This second BASIC Trident Commission report focuses on issues around jobs, the maintenance of skills and technology and the regional economic concerns that will inevitably have an impact on political decisions.
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Study counts cost of Trident
The Financial Times highlights some of the key economic findings of the latest report written for the BASIC Trident Commission.
Bahrain Attends Nuclear Non-proliferation Conference
Bahrain News Agency's coverage of the first day of BASIC's conference on Nuclear Non-Proliferation in the Gulf, held in Doha, Qatar.
Nuclear Non-Proliferation in the Gulf
On Wednesday and Thursday, BASIC is holding a timely conference in Doha, Qatar, on “Nuclear Non-Proliferation in the Gulf”. It comes the week before President Obama meets with world leaders in South Korea for the second Nuclear Security Summit of his presidency, and the month before the resumption of the diplomatic cycle culminating in the 2015 Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Obama and Cameron’s nuclear opportunity
BASIC's “This Week” article from March 12, 2012 by Rachel Staley was republished on Politics.co.uk. The article focused on the transatlantic relationship and ways in which Barack Obama and David Cameron can capitalize on nuclear issues during their two-day meeting in March.
Obama and Cameron have opportunity on nuclear arms
U.S. President Barack Obama will play host to UK Prime Minister David Cameron this week, as the Prime Minister will arrive in Washington D.C. tomorrow for a two day summit with the U.S. President.
Paris Roundtable: NATO’s future deterrence posture–What can nuclear weapons contribute?
This roundtable workshop in Paris from March 5th-6th was a part of the series of workshops held throughout Europe with the purpose of engaging with officials and experts in discussion on NATO\’s nuclear posture.
Scrapping Trident ‘premature’
Speaking on the Today program on March 5th, Sir Menzies Campbell, co-chair of BASIC's Trident Commission, describes the BASIC Trident Commission as looking at all the realistic options for Britain’s nuclear deterrent, in the context of report released from the Liberal policy think tank Centre Forum.