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Video: Advancing the ‘Youth, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament’ Agenda (BASIC-UNODA-ROK NPT 2022 Side Event)

On August 2nd, BASIC, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea and UNODA, hosted an event on ‘Advancing the ‘Youth, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament’ Agenda’.

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BASIC’s Recommendations Over the Tenth NPT Review Cycle

The Tenth NPT RevCon is taking place from 1st to 26th August 2022. Read the key reports written by BASIC during the Tenth Review Cycle (2015-2022).

Dumping “Disposable” Reactors in the Sea Should be a Non-Starter

Chris Spedding argues that developing and testing autonomous nuclear-propulsion reactors for aerial or subsea munitions will lead to a real risk of radiological exposure and contamination, with lethal consequences.

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Event: The Stepping Stones Approach during a Challenging Review Cycle

On Tuesday 9th August, BASIC, together with the Government of Sweden, will host an in-person Side Event in Room CR.C at the UNHQ in New York City on the Stepping Stones Approach.

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Nuclear Responsibilities in a Deterrence Driven World

In the fourth of our series on the nuclear responsibilities approach in the Asia-Pacific, Kanica Rakhra explores what makes states act responsibly in nuclear crises and how this has to be balanced against the need to ensure credible deterrence.

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Examining ‘Gender-Sensitive’ Approaches to Nuclear Weapons Policy: a Study of the Non-Proliferation Treaty

In this article published in International Affairs (98:4) Laura Rose Brown and Dr Laura Considine examine what ‘gender sensitivity’ means in the nuclear policy context.

The Potential for Developing Shared Nuclear Responsibilities in an Unstable South Asian Nuclear Relationship

In the third of our special pieces on the potential of reframing the nuclear debate in the Asia-Pacific by focusing on the nuclear responsibilities of states, Nidaa Shahid highlights the importance of developing better lines of communication between India and Pakistan, especially in times of crisis.

AUKUS and Southeast Asia’s Non-Proliferation Concerns

In the second of our series reflecting on the value of thinking about risk reduction and security in the Asia-Pacific in terms of nuclear responsibilities, Ristian Atriandi Supriyanto examines the response of ASEAN governments to AUKUS.