After a lull, will it be a storm again? With the many rounds of formal talks between US officials and their counterparts from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) remaining fruitless, there are portends of the Korean Peninsula heading back to the pre-Panmunjom days of hostilities and a potential re-run of the Kim Jong-Un regime’s uninhibited display of its military hardware.
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Everything you need to know about the Programme on ‘Nuclear Responsibilities’
What are ‘nuclear responsibilities’ and what are they for? Find out everything you need to know about the BASIC-ICCS Programme on Nuclear Responsibilities.
BASIC Announces New Executive Management Team
BASIC is delighted to announce its new executive management from the 1st August, 2019.
Why the Israeli Policy of Nuclear Ambiguity is Harmful for Prospects of a WMD Free Zone in the Middle East
The Israeli policy of nuclear ambiguity is perhaps one of the most controversial nuclear policies today, and is the subject of some criticism by other states in the Middle East and nuclear disarmament activists.
Stockholm Syndrome: Looking to Escape the Nuclear Trap We’re Caught In
Whilst the public debate over nuclear disarmament tends to deal in black and white, the reality is that the nuclear disarmament process to which every member of the international community is committed to inevitably involves a complex set of steps that can be taken unilaterally, bilaterally and multilaterally.
Perspectives on the 2019 PrepCom
The APPG met on 22 May 2019 with Ambassador Aidan Liddle and BASIC Executive Director Paul Ingram to discuss the 2019 Non-Proliferation Treaty Preparatory Committee (NPT PrepCom) which took place from 30 April to 10 May at the UN.
Nuclear Responsibilities at the NPT Preparatory Committee 2019
Representatives from the United Kingdom, Japan, Malaysia and Australia reported back on consultations about nuclear responsibilities in 2018-2019, at a side event at the 2019 NPT Preparatory Committee.
Report: Re-emerging Nuclear Risks in Europe
The security environment in Europe has deteriorated in recent years, and nuclear risks have re-emerged as a prime concern for European governments.