Trident is a redundant technology that should not be replaced via The Guardian Parliament will vote on Monday on whether or not to replace Britain’s Trident nuclear weapons system. To vote in favour will see Britain as a nuclear armed state into the 2060s and...
If David Cameron survives the result of the EU referendum, he may try to rush Parliament into a vote on Trident renewal in July. What is at stake for Britain's security? by Rebecca Johnson via OpenDemocracy The decisions on Trident renewal and EU membership will have...
Mutual security and deterrence with fewer risks has been a conscious, crucial, and underestimated role of the EU. A Brexit vote would put this at risk and make Britain less secure. by Rebecca Johnson via OpenDemocracy Part one. Two decisions, Trident replacement and...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...