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Published in: openSecurityHow to defuse the devices of the nuclear-armed statesThe five-yearly review of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ended without any agreed commitments, unbalanced as...
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Published in: openSecurityUK nuclear weapons: a source of insecurity?The UK doggedly maintains an ‘independent nuclear deterrent’ but a naval officer has blown the whistle on the...
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Published in: openSecurityMultilateral nuclear disarmament: it would be a nice idea
The conventional wisdom among nuclear-weapons powers is that their arsenals can only be dismantled multilaterally,...
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Published in: openSecurityIran behind the conciliatory veilRight-wing US and Israeli venom against the outline agreement is one thing; genuine concern about the Islamic...
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Published in: openSecurityA Gulf in understandingThe outline Iran nuclear deal has highlighted divisions in the region—not just between majority Shia and Sunni...
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Published in: openSecurityA responsible nuclear-armed state?
It may sound like an oxymoron but we need a new global conversation which engages all nuclear-armed states en route...
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Published in: openSecurityIran nuclear deal: keeping hope of peace aliveConservatives in the US, Israel and Iran itself are all opposed to the outline nuclear accord. So it looks like progress.
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Published in: openSecurityIran celebrates historic nuclear deal—all eyes now on supreme leaderA quarter-century on from the 'Islamic' revolution, Iran's beleaguered economy and its reformist leader desperately...
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Published in: openSecurityEyes wide shut: Commons Defence Committee and UK security policyIt appears self-evident to a key Westminster committee that global insecurity requires a significant upgrade in UK...
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Published in: openSecurityTrident: weak defence
The Conservative-led government of austerity Britain is facing the sacrifice of its sacred cow of high military...
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Published in: openSecurityMultilateralism: is the end in sight?
The P5 process was a British attempt to spark multilateral nuclear disarmament. It should no longer be accepted as...
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Published in: openSecurityWill America's political discord torpedo the Iran talks?
Continued Republican efforts to force further sanctions on Iran threaten the fragile coalition making progress on...
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Published in: openSecurityComplacency is slowly killing the non-proliferation regime
Fatalism over the chances of achieving agreement on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation is symptomatic of a...
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Published in: openSecurityWhy does Britain need to feel special?
The world is getting restless with some states' attachment to nuclear weapons. So why is Britain going out of its...
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Published in: openSecurityNuclear disarmament? Not yetThe world would be a much safer place without nuclear weapons but nuclear-armed states’ belief in the efficacy of...
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Published in: openSecuritySecurity for the future: in search of a new vision
A group of UK peacebuilding professionals invite participation in a new civic conversation about alternatives to the...
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Published in: openSecurityTrident: a liability the UK can ill afford to keep
If Scotland votes yes for independence this week, the chances of the UK having to disarm its nuclear arsenal rise...
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Published in: openSecurityNATO-Russia: time for a change in direction
NATO’s summit this week offers the opportunity to turn the tide against the re-emergence of the cold war in the...
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Published in: openSecurityWould Scotland's nationalists disarm Trident?The renewal of the “independent British nuclear deterrent” has met remarkably little debate in the UK. Except in...
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Published in: openSecurityHow many minutes to midnight?Despite Hiroshima's scars, history cruelly reveals one instance after another in which the US elected to maintain...
