Commons Debate on Syria & the use of chemical weapons rules UK out of...
Hansard Syria and the Use of Chemical Weapons 29 August 2013 Column 1425 Overview: Prime minister David Cameron and his government suffered a narrow defeat in the House of Commons on 29 August 2013, a...
View ArticleNuclear weapons: an accident waiting to happen
Source: The Guardian (UK) Original author(s): Eric Schlosser Original post date: 14 September 2013In October of 1983, Mick Jones had just left the Clash, Roger Moore was still playing James Bond,...
View ArticleSouth Asian arms race raises risk of nuclear war: IISS think tank
Source: Reuters Original post date: 12 September 2013An arms race in South Asia and Pakistan's development of tactical "battlefield" nuclear weapons are increasing the risk of any conflict there...
View ArticleJapan to sign UN anti-nuclear statement
Source: NHK World (Japan) Original post date: 11 October 2013Japan's Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida says the country will sign a UN joint statement calling for a ban on the use of nuclear weapons....
View ArticleJoint Statement on the Humanitarian Consequences of Nuclear Weapon, UN First...
Date: 21 October 2013 125 UN members states (delivered by Amb Dell Higgie of New Zealand) Mr Chairmanread more
View ArticleJapan finally backs U.N. statement against use of nuclear weapons
Source: Asahi Shimbun (Japan) Original post date: 22 October 2013For the first time, Japan has thrown its support behind a United Nations statement that calls nuclear warfare inhumane.The joint...
View ArticleRussia open for compromise on missile defense
Source: Itar-Tass News Agency (Russia) Original post date: 28 October 2013Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia was opened for a compromise on missile defence.However, Lavrov said any...
View ArticleUS air force officers in charge of nuclear missiles left blast door open
Source: The Guardian (UK) Original post date: 23 October 2013US Air Force officers entrusted with the launch keys to long-range nuclear missiles have been caught twice this year leaving open a blast...
View ArticleHow a Nato war game took the world to brink of nuclear disaster
Source: The Observer (UK) Original post date: 2 November 2013Chilling new evidence that Britain and America came close to provoking the Soviet Union into launching a nuclear attack has emerged in...
View ArticleSaudi nuclear weapons 'on order' from Pakistan
Source: BBC News Original post date: 7 November 2013Saudi Arabia has invested in Pakistani nuclear weapons projects, and believes it could obtain atomic bombs at will, a variety of sources have told...
View ArticleUK govt: not yet decided on whether to attend 2014 Mexico conference on...
Hansard Nuclear War: International Conference 6 November 2013 Column 218 Question asked by Baroness Miller of Chilthorne DomerTo ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to attend the...
View ArticleIran & Syria: Ministerial Statement by William Hague + Commons debate,...
Hansard Iran & Syria 11 November 2013 Column 642 The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr William Hague): With permission, Mr Speaker, I will update the House on developments...
View ArticleRussia Develops Multiple Nuclear Systems
Source: Aviation Week Original post date: 11 November 2013Russia is making new nuclear delivery systems a national priority, with a new ballistic-missile submarine class and missile in production;...
View ArticleUS air force internal study reveals deep problems inside nuclear missile force
Source: The Guardian (UK) Original post date: 20 November 2013Trouble inside the Air Force's nuclear missile force runs deeper and wider than officials have let on.An unpublished study for the Air...
View ArticleIran, six world powers clinch breakthrough nuclear deal
Source: Reuters Original post date: 24 November 2013Iran and six world powers reached a breakthrough deal early on Sunday to curb Tehran's nuclear program in exchange for limited sanctions relief,...
View ArticleIndia expands nuclear weapons site: think tank
Source: Business Recorder (Pakistan) Original post date: 5 December 2013India has expanded a secretive site that could be used to enrich more uranium for nuclear weapons, a US think tank said...
View ArticleIndia-Pakistan nuclear war could 'end human civilisation'
Source: The Telegraph (UK) Original post date: 10 December 2013A nuclear war between India and Pakistan would set off a global famine that could kill two billion people and effectively end human...
View ArticleRussia Warns of Nuclear Response to US Global Strike Program
Source: Ria Novosti (Russia) Original post date: 11 December 2013A senior government minister warned Wednesday that Russia could retaliate with a nuclear strike if a new US military strategy...
View ArticleBAE Systems Wins $171 Million Contract to Maintain U.S. Navy's Fleet...
Source: Wall Street Journal's Market Watch (US) Original post date: 19 December 2013The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a three-year, $171 million contract to continue providing engineering and...
View ArticleU.S. nuclear weapon plans to cost $355 billion over a decade: CBO report
Source: Reuters Original post date: 20 December 2013The Obama administration's plans for the U.S. nuclear weapons complex, including modernization of bombs, delivery systems and laboratories, will...
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