Home ›

nuclear

Shadow NATO Summit III in Washington, DC

May 14, 2012

The British American Security Information Council, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, The Elliott School of International Affairs, NATO Watch, and Strategy International held a conference in Washington, DC on May 14 and 15, 2012, a week before the NATO Summit in Chicago.

Concrete steps needed towards 2012 conference on WMD-free zone in the Middle East

Anne Penketh, program director, May 23, 2011

One year ago, on May 28, 2010, the signatory states of the global Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) agreed in New York to convene a 2012 conference on establishing a WMD-free zone in the Middle East (ME).

Middle East unrest complicates quest for WMD-free zone

Anne Penketh, program director, March 10, 2011

The recent uprisings in the Middle East have clouded the picture for a planned 2012 conference on establishing a zone free of weapons of mass destruction, BASIC Program Director Anne Penketh writes.

Trident expected to be delayed until after next UK general election

Guardian, September 22, 2010

Britain’s Liberal Democrat armed forces minister, Nick Harvey, indicates that the final decision on the replacement of Trident will be delayed until October 2015 - after the next general election. This would allow the Liberal Democrats and their Conservative coalition partners to do battle over the future of the submarine nuclear missile system in the election campaign.

Syndicate content