Belief in the WMD Free Zone: Designing the corridor to Helsinki and beyond
This briefing is related to a unique process conducted in Israel in November 2013, involving International and Israeli civil society, think tanks and government representatives, under a joint project...
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Roundtable on the humanitarian dimension of nuclear weapons
BASIC hosted a meeting in London on December 20, 2013 to explore the different perspectives driving the humanitarian dimension initiative, and the question of how best to ensure that it progresses the...
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Rethinking nuclear catastrophe
cid.jpgRebecca Cousins, Next Generation Program DirectorIt is ironic, but not completely surprising, that our desire for nuclear disarmament has its roots in the same principles that drive our...
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Let’s call it a bargaining chip
Lianet Vazquez, Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellow8194572552_ef3925fffb_z.jpgReferring to Israel’s nuclear program as a bargaining chip is not a breakthrough idea. Scholars have argued before that in...
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Arabs & Israelis meet again - good news or bad news?
Geneva-aerial-view.JPGLianet Vazquez, Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace FellowOn June 24-25, representatives from Middle Eastern states, including Israel and Egypt, will meet in Geneva for the second time in...
View ArticleAll Party Parliamentary Group on Global Security and Non-proliferation
BASIC collaborates closely with the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Global Security and Non-Proliferation. The purpose of the APPG is to encourage discussion and debate, on the basis of expert...
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Surviving nuclear zero: A fresh perspective on disarmament in the 21st century
BASICNextGenSlideshow.jpgUnited Nations Association - UKWorking with the British American Security Information Council (BASIC), UNA-UK hosted a thought experiment event entitled ‘Surviving Nuclear...
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Lessons learned from 70 years of nuclear weapons
Lessons learned photo.jpgAnna Sliwon, EU Non-Proliferation Consortium ResearcherNuclear disarmament has been the most desirable objective of global arms control policies since nuclear weapons were...
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The OEWG is taking multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations forward
800px-United_Nations_Geneva_2010-07-01.JPGRachel Staley Grant, Programmes and Operations ManagerThe new Open-ended Working Group (OEWG), established in United Nations General Assembly Resolution 70/33...
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2016 OEWG: Polarisation in Perspective
Alberto Perez Vadillo, EU Non-Proliferation Consortium Researcher 800px-UN_building,_Genevra.jpgDiscussions about the feasibility and necessity of a legal ban on nuclear weapons took centre stage at...
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Beyond the Ban: The humanitarian initiative of nuclear disarmament and...
btb.jpgAlberto Perez Vadillo, EU Non-Proliferation Consortium Researcher Deep dissatisfaction with the lack of progress in multilateral nuclear disarmament has led a large number of states within the...
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In an age of 'smart' weapons, we can live without nukes
In-an-age-of-smart-weapons-we-can-live-without-nukes.jpgWard Wilson, Senior Fellow & Director of the Rethinking Nuclear Weapons projectIn this article for UPI, Rethinking Nuclear Weapons Project...
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Moving the OEWG forward
Aleem DatooOEWGGlobal multilateral nuclear disarmament has proven over the last 70 years to be a process characterised by stagnation, originating from a series of competing international interests. The...
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New Strategies for UK Leadership on Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament
P5.jpgSebastian Brixey-Williams, Research Intern &Paul Ingram, Executive DirectorThe fourth of BASIC's 2016 Parliamentary Briefing series relating to the Trident debate focuses on the UK's role in...
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North Korea’s Nuclear Programme
North Korea parade.jpgThis factsheet gives a comprehensive background to North Korea's nuclear programme, including its national history, significant moments in the timeline of development, and...
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The Russia Factor in US Policy Toward North Korea
Anthony RinnaPutin_Obama.jpgNorth Korea's fifth nuclear test indicates that the country has not relented in its march toward greater nuclear capabilities. Citing the ostensible ineffectiveness of...
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To Fix North Korea, Start with Syria
Tabitha Sanders, Internimage-20160524-25222-d5dant.jpg When North Korea launched a nuclear teston 9 September - its fifth so far - it was making a clear statement to the international community of its...
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Implications of the Marshall Islands Case for nuclear disarmament
Bikini Atoll.jpgNina Sofie Pedersen, Research Intern &Sebastian Brixey-Williams, Project LeaderOn 5th October, the UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) rejected proceedings made by the Republic...
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A Policy Proposal for the UK Government: Prevent a Nuclear Catastrophe
Caroline Leroytrident_sub_georgia_lg.jpgPaul Ingram, BASIC's Executive Director, was one of the judges in the recent Young Student Pugwash competition. Participants were asked to write a blog in...
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The Implications Of The Trident Test Failure
Paul Ingram, Executive Directorn-NUCLEAR-WARHEAD-628x314.jpgThe British Trident missile failure in June last year, broken by the Sunday Times yesterday, illustrates one of the core problems with...
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