Secret talks on future of Britain's nuclear arsenal
Source: The Guardian Defence & Security Blog (UK) Original post date: 2 April 2014the Nato allies are collectively preoccupied by Vladimir Putin's intentions in eastern Europe, Britain and the...
View ArticleHirsohima survivor recalls horror of the nuclear bomb blast
Source: Irish Times (Ireland) Original post date: 31 March 2014She was 13 when the world ended. There in Hiroshima on that bright blue morning of August 6th, 1945, 70 years ago next year, when all...
View Article'Joint Plan of Action', Interim Agreement between Iran & P5+1, November 2013
Date: 24 November 2013 Negotiators for P5+1 & Iran Preambleread more
View ArticleEU sees big gaps in nuclear talks but Iran 'commitment' to deal
Source: Reuters Original author(s): Fredrik Dahl Original post date: 20 March 2014Positions between Iran and world powers diverge widely in some areas but Iranian negotiators seem "very committed"...
View ArticleIndia's Singh Wants Global Convention on No-First Use of Nuclear Arms
Source: National Journal (US) Original post date: 2 April 2014Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday called for the establishment of a global convention on a no-first-use policy for...
View ArticleAbolitionists Want to Set a Deadline for Nuclear Ban
Source: Inter Press Service (IPS) Original post date: 15 February 2014Countries in favour of nuclear disarmament have reached the point where they are ready to set a date for the start of formal...
View ArticleCold War nuclear accident linked to the death of a British soldier 46 years...
Source: The Mirror Original post date: 26 November 2014A Cold War nuclear accident has been linked to the death 46 years later of one of the clean-up crew.Petter Lilleby, 67, died from...
View ArticlePreventable Threats: The humanitarian impacts of nuclear weapons: UK risks...
Date: 27 November 2014Dr Rebecca JohnsonPreventable Threats: The humanitarian impacts of nuclear weapons: UK risks and challengesSomething new and challenging is shaking up the world of nuclear...
View ArticleMOD orders review into spiralling cost of Project Pegasus nuclear plant
Source: Independent Original post date: 30 November 2014The Ministry of Defence has ordered a review into the costs and construction timetable of a highly sensitive manufacturing plant that will...
View ArticleAngus Robertson asks about spending on Successor submarine development, Dec 2014
'Questions and Answers' database Nuclear Submarines 1 December 2014 215788 Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on each long lead item for the...
View ArticlePaul Flynn asks about contracts for launch tubes for Trident submarines,...
'Questions and Answers' database Trident missiles 2 December 2014 215809 Paul Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contracts have been placed for launch tubes for sea-launched Trident...
View ArticleUK accepts invitation to Vienna conference on the humanitarian impact of...
Hansard Topical questions 2 December 2014 Column 156 Nadhim Zahawi (Stratford-on-Avon) (Con): Will the UK Government be represented at the forthcoming Vienna conference on the humanitarian impact of...
View ArticleGathering speed to ban nuclear weapons
Date: 8 December 2014 Open Democracy Dr Rebecca JohnsonThe Third International Conference on the Humanitarian Impacts of Nuclear Weapons (HINW)read more
View ArticleU.S., UK face nuclear disarmament pressure at Vienna meeting
Source: Reuters Original post date: 8 December 2014(Reuters) - The United States and Britain took part for the first time on Monday in an international conference on the humanitarian impact of...
View ArticleNuclear survivors' testimony: from hell to hope
Date: 9 December 2014 Open Democracy Dr Rebecca JohnsonParticipants at the HINW Conference were screened for nuclear contamination yesterday, before listening to testimony from survivors mobilising...
View ArticleReady-to-launch nuclear weapons pose grave risk, say former defence chiefs
Source: The Guardian Original post date: 9 December 2014Action to limit the risks of a deliberate or even accidental nuclear attack is “insufficient”, a pan-global group of political, military and...
View ArticleThe Austrian pledge to ban nuclear weapons
Date: 17 December 2014 Open Democracy Dr Rebecca JohnsonDriven by “the imperative of human security for all", Austria pledged at the HINW conference to work to "stigmatise, prohibit and eliminate...
View ArticleLabour Coalition chances could hinge on Trident policy, warn minority parties
Source: The Mirror Original post date: 15 December 2014Britain’s minority parties today signalled they would prop up a minority Labour government if it agreed to scrap Trident.The leaders of the...
View ArticlePaul Flynn asks about accidents involving the transportation of nuclear...
'Questions and Answers' database15 December 2014 217319 Paul Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what reports his Department's Nuclear Accident and Response Organisation has produced on...
View ArticleChairs summary from the Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear...
Date: 17 December 2014The attached PDF document is the summary from the Chair of the Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons, held in Vienna, Austria, 8-9 December 2014.
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