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NATO's Nuclear Posture

As part of its military doctrine, NATO relies on nuclear weapons, including the strategic nuclear arsenals of the United States and the United Kingdom, and U.S. B61 tactical gravity bombs based in five other member states as part of...

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Arms Control Treaties: New START, NPT, CTBT, and FMCT

BASIC has followed developments around nuclear arms control treaties for over twenty years. This page includes links to recent coverage and resources for key treaties that BASIC has focused on as key steps in achieving progress towards its...

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Trident

BASIC is seeking to foster informed debate over Britain’s nuclear weapon system, which is currently composed of a fleet of four Vanguard submarines carrying Trident missiles. As part of this effort, BASIC has set up the...

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Towards a WMD-free zone in the Middle East

International concern has been focused on Iran’s uranium enrichment program and Tehran’s potential and intention to develop nuclear weapons. In the Middle East, many leaders and constituencies are worried about the officially unacknowledged nuclear arsenal of Israel, as well as...

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Iran's nuclear program

BASIC has been tracking and commenting upon the issues related to Iran’s nuclear program since 2003. Iran is developing its own fuel cycle, focused in the first instance upon its uranium conversion facility at Esfahan and its enrichment facility at Natanz....

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All Party Parliamentary Group on Global Security and Non-proliferation

BASIC collaborates closely with the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Global Security and Non-Proliferation. Its clerk, Lorna Richardson, is formally a BASIC employee but is seconded wholly to work with the...

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