In 2014, BASIC prioritised its further engagement in building trust and dialogue amongst opinion-formers and decision shapers working in areas of nuclear deterrence, non-proliferation and disarmament.
Publication
The International Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Regime
This factsheet outlines the key treaties, resolutions, and bodies that make up the non-proliferation and disarmament regime.…
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
This factsheet outlines the specifics of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. It was last updated April 2015.…
UK Trident and the Successor Submarines
This is a factsheet on various aspects of the UK Trident debate. This was last updated…
Naval Nuclear Propulsion: FAS releases task force report that includes BASIC Executive Director
This week the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) released the results of a year-long task force study on Naval Nuclear Propulsion. This task force included experts from the national security, nuclear engineering, nonproliferation and nuclear security fields, including BASIC’s Executive Director Paul Ingram.
A Memo to the Next Prime Minister: Options Surrounding the Replacement of Trident
The Main Gate decision on the construction of a new fleet of nuclear ballistic missile submarines at a capital cost of £20-25bn is expected early 2016. This Memo to the Prime Minster clarifies that there will in fact be a range of options available when a decision is to be made including the commissioning of four, three or two Successor submarines, further delay in the programme or a decision to begin the process of divesting the UK of its nuclear arsenal.
If we want a nuclear weapons free world then we need to change the rules of the game
Representatives from China, France, Russia, the US and UK (the five official nuclear weapon states under the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty), convened in London last week for a meeting of the so-called ‘P5 process’.
The “P5 Process” History and What to Expect in 2015
The United Kingdom will play host to the “P5 Process” meeting with the United States, China, Russia, and France on February 4-5th to discuss obligations under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).