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We Need to Talk… About Nukes

Wednesday, July 09, 2014 (All day)

BASIC and WMD Awareness kicked off their Talking Trident: A Conversation with the Next Generation dialogue series with an event on July 9th at RichMix in Shoreditch/Bethnal Green, London.

 Are nuclear weapons cut out to meet the security challenges of the next generation?

With presentations from:

  • James Arbuthnot MP, Conservative, recent Chairman of the Defence Select Committee
  • Zoë Pelter, Research Officer for the Sustainable Security Programme at the Oxford Research Group
  • Paul Schulte, former Director of Proliferation and Arms Control at the MoD. Currently a Senior Visiting Fellow in the Centre for Defence Studies at King’s College London and a Non-Resident Senior Associate of the Nuclear Policy Program of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
  • Rebecca Sharkey, leading the international campaign against nuclear weapons in the UK.

“BASIC’s depth of knowledge and administrative competence makes it an excellent partner in the field of military nuclear capability and arms control”

Sir Jeremy Greenstock, GCMG British diplomat

“At a time when transatlantic relationships are under tension, BASIC's role as a source of authoritative analysis is more important than ever.”

Baron Rees of Ludlow Astronomer Royal

“BASIC makes a vital contribution to sustaining recognition that nearly 35 years after the end of the Cold War nuclear weapons continue to put at risk the future of humankind. BASIC is especially to be commended for doing this by fostering dialogue and understanding.”

Peter Jenkins CMG UK Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency 2001-06

``For about 35 years, in the pursuit of nuclear disarmament, BASIC have championed the cause of mutuality of security. Their ability to engage diversity of views and opinion has attracted deserved admiration.``

Baron Browne of Ladyton Vice Chairman, Nuclear Threat Initiative and former UK Secretary of State for Defence

``For more than three decades, BASIC has challenged conventional thinking on national security matters, and inspired new ways of addressing and solving old problems. I expect it to continue to play this vital role for decades to come.``

Andreas Persbo Director, Open Nuclear Network
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