James Byrne, Joe Byrne, Gary Somerville and Hamish Macdonald
A large fleet of North Korean cargo ships continues to deliver coal to China in contravention of UN Security Council resolutions, in what appears to be a large-scale, coordinated effort to evade sanctions imposed on the country over its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programmes.
Tags: Project Sandstone, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, North Korea, Other Publications, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Pacific
RUSI is marking the 50th anniversary of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) by hosting a compilation of historic documents recording the negotiations during the 1960s.
Tags: Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, History
Cristina Varriale
A new rallying cry to ‘achieve a breakthrough’ has been launched by the North Korean leader. But what this actually means is, probably deliberately, obfuscated.
Tags: Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, North Korea, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Pacific
Sam Dudin
UN disarmament research chief incorrectly assesses the risk of nuclear war.
Tags: Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, UK Project on Nuclear Issues, United Nations, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Information, International Institutions
Cristina Varriale
Our Research Fellow in proliferation and nuclear policy has just returned from the latest meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the review of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in an optimistic mood.
Tags: Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Sam Dudin
There are flaws on both sides of the debate over the future of the UK's nuclear deterrent.
Tags: Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Equipment and Acquisitions, Trident, UK, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, UK Defence, Europe
Justin Bronk and Timothy Stafford
The Pentagon recently agreed a contract for its next-generation, nuclear-capable Long Range Strike Bomber. But questions remain about reported plans for the bomber to be ‘optionally manned’ in its conventional role, while funding may also prove an issue
Tags: Aerospace, Military Sciences, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, United States, US Defence Policy, RUSI Defence Systems
Emil Dall and Simon James Wood
Russia’s dominance in the Southeast Asia nuclear sector makes it a key player in a region where both China and the US have strong interests
Tags: Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, UK Project on Nuclear Issues, RUSI Newsbrief, Russia, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Europe, Pacific
Ali M Ansari
The July 2015 Vienna deal revealed the domestic political dynamics that framed Iran’s room for manoeuvre in the negotiations
Tags: Iran's Nuclear Programme, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, RUSI Journal, UK Project on Nuclear Issues, Iran, Global Security Issues, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, Middle East and North Africa
This inaugural networking session will allow our female UK PONI members to engage directly with leaders in the nuclear field from across industry, policy, and academia.
Tags: Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, UK Project on Nuclear Issues
This panel event will launch the report of a recent private RUSI workshop that discussed leadership in the context of the NPT and how the UK could contribute.
Tags: Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, UK Project on Nuclear Issues
This roundtable will discuss the recent U.S. announcement to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty and implications this may have for the future of deterrence and arms...
Tags: Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, UK Project on Nuclear Issues, UK, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy
Fighting for the soul of Western militaries
New UK Government Initiative to Support High-Risk, High-Reward Military Science Needs Refinement
New Zealand's Indo-Pacific Recalibration