BASIC and the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs held a conference in Cairo on January 29th 2012 on “Preparing for the 2012 conference: towards a zone free of nuclear weapons and all other WMD in the Middle East.”
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Question Time: Britain’s nuclear choices and the context
Using the Question Time format, audience members were invited to submit questions on the United Kingdom\’s nuclear weapons posture and plans on October 31. Anita Anand, BBC presenter on Radio 4 and 5, was the Chair.
Revising NATO’s nuclear deterrence posture: prospects for change
We concluded the first leg of our series of Hewlett-sponsored seminars with a two-day, high-level meeting in Brussels on May 23-24, 2011, shortly after the deterrence and defence posture review launch in Berlin. The timing was ideal.
UK launch of Countdown to Zero
Countdown to Zero is being launched in the United Kingdom on June 21, 2011. The film will screen simultaneously at venues across the United Kingdom and Ireland and then link up live to London’s BAFTA for a high-profile panel discussion.
Roundtable on NATO’s Nuclear Posture and Burden Sharing Arrangements: an Italian Perspective
BASIC held a roundtable in Rome on June 15, 2011 in cooperation with the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI). The roundtable explored Italian perspectives on the future of NATO\’s nuclear posture and burden sharing. It also looked at Italy\’s position on the current debate about tactical nuclear weapons (TNW) in Europe.
The main points raised at the roundtable were as follows:
UK launch of Countdown to Zero
UK Premiere of Countdown to Zero
From the makers of An Inconvenient Truth, comes a film about our nuclear threat. Get ready for the most important film of the year and join audiences across the UK and Ireland taking part in Demand Zero Day, June 21st.
Roundtable on NATO´s Nuclear Deterrence and Defence: A Nordic perspective
BASIC and Peace Union of Finland will organize a roundtable in Helsinki on April 28th 2011. As part of a series of meetings organised in conjunction with the Arms Control Association and the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg the roundtable will explore the Northen European countries\’ perspective on NATO nuclear deterrence and defence.
Obama and the Bomb: 2nd anniversary of Obama’s Prague Agenda on a world free from nuclear weapons
The Austrian Institute for International Affairs (oiip) in cooperation with the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna, the Embassy of the United States and the USOSCE, is hosting a Panel Discussion \’Obama and the Bomb 2nd anniversary of Obama’s Prague Agenda on a world free of nuclear weapons\’ on 14 April 2011 at 7:00 pm