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April 22, 2020

Fact Sheet: The United Kingdom’s Nuclear Inventory

One of five nuclear-weapon states recognized under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the United Kingdom is in the process of reducing the overall size of its nuclear weapon stockpile. The United Kingdom maintains a minimal deterrent with the smallest deployed nuclear arsenal of the nuclear-weapon states. Its nuclear forces are entirely sea-based and the country maintains a deliberately ambiguous nuclear […]

Posted in: Europe, United Kingdom

March 5, 2020

Fact Sheet: Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)

The Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) is an intergovernmental organization whose members implement voluntary export controls on missiles capable of delivering nuclear, chemical or biological weapons, as well as related technology. As of February 2017, 35 nations are members of the MTCR. Objective The MTCR was founded in 1987 by Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United […]

Posted in: Asia, China, Europe, France, Treaties, United Kingdom, United States

February 6, 2020

Trump team was right to extend Iran deal waivers

By Samuel Hickey On January 30, the Trump Administration extended four nuclear waivers allowing Russia, China and the UK to continue their work to restrain Iran’s nuclear program. While this move is good for American security, there are Iran hawks in the Senate who advocate rescinding all waivers related to the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan […]

Posted in: Europe, Iran Diplomacy, Middle East, Nukes of Hazard blog, United Kingdom, United States

February 3, 2020

Four Nuclear Submarines and a Tory Majority: Why renewed calls for Scottish independence could spell trouble for the UK’s nuclear weapons

By Liv Galbraith While the path to an independent Scotland faces significant roadblocks, the renewed possibility of Scottish independence brings up questions about Scotland, the United Kingdom, and their respective places in the world. One of these questions, unresolved from 2014, is as much a question of the philosophical as the practical: what is the future of […]

Posted in: Europe, Nuclear Weapons, Nukes of Hazard blog, United Kingdom

January 22, 2020

A quick guide to the JCPOA Dispute Resolution Mechanism

By Samuel Hickey, Research Analyst On January 14, 2020, the E3 (France, Germany and the United Kingdom) together triggered the dispute resolution mechanism (DRM) enshrined in the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), better known as the Iran nuclear deal. The E3 have been threatening this action for months and the E3 countries are […]

Posted in: Asia, China, Europe, Factsheets on Iran Diplomacy, France, Nukes of Hazard blog, United Kingdom

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