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...
MoD nuclear sites a ‘ticking time bomb’
The Public Accounts Committee has revealed the latest catalogue of Ministry of Defence incompetence and negligence. It has warned that the infrastructure supporting the...
Conference season looms
When it comes to scrapping Trident, or winning support for the UN’s global nuclear ban treaty, one of our priorities has to be changing...
Space: Trump’s next frontier
As if President Trump isn’t causing enough trouble already: trade wars with China, trashing the Iranian nuclear deal, on/off nuclear confrontation with North Korea,...
Why the atom bomb was dropped on Japan
Conventional wisdom – especially in the US – suggests it was necessary to drop the bomb on Japan in order to bring about a...