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Military killer robots create a moral dilemma
Arguments against the use of such machines by armed forces are blurred in the fog of war by John Thornhill via The Financial Times Imagine this futuristic scenario: a US-led coalition is closing in on Raqqa determined to eradicate Isis. The international forces...
Seeking Action on Autonomous Weapons
CCW Report, Vol. 3, No.2 by Ray Acheson via Reaching Critical Will The third UN meeting on lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS) opened on Monday morning with a general discussion by states. Once again, the majority of delegates taking the floor agreed that...
US Nuclear Security Summit Shadowed by Rising Terrorism
When some of the world’s major nuclear powers meet in Washington DC next Friday, they will be shadowed by the rising terrorist attacks– largely in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. by Thalif Deen via Inter Press Service The 2016 Nuclear Security Summit, which...
Trident’s a relic of a bygone age. Will you join us on Saturday to march against it?
by Caroline Lucas, Nicola Sturgeon and Leanne Wood On Saturday we will put our party allegiances aside and march together for a Britain free from nuclear weapons. As elected politicians, our overwhelming priority is to protect the safety of the people we...
MoD admits flying nuclear materials between US and UK
Campaigners highlight safety risks after defence minister admits there have been 23 such flights in the last five years by Rob Edwards via The Guardian Materials used in nuclear weapons have been flown between the UK and the US 23 times in the last five...
Trident rally is Britain’s biggest anti-nuclear march in a generation
Thousands of protesters including Jeremy Corbyn and other party leaders gather in London for CND march and rally by Mark Townsend via The Guardian Thousands of protesters have assembled in central London for Britain’s biggest anti-nuclear weapons...
Britain’s boycott of the UN multilateral nuclear disarmament talks
via OpenDemocracy With opposition to Trident growing, the British government has refused to join this week's UN multilateral nuclear disarmament talks on practical measures to build global security without nuclear weapons. As thousands gather to...
Ultimately we don’t need Trident and it won’t keep us safe
The Green MP on why she will be protesting against the UK's nuclear fleet. by Caroline Lucas via The New Statesman FLICKR/DEFENCE IMAGES Former Foreign Secretary Robin Cook noted that Trident was "worse than irrelevant" for dealing with the international and security...
UK needs Trident to play ‘outsized’ role in world affairs, says US defence secretary
Press Association via The Guardian Ash Carter says it is important the UK has military might that backs up ‘its moral standing and its historical standing’ in world Britain must keep its Trident nuclear deterrent to maintain its “outsized†role in the...
Trident: the British question
The debate is not simply about submarines and missiles. It touches almost every anxiety about the identity of the United Kingdom. The decision may tell us what kind of country – or countries – we will become by Ian Jack via The Guardian At this moment, a British...