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Video: Nuclear Transparency Inventory (NUTRI) Launch Webinar

On 13 October 2026, BASIC hosted the official launch of the Nuclear Transparency Inventory (NUTRI) website with a panel of distinguished experts. The webinar covered the origins of the project, the motivations and methodology behind the data, and plans for its future, followed by an audience Q&A.

The Nuclear Transparency Inventory is the first database of its kind to compile official government data from around the world, across a range of categories tied to nuclear weapons policy. The dataset addresses arsenal size, delivery systems, nuclear fuel cycle activities, and many more issues, with direct links so users can trace each claim back to its original official government source.

The data on the website has been gathered by national country experts and gone through blind peer-review. The resource allows researchers, government officials, and members of the public to compare and analyse the transparency practices of all nine nuclear armed states regarding their nuclear weapons programmes and policies.

Speakers included: 

  • Dr Lyndon Burford, Policy Fellow and Project Manager of the Nuclear Transparency Inventory (NUTRI), BASIC
  • James Brady, Policy Fellow, BASIC
  • Amy Woolf, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security
  • Dr Nicola Leveringhaus, Reader in International Relations, King’s College London
  • Dr Pavel Podvig, Senior Researcher, United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
The BASIC team would like to thank everyone who has contributed to the success of the NUTRI project: the project Advisory Board and the experts and officials from around the world who have helped shape the project, the country experts who gathered the data, peer reviewers, Clear Honest Design for the excellent NUTRI website, the webinar panellists and attendees, and the Governments of Canada and the Netherlands for their generous financial support and continued enthusiasm for the project.
 

Image credits: Adapted from US Department of Defense, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

 

“BASIC’s depth of knowledge and administrative competence makes it an excellent partner in the field of military nuclear capability and arms control”

Sir Jeremy Greenstock, GCMG British diplomat

“At a time when transatlantic relationships are under tension, BASIC's role as a source of authoritative analysis is more important than ever.”

Baron Rees of Ludlow Astronomer Royal

“BASIC makes a vital contribution to sustaining recognition that nearly 35 years after the end of the Cold War nuclear weapons continue to put at risk the future of humankind. BASIC is especially to be commended for doing this by fostering dialogue and understanding.”

Peter Jenkins CMG UK Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency 2001-06

``For about 35 years, in the pursuit of nuclear disarmament, BASIC have championed the cause of mutuality of security. Their ability to engage diversity of views and opinion has attracted deserved admiration.``

Baron Browne of Ladyton Vice Chairman, Nuclear Threat Initiative and former UK Secretary of State for Defence

``For more than three decades, BASIC has challenged conventional thinking on national security matters, and inspired new ways of addressing and solving old problems. I expect it to continue to play this vital role for decades to come.``

Andreas Persbo Director, Open Nuclear Network
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