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Weapons latest news
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AWE accused of union busting
The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) and its construction contractors NG Bailey and Costain have been accused of ‘union busting’ by the construction union Unite over action taken against five workers which resulted in a walk-out of 200 NG Bailey workers on 20 September.
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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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Work restarts on AWE uranium facility
Work will begin on the store and assessing the cost of the remaining building work.
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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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Developer challenge to Burghfield emergency zone fails
The High Court rejected the judicial review of a decision to enlarge the zone.
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£16bn increase won’t fix the MOD’s problems
The huge increase will only temporarily mask a longstanding mismatch between ambition and budget.
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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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Rolls-Royce breached nuclear safety limits
The quantity of fissile material in a facility was more than 25% over the criticality limit.
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Four-fold increase in nuclear convoy problems from 2016 to 2019
MoD recently released figures in response to a Freedom of Information request.
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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.