An overview of the Royal Navy’s submarine base in Scotland. It includes a history of the base and its two main sites, the key facilities and future plans.
NIS reports
Some reports are available to order as hard copies here https://form.jotform.com/203293750177053
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US-UK Mutual Defence Agreement: A Nuclear Information Service Briefing
An overview of the history, current functioning and future of the US-UK Mutual Defence Agreement.
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Devonport: A Nuclear Information Service Briefing
An overview of the Devonport Royal Dockyard and its role in servicing the UK’s submarine fleet
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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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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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Nuclear weapons are banned: what does this mean for Britain?
A briefing by Rebecca Johnson on the implications of the UN Treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons (TPNW). Jointly produced by the Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy, CND and NIS.
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Trouble Ahead: Risks and Rising Costs in the UK Nuclear Weapons Programme
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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NIS briefing: Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
How would the ban treaty affect the UK’s nuclear weapons programme?
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Factsheet: Financing the Atomic Weapons Establishment
A look at AWE Management Ltd’s finances, including AWE’s spiralling budget over the last 18 years, and profits retained by the consortium.
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Report: Playing With Fire: Nuclear Weapons Incidents and Accidents in the United Kingdom
NIS has released a report examining the accident record of the UK's nuclear weapons programme over its 65 year history, looking across the full scope of the programme and describing the most significant incidents in detail.
The report describes 110 accidents, near misses, and dangerous occurrences.
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Report: AWE: Britain’s Nuclear Weapons Factory PAST, PRESENT, AND POSSIBILITIES FOR THE FUTURE
The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) plays a key role in the UK’s Trident nuclear weapons programme. This report describes AWE’s work and examines alternatives for its future in the event of a decision to cancel the Trident programme.
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Executive Summary: AWE: Britain’s Nuclear Weapons Factory PAST, PRESENT, AND POSSIBILITIES FOR THE FUTURE
The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) plays a key role in the UK’s Trident nuclear weapons programme. This report describes AWE’s work and examines alternatives for its future in the event of a decision to cancel the Trident programme.
