NATO – 70 years too many
As we head for NATO’s 70th birthday, it’s time to assess the nuclear-armed military alliance that came into being to ensure western military superiority...
Ending all nuclear restraint?
It’s almost ten years since President Obama made his famous Prague speech, committing to a nuclear weapons-free world. I remember hearing his words broadcast,...
The New Abnormal
That’s how the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists described the global situation as they unveiled this year’s Doomsday Clock – the hands again at two...
Europe must stop the nuclear arms race
Europe has had its work cut out recently, trying to defend treaties that President Trump is on a mission to destroy. This summer he...
Far-right on the rise: why the peace movement must act
We are living in increasingly dangerous times, especially in the light of US President Trump’s moves towards nuclear proliferation and a new nuclear arms...
US midterms: a change in nuclear policy?
As US Democrats recapture the House of Representatives, inevitably the question is asked – what difference will this make to policy-making while Trump remains...
Remembrance Centenary: Let us recommit to ending war
One hundred years ago, in November 1918, the world’s first global, industrialised war was drawing to a close. Families, communities and entire peoples were...
Budget 2018: why the Chancellor should scrap Trident
One thing is certain, whatever the Chancellor of the Exchequer says, the British economy is being deprived of the investment it needs to grow...
INF crisis: No cruise missiles back in Britain
Yesterday Donald Trump announced plans to withdraw the US from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF). This is a dangerous and destabilising move with...
Keep Space for Peace
In June, President Trump made a highly controversial announcement: he has directed the Pentagon to develop a ‘Space Force’ – a new branch of...