The UK Parliament has voted to renew Trident
Get some background on the history of this decision, its context in British foreign policy and implications by downloading the excellent summary research briefing from the House of Commons Library which was prepared on the 11th July 2016. This summarises previous UK government documents, parliamentary debates and the viewpoints of key stake holders.
For more information on UK Nuclear deterrent policy see the UK government website
BASIC has been running its own Trident commission considering the alternatives download the report and summary from its website. It also has a response to this week’s decision. Other useful responses include:
- RUSI which has published a paper on future nuclear threats to the UK
- Oxford research group briefings on UK defence policy
- Centre for International Studies & Diplomacy at SOAS, new study; ‘Trident – Strategic Dependence & Sovereignty’.
- Retiring Trident Centreforum paper 2015
CND opposes Trident: see its briefings on high costs It also has a no to Trident campaign
Another anti-Trident campaign is Trident ploughshares
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