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
Dr Matthew Harries
Former Director of Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Malcolm Chalmers
Deputy Director General
Senior Management
Dr Ana Alecsandru
Research Fellow
Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Dr Sidharth Kaushal
Senior Research Fellow, Sea Power
Military Sciences
Fellows
M. Elaine Bunn
Senior Associate Fellow
Catherine Dill
Associate Fellow
Beatrice Heuser
Senior Associate Fellow
David Jarvis
Senior Associate Fellow
Tom McKane
Distinguished Fellow
Tom Plant
Senior Associate Fellow
Professor Peter Roberts
Senior Associate Fellow
Jeremy Stocker
Trevor Taylor
Professorial Research Fellow
Defence, Industries and Society
Sir Kevin Tebbit KCB CMG
Distinguished Fellow
Cristina Varriale
Associate Fellow
Dr John R. Walker OBE
Senior Associate Fellow
Dr Heather Williams
Associate Fellow
Amy Woolf
Senior Associate Fellow
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We convene dialogues, host events and deliver briefings to broaden understanding of nuclear issues.
We seek to understand the role that civil nuclear power plays as an instrument of geopolitics, and how to mitigate potential security and safety risks of its spread.
