In this report, Dr Matthew Hartwell and Dr Alice Spilman examine nuclear transparency in the context of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). The report seeks to clarify what nuclear transparency means in practice, map proposals to strengthen transparency and accountability within the NPT review process, and assess how these ideas might be carried forward at the 2026 Review Conference.
Non-Proliferation and Disarmament
Scoping British Nuclear Weapons Harms
“Scoping British Nuclear Weapons Harms”, generously funded by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, is a project that investigates harms associated with the United Kingdom’s nuclear arsenal.
New START Expires: An Old Nuclear Future Returns
Senior Policy Fellow and NPD Programme Manager Dr Manuel Herrera comments on the expiry of the New START Treaty.
Press Release: With New START’s Expiry, An Old Nuclear Paradigm Returns. Sustained, Empathic Dialogue Will Help Steer Nuclear Diplomacy Back Into Safer Waters
5 FEBRUARY, LONDON: From Thursday 5 February, for the first time since 1972, there will…
Press Release: Diplomacy, Not Attacks – Resuming Dialogue Between Iran and the US is Essential to Avoid Devastating Nuclear Consequences
With tensions mounting between the US and Iran, the need to rekindle responsible dialogue on…
The Odessa Files: Ukrainian City is Bombed but not Beaten Despite Russian Attacks
Senior Policy Fellow and Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Programme Manager Dr Manuel Herrera recently travelled to…
The Blame Game Must End if the Nagasaki Nightmare is Not to be Repeated
As the number of survivors from the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings declines, it has become a challenge to remind future generations of the horrors of nuclear war. Professor Kazuko Hikawa from Nagasaki University argues that one way this can be done is by urging countries to refrain from the blame game.
Fear Built the Nuclear Bomb – Only Trust Can Ensure it is Never Used Again
In an article that first appeared in The Conservation, BASIC’s Non-Resident Senior Fellow Nicholas Wheeler says that the threat of nuclear conflict remains persistent as the world remembers the devastation wrought by the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings.