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In the UK, a dangerous escalation in the criminalization of climate protests

By Oscar Berglund | Climate Change, Opinion

By sending nuclear weapons to the United Kingdom, could the United States be fueling nuclear proliferation?

By Janani Mohan | Nuclear Weapons, Voices of Tomorrow

Germany debates nuclear weapons, again. But now it’s different.

By Ulrich Kühn | Nuclear Weapons

Houthi attacks from Yemen show need for controls on advanced missile technology proliferation

By James Brady | Nuclear Risk

HMS Vengeance returning to HMNB Clyde, after completing Operational Sea Training. The trials were conducted in Scottish exercise areas. Credit: Tam McDonald. Accessed via Wikipedia. Licensed under OGL v1.0.

Australian-UK-US nuclear submarine deal exposes civilian-military links

By Andy Stirling, Phil Johnstone | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Boris Johnson

How to trash confidence in a COVID-19 vaccine: Brexit edition

By Stephan Lewandowsky, Stefanie Egidy, Ralph Hertwig, Ulrike Hahn | Disruptive Technologies

Nuclear submarine HMS Vanguard arrives back at HM Naval Base Clyde, Faslane, Scotland following a patrol. Photo: CPOA(Phot) Tam McDonald/MOD accessed via Wikimedia Commons. Open Government License version 1.0.

Nuclear Notebook: How many nuclear weapons does the United Kingdom have in 2021?

By Hans M. Kristensen, Matt Korda | Nuclear Notebook, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Nuclear submarine HMS Vanguard. Photo: CPOA(Phot) Tam McDonald/MOD accessed via Wikimedia Commons. Open Government License.

Why is the United Kingdom raising its nuclear stockpile limits?

By Matthew Harries | Analysis, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Plutonium storage at the Sellafield nuclear site.

Britain has 139 tons of plutonium. That’s a real problem.

By Christopher Fichtlscherer, Friederike Frieß, Moritz Kütt | Nuclear Risk, Opinion

Seven candidates for UK parliament, 2019.

UK parliamentary debates: Some Brits throw nuclear deterrence under the coach

By John Krzyzaniak | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons

Ban the bomb?: An Australian response

By R. Lennane | Uncategorized

Modernization of nuclear weapons: Aspiring to “indefinite retention”?

By Ray Acheson | Uncategorized