On 3 January 2022 the five permanent members of the UN Security Council issued the following Joint Statement: The People’s Republic of China, the French Republic, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the … Continue reading →
Which is true: 15% or 40% increase? It is frequently stated that the UK’s Integrated Review of Security published in 2021 includes a plan to increase the number of nuclear warheads in the UK arsenal by over 40%. For example, … Continue reading →
By Mohammed Aaqib LLM, LLB (Hons), Treasurer of United Nations Association Coventry Branch In an attempt to combat the stagnation of humanity’s global nuclear disarmament aspirations, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons[1] (TPNW) was ambitiously drafted in 2017. … Continue reading →
In March 2020, the United Nations Association Coventry Branch ran a debate on the motion “This house believes the UK government should sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons”. This is also the demand made by the UK … Continue reading →
On July 7 a Conference convened by the UN General Assembly adopted a Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. The text of the treaty can be found here. The vote which decided the text of this Treaty was agreed to by … Continue reading →