NIS Update 14th May 2008, AWE has sacrificed its core work for new-build in a flawed business model.
Disarmament & nonproliferation latest news
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Hansard on Nuclear Disarmament
*Nuclear Disarmament* *Mr. Hancock:* To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to publish confidence-building verification methodologies for monitoring nuclear disarmament; and if he will make a statement. [200304] * 24 Apr 2008 : Column 2179W* *Mr. Bob Ainsworth:* The Atomic Weapons Establishment is engaged in developing technical methods and processes for verifying multilateral nuclear disarmament both nationally and in co-operation with several Norwegian defence laboratories.
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Hansard on Nuclear Disarmament
*Nuclear Disarmament* *Mr. Hancock:* To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what /(a)/ financial and /(b)/ in kind contributions the Atomic Weapons Establishment has made to the (i) International Atomic Energy Agency and (ii) Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in the field of verification techniques in the last five years. [200305] *Mr. Bob Ainsworth:* AWE is a member of the IAEA's Network of Analytical Laboratories that analyse environmental samples collected by the IAEA's Department of Safeguards.
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NIS Legal Challenge to the UK Government’s Trident Replacement
NIS legal challenge to the UK government decision to replace the Trident nuclear weapons system until 2050.
On Tuesday 10th June 2008, the high court will hear the NIS case for challenging the government's plan to renew the Trident nuclear weapons system. Grounds for the claim are that the government failed to carry out a promised Consultation and that building a new nuclear system is contrary to international law and the Non- Proliferation Treaty.
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SNP Group Aims to Dump Trident
The Scottish government has set up an expert group to investigate how best to get rid of nuclear weapons, the Sunday Herald can reveal. The group, to be chaired by Bruce Crawford MSP, the minister for parliamentary business, is seen by many as a crucial step towards making Scotland a nuclear-free nation – and could trigger a confrontation with Westminster.
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Hansard on Iran’s Nuclear programme
13 Dec 2007 : Column 829W
Iran: Nuclear Weapons
Mr. Hague: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what decisions were taken at the meeting of E3+3 Political Directors in Paris on 1 December about the next stage in discussions with Iran over its nuclear programme; and when the next meeting between Javier Solana and Saeed Jalili is expected. [172792]
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Hansard March/April, NPT and AWE
Hansard entries 29th March to 24th April
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Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty**Alan Simpson: *To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and
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Hansard on NPT January – March 2007
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Nuclear Disarmament**Nick Harvey:* To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the 13 practical steps toward nuclear disarmament referred to on page 13 of the White Paper CM6994, in respect of which of these steps progress has been made; and if he will make a statement. [108787]
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Hansard on Trident January – March 2007
25.01.07 – 06.03.07, Hansard – Written Answers to Questions, 22 Jan 2007 : Column 1555W Trident
Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence in which year he expects that the Trident nuclear capability would, if not upgraded, become obsolete. [116808] -
DEFENCE SELECT COMMITTEE INQUIRY INTO THE WHITE PAPER ON THE FUTURE OF THE UK
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October 2006
The Future of the Strategic Nuclear Deterrent: the UK manufacturing and skills base
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Plan to cut nuclear stockpile ‘a hollow gesture’
Plan to cut nuclear stockpile ‘a hollow gesture’
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AWE Laser Could take on US Warhead Design and Testing
Was a USA Aldermaston planned in 1993? Tri Valley Cares, the anti-nuclear NGO local to Lawrence Livermore Laboratories site in California has been opposing the National Ignition Facility since 1994. Given the lead time for such projects, we can assume that the original design and plans have now been overtaken by new science. Originally priced at million, the 192-beam NIF mega-laser will cost in the region of billion to build. With operating costs factored in over its projected lifetime, it could cost over billion.