The UK has announced that it will not be participating in an international conference on the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapon use hosted this week by the Norwegian government.
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Alternatives to Trident take centre stage as senior politicians question need for new nuclear weapons
As Treasury Secretary Danny Alexander hits out at spending billions on replacing Trident, other senior politicians have added their voices to the growing criticism of government plans for new nuclear weapons.
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Audit Office: ‘More to do’ in improving Ministry of Defence equipment project performance
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) needs to do “consistently better” in improving cost management and reducing delays in the delivery of its major equipment projects according to the government's financial watchdog.
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UK government outlines position on Trident and Scottish independence vote
The UK's coalition government insists that independence for Scotland would not result in the UK abandoning its nuclear weapons even though finding alternatives to the current nuclear bases on the Clyde estuary would have a “huge cost” and would be an “enormous exercise”.
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Scottish Affairs Committee reports on Trident and Scottish independence
Scottish independence could result in nuclear disarmament being imposed upon the United Kingdom for an indeterminate period, according to a report published by the UK Parliament's Scottish Affairs Committee.
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Sixty years of British nuclear weapons
Find out about our interactive timeline showing the history of Britain's nuclear weapons programme.
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Nukewatch: Warhead convoy monitoring indicates that UK has commenced decommissioning warheads
The Ministry of Defence has commenced work to meet a government commitment to reduce the overall size of the UK's nuclear warhead stockpile according to the Nukewatch network, which monitors the movements of warhead convoys.
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Blackaby Paper: ‘Nuclear weapons: historical perspective and modern dangers’
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NIS Update: April 2012
REPORT QUESTIONS WHETHER INDEPENDENT SCOTLAND COULD REMAIN IN NATO WITHOUT TRIDENT
A report by Professor Malcolm Chalmers, defence policy director of the influential Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), has questioned whether an independent Scotland could remove Trident nuclear weapons from their base on the Clyde and remain in NATO.
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The virtual option
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.
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Secrecy over military equipment costs ‘makes a mockery of Government openness claims’
The costs of some of the most expensive and controversial military procurement programmes are to remain shrouded in secrecy despite a government promise to disclose spending on all contracts valued over £25,000.
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NIS Update: August – September 2011
ANNUAL ACCOUNTS PAINT BLEAK PICTURE FOR MINISTRY OF DEFENCE FINANCES
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) annual report and accounts for 2010-11, published earlier this summer, have further exposed the disorganised state of the Ministry's financial situation.
The accounts report a net operating cost of £47.1 billion and assets of some £127.9 billion mainly consisting of land, buildings, fighting equipment and stores together with gross liabilities of some £21.3 billion.