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Forthcoming events
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latest on Peter Burt's blog
- Blackaby Paper: 'Nuclear weapons: historical perspective and modern dangers'
- The 2012 NPT PrepCom: Hopes and prospects
- Submarine dismantling - only half the story
- Why we need the Freedom of Information Act
- The virtual option
- Nuclear ethics: forgotten virtues?
- A tale of two reviews
- AWE visits to the USA give insight into US-UK nuclear co-operation
- Navy's submarine reactors do not meet civilian safety standards
- Vive l'entente cordiale?
- Aldermaston's £500 million new uranium project - read our special briefing.
- Emergency services could not cope with Southampton nuclear submarine accident
- Nuclear submarine waste bound for AWE?
- MOD Stops Live Nuclear Work at AWE due to preasure from NII over safety risks..
- 2008 Annual Report released by NIS.
- A New Film Exposes Deadly Cargo on British Roads..
Blogs
Blackaby Paper: 'Nuclear weapons: historical perspective and modern dangers'
2012-05-17 13:44Nuclear weapons are often described as an 'insurance policy' against an uncertain future by their advocates. However, rather than acting as a guarantee of stability and predictability over years to come, they can actually create instability and increase the risks faced by the public and governments. An accident involving a nuclear accident is one possibility, but less obvious examples include the potential for nuclear weapons to act as a driver of global nuclear proliferation; the economic risks associated with the immense costs of maintaining a nuclear weapons programme; and the politic
Submarine dismantling - only half the story
2012-02-20 22:23Ministry of Defence video about the Submarine Dismantling Project
Why we need the Freedom of Information Act
2012-02-06 18:56
Although people sometimes assume that Nuclear Information Service obtains its information about the UK's nuclear weapons from moles, spies, and insider sources, the reality is far less exciting. One of the most important routes through which we obtain information is by asking for it directly from the Ministry of Defence and other government bodies using the powers of the Freedom of Information Act.
The virtual option
2012-01-27 21:58
The BASIC Trident Commission was set up almost a year ago to investigate the United Kingdom's nuclear weapons policy and the issue of Trident renewal and, better late than never, I've just got round to submitting Nuclear Information Service's evidence to the Commission.
Nuclear ethics: forgotten virtues?
2011-12-17 23:03Earlier this week I was invited to a meeting of the Birmingham Policy Commission – an initiative set up by the University of Birmingham to examine the arguments for and against nuclear power as a future energy generating technology.
A tale of two reviews
2011-05-27 20:34How much of an issue will plans to replace the UK's Trident nuclear weapons be during the next general election campaign? Although the election is not scheduled to take place until 2015, the battlelines for the Trident debate are already being drawn.
AWE visits to the USA give insight into US-UK nuclear co-operation
2011-04-14 13:03Navy's submarine reactors do not meet civilian safety standards
2011-03-10 22:41Vive l'entente cordiale?
2011-02-21 11:35
Abolition 2000 brought together campaigners and analysts from both sides of the Channel this weekend at a seminar to discuss the implications of the new UK – France Defence and Security Co-operation Treaty. The Treaty commits the two nations to co-operation over defence and security issues for the next 50 years, with a separate agreement to develop joint facilities for nuclear weapons physics research.
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