BASIC, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the Elliott School of International Affairs, NATO Watch, and Strategy International are holding a conference on May 14 and 15, a week before the NATO Summit in Chicago.
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Study counts cost of Trident
The latest report to come from BASIC's Trident Commission by Keith Hartley was written about in Worldwide Nicosia Business Review. The article stresses how the Commission's final report will have an effect on the debate in the UK and the final decision in 2016.
Trident Cancellation Could Save UK £83.5 Billion
Defence Professionals has published an overview of the BASIC Trident Commission's latest report on defence industrial aspects and has emphasized the strong case for a review of the UK's nuclear weapons policy.
Scrapping Trident nuclear missiles ‘would save £83.5bn’
Professor Keith Hartley's economic analysis for the BASIC Trident Commission is covered by Richard Norton-Taylor in The Guardian.
Forget about the taxes row: if Osborne is serious about fiscal stability, he should wield the axe on Trident
Blake Ewing, editor of Politics in Spires, a blog by Oxford and Cambridge University, highlights some of the facts presented in the Trident Commission’s second report on the defence-industrial aspects of Trident, written by Professor Keith Hartley.
Media Release: Second BASIC Trident Commission Paper outlines the costs for individuals, communities and the economy from the options for Trident Renewal
The BASIC Trident Commission publishes its second discussion paper Wednesday 21 March on the defence industrial aspects of the forthcoming decision on Trident renewal, and in particular the construction of the next generation of SSBN nuclear submarines.
Defence-Industrial Issues: Employment, Skills, Technology and Regional Impacts
This second BASIC Trident Commission report focuses on issues around jobs, the maintenance of skills and technology and the regional economic concerns that will inevitably have an impact on political decisions.
Study counts cost of Trident
The Financial Times highlights some of the key economic findings of the latest report written for the BASIC Trident Commission.