Dave Cullen

Policy Fellow and Programme Manager, Emerging Voices Network

Dave is a Policy Fellow at BASIC and Programme Manager of our Emerging Voices Network. He joined BASIC after eight years at the Nuclear Information Service (NIS), where he was the Director.

Dave is an expert on the UK nuclear weapons programme, frequently quoted in the press and cited in research. His own publications have covered programmatic and technical problems within the programme, plans for the new UK and US warheads, and the costs of the programme. His work focuses on the interrelationship between technology, policy and politics in relation to weapon systems and disarmament.

Prior to working at NIS, he was a researcher for the International Coalition to Ban Urainum Weapons. He is co-chair of the Office for Nuclear Regulation’s NGO forum and chair of trustees at the Conflict and Environment Observatory.

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