After a calculated delay, the Conservative Party have today launched their 2015 General Election manifesto: ‘Strong leadership. A clear economic plan. A brighter, more secure future.’
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Trident debate: 16,000 nuclear missiles in the world – but who has them, and does UK really need its own arsenal?
This article in the Belfast Telegraph cited BASIC Executive Director Paul Ingram talking about the costs of Trident.
Read the full article here: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/general-election-2015/trident-debate-16000-nuclear-missiles-in-the-world-but-who-has-them-and-does-uk-really-need-its-own-arsenal-31130413.html
The Labour Party’s manifesto and policy on nuclear weapons
With just 24 days to the polls, the public today got first sight of the Labour Party 2015 General Election manifesto titled ‘Britain can be better’
Eyes wide shut: Commons Defence Committee and UK security policy
It appears self-evident to a key Westminster committee that global insecurity requires a significant upgrade in UK military capability. Self-evident—and wrong.
The clock is ticking
deadline for the final agreement between the E3+3/P5+1 and Iran is set for the end of June and is not likely to be extended again. However, the P5+1 and Iran set a self-imposed deadline of March 31st to complete a framework agreement for the deal.
A Memo to the Next Prime Minister: Options Surrounding the Replacement of Trident
The Main Gate decision on the construction of a new fleet of nuclear ballistic missile submarines at a capital cost of £20-25bn is expected early 2016. This Memo to the Prime Minster clarifies that there will in fact be a range of options available when a decision is to be made including the commissioning of four, three or two Successor submarines, further delay in the programme or a decision to begin the process of divesting the UK of its nuclear arsenal.
A Memo to the Next Prime Minister: Options Surrounding the Replacement of Trident
The Main Gate decision on the construction of a new fleet of nuclear ballistic missile submarines at a capital cost of £20-25bn is expected early 2016. This Memo to the Prime Minster clarifies that there will in fact be a range of options available when a decision is to be made including the commissioning of four, three or two Successor submarines, further delay in the programme or a decision to begin the process of divesting the UK of its nuclear arsenal.
Trident – weak defence
The Conservative-led government of austerity Britain is facing the sacrifice of its sacred cow of high military spending—to preserve the even more precious elephant in the room: the UK’s ‘independent’ nuclear weapon.