As a follow on to the London GCC Nuclear workshop, BASIC hosted a private workshop involving involving discussions of strategic matters in the context of nuclear energy developments in the region, and commitments by states to nuclear non-proliferation.
The London GCC Nuclear Workshop
Hosted in collaboration with the Center of Information and Arabian-Russian Studies (CIARS), this workshop of officials and international and regional experts in the field of nuclear diplomacy and strategic security discussed the strategic balance in the region, the evolution of deterrence relationships, the development of non- proliferation commitments and credible assurances surrounding them.
An Interview with Paul Ingram, Executive Director of the British American Security Information Council (BASIC)
Paul Ingram was interviewed by the ISN about BASIC's mission, our new project called Next Generation that works to stimulate fresh thinking in the nuclear weapons debate and the cross-party BASIC Trident Commission, which recently published its final report on the UK’s nuclear weapons policy.
British nukes, Ebola threat & Scottish oil
Paul Ingram was interviewed by Afshin Rattansi from Going Underground. It was about Britain's nuclear capability to which Paul said “the reason we have nuclear weapons is to stay close to the Americans.”
US, the UK secretly renew nuclear treaty
This article quotes Paul Ingram on the Mutual Defense Agreement (MDA) between the US and UK:
“The manifestation of the deep political, cultural, and philosophical relationship between [the US and the UK]”
“[But] how can it possibly be effective to criticize North Korea for allegedly supplying nuclear and missile technology to states like Syria and Iran when we trade between ourselves technologies directly relevant to constructing nuclear warheads, missiles, and submarines?”
Nuclear weapons deal with US renewed in secret, UK confirms
Paul Ingram was quoted in an article about the UK's confirmation about renewing the Mutual Delfence Agreement (MDA) with the United States.
He said: “In governing exceptional nuclear weapon collaboration between the US and UK that has contested legal basis, the MDA is the manifestation of the deep political, cultural and philosophical relationship between the two states.”
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
BASIC's event was publicized on this page. This event was part of our Talking Trident series which was held in Edinburgh, Scotland along with WMD Awareness.
Why Nuclear Weapons Work
This article in The Diplomat describes the arguements made by Ward Wilson (Senior fellow at BASIC) in an article he previously wrote titled 'Did Bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki Save Lives?'