government claims releasing nuclear safety assessment would risk national security
All the regulator's reports since April 2015 have been censored.
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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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Ministry of Defence censors nuclear safety reports
The MoD claims that to release the reports would endanger national security
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Capenhurst selected as interim storage site for submarine reactor vessels
The Ministry of Defence has selected the Capenhurst Nuclear Services site in Cheshire as the preferred site to store radioactive reactor pressure vessels from dismantled nuclear submarines. The selection of a site concludes a process begun in 2012 and means that decommissioning work can begin on the submarines.
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NIS Response to Labour’s Defence Review
Nuclear Information Service has submitted a response to the Labour Party's defence policy review.