An overview of the history, current functioning and future of the US-UK Mutual Defence Agreement.
Parliamentary scrutiny latest news
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New NIS Briefing on Mutual Defence Agreement
Nearly 1,000 components were imported under the MDA between 2020 and 2023.
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Parliamentary Committee identifies gap in MOD spending scrutiny
The Public Accounts Committee said the MOD had lacked the “discipline to balance its budget”
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An Introduction to the latest NIS report by Dr. Nick Ritchie
Nick Ritchie assesses the contribution of the latest NIS report, ‘Extreme Circumstances: The UK’s new nuclear warhead in context’, to public understanding and democratic accountability
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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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New report – Extreme circumstances: The UK’s new nuclear warhead in context
Out now!
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John Ainslie’s Archives
The complete archives of the late nuclear weapons researcher John Ainslie. Over 3000 documents, reports, press cuttings and memos from Cold War times up until 2016.
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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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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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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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HMS Audacious finally leaves Barrow amid growing Astute programme secrecy
BAE kept the team at work on Audacious throughout the coronavirus crisis.