energy strategies which have been constructed using the ‘Pathways to 2050 Calculator’ which has been made publicly available by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).
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Verification of Nuclear Weapon Dismantlement: Peer Review of the UK MoD Programme
UK MoD invited a British Pugwash working group to undertake an independent peer review of its past decade’s work towards developing a credible technical framework for the verification of dismantlement of nuclear weapons. The report presents our conclusions.
The Management of the UK’s Plutonium Stocks
British Pugwash response to a DECC investigation of the three options discussed in the British Pugwash report The Management of Separated Plutonium in the UK.
What price nuclear blackmail?
General Sir Hugh Beach challenges the doctrine of nuclear deterrence, arguing that nuclear weapons have never acted as a ‘credible’ deterrent.
Mapping Disarmament in the UK
In response to a high level request for an overview of UK non-governmental work on nuclear disarmament, British Pugwash has produced a directory of the UK-based NGOs and individual experts with a focus on non-proliferation and disarmament issues.
Briefings on Nuclear Security
Background briefings produced in conjunction with the Nuclear Weapons Policy Liaison Group aim to inform British parliamentarians on the UK’s nuclear weapons policy and its context.