UK Nuclear Policy and Programmes
RUSI conducts research and convenes discussions on the UK’s nuclear weapons programme, its nuclear policy, and its approach to non-proliferation, arms control and disarmament.
We cover a broad range of UK nuclear issues, from programmatic aspects of the UK deterrent to the UK’s role in the global nuclear order. Current topics include the UK’s replacement nuclear warhead programme, and allied views of the UK as an actor in non-proliferation, arms control and disarmament.
RUSI hosts the UK Project on Nuclear Issues (UK PONI), a cross-generational network encouraging young professionals to engage with established experts on nuclear issues. UK PONI aims to develop the next generation of experts and build a diverse knowledge base for the nuclear community, from technical intricacies to international security dynamics.
Our experts
Lukasz Kulesa
Director, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Dr Ana Alecsandru
Research Fellow
Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Dr Sidharth Kaushal
Senior Research Fellow, Sea Power
Military Sciences
Fellows
M. Elaine Bunn
RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Catherine Dill
RUSI Associate Fellow, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Professor Beatrice Heuser
RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
David Jarvis
RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Tom McKane
RUSI Distinguished Fellow, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Professor Peter Roberts
RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, Military Sciences
Jeremy Stocker
Trevor Taylor
Professorial Research Fellow
Military Sciences
Sir Kevin Tebbit KCB CMG
Distinguished Fellow
Cristina Varriale
RUSI Associate Fellow, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Dr John R. Walker OBE
RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Dr Heather Williams
RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Amy Woolf
RUSI Senior Associate Fellow, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
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