The BASIC Trident Commission was launched in Parliament on February 9. The evening demonstrated the Commission’s promise to be the most important initiative on nuclear weapons policy in 2011.
Trident Commission
Nuclear weapons case to be examined by Commission
The new Trident Commission would be an “open-minded look at the issue from first principles ..… Should the UK be a nuclear power at all, and if it should, is Trident the only or best way to go about it?” proposed Ian Kearns, research director of BASIC.
BASIC Trident Commission Launch Film
A short film about the BASIC Trident Commission Launch
This Week – Time for a New Cross-Party Examination of Trident Renewal
On Wednesday of this week BASIC will launch a cross party Trident Commission to take advantage of the opportunity that was opened up by the British government to consider its nuclear weapons policy, when it decided to delay the timetable for the construction of the replacement submarines on which the Trident system crucially depends.
Evidence Received
During the course of its work, the Commission will seek submissions of evidence from interested parties. Written submissions, with the permission of those submitting evidence, will be published here and organised by theme.These are the initial questions that we are seeking submissions on, and we will be adding more as the commission’s work progresses:
BASIC Trident Commission Events
Commission Membership
BASIC has set up an independent, cross-party commission to look into UK nuclear weapons policy and the issue of Trident renewal.
Trident Commission
Since 2011 BASIC has been running an independent, cross-party commission to examine the United Kingdom’s nuclear weapons policy and the issue of Trident renewal. Its final report and background papers were published on 1 July 2014.