Read ‘Youth, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament: Recommendations from Early-Career Experts to the Non-Proliferation Treaty’ here. Read…
BASIC News
Video: Exchange on Youth Recommendations (BASIC-UNODA-ROK NPT 2022 Side Event)
On Thursday 11th August, BASIC, alongside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea and UN Office for Disarmament Affairs, hosted the final session of a side event series to the Tenth NPT Review Conference, on ‘Advancing the ‘Youth, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament’ Agenda’.
The Future Just Ain’t What it Used to Be: Emerging Trends and their Impact On the Future of Nuclear Weapons Policy and International Security
Putin’s apparent willingness to introduce nuclear weapons in a non-nuclear war is a watershed moment with implications beyond Europe and the West. In this article, Rishi Paul looks to Russia’s recent behaviour as a lens to understand what the future might hold in store, and draw out the potential implications for international security.
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’.
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.
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.
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.