BASIC’s Nuclear Responsibility Programme has renamed. In this Q&A, Programme Manager Dr Chiara Cervasio answers key questions as to what this means for the programme’s work.
Responsibilities and Global Governance
The U.S. Golden Dome and Why the Nuclear-Space Nexus Demands Attention: Reflections from the 63rd Annual Pugwash Conference in Hiroshima
Between 1-5 November 2025, BASIC Policy Intern Ching Wei Sooi attended the 63rd Annual Pugwash…
Announcement: BASIC Launches the “Exploring Best Practices for the Responsible Military Use of AI” Project
BASIC is pleased to announce a new project being developed by our Nuclear Responsibilities Programme.
The Nuclear Responsibilities Toolkit: A Practical Guide for Thinking, Talking and Writing
Publication of the Nuclear Responsibilities Toolkit (2021), a conceptual and practical guide to policy communities who would like to experiment with the Nuclear Responsibilities Approach.
Report: Nuclear Responsibilities – A New Approach for Thinking and Talking about Nuclear Weapons
We seek in this report to suggest ways, and crucially propose a new method, to gradually shift the nature of the contemporary global conversation on nuclear weapons away from one characterised by rights, blame, and suspicion towards one framed by responsibility, empathic cooperation, and even trust.
Event Recording: Nuclear Responsibilities: A New Approach for Thinking and Talking about Nuclear Weapons (2 November 2020)
This is the recording of the launch of BASIC and ICCS’ report Nuclear Responsibilities:…