United Kingdom

No Need to Replace UK Nuclear Subs Now, FAS Board Member Tells Brits January 24, 2007

(Updated January 26, 2007) British Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarines have at least 15 years more service life in them, and the U.K. government does not have to make a decision…

Nuclear Missile Testing Galore December 22, 2006

(Updated January 3, 2007) North Korea may have gotten all the attention, but all the nuclear weapon states were busy flight-testing ballistic missiles for their nuclear weapons during 2006. According…

Britain’s Next Nuclear Era December 7, 2006

After having spent the last several years sending diplomats to Teheran to try to persuade Iran not to develop nuclear weapons, the British government announced Monday that it…

British Parliament Report Criticizes Government Refusal to Participate in Nuclear Deterrent Inquiry June 30, 2006

Although the British government has promised a full and open public debate about the future of Britain’s nuclear deterrent, it has so far failed to explain what decisions need to…