Monthly Archives: January 2016

STOP TRIDENT – DECISION TIME 2016

The campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), supported by Stop the War Coalition, is calling a national demonstration to protest against Britain’s nuclear war system – Trident. Join us to say NO to government plans to buy a new system at … Continue reading

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Trident, Deterrence and UK Security

Dr Philip Webber, SGR, (Scientists for Global Responsibility). Article from SGR Newsletter no.44; advance online publication:14 January 2016. Dr Philip Webber, SGR, summarises the flaws in the theory and practice of nuclear deterrence for the UK. Despite recently uncovered historical … Continue reading

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Public Meeting and Debate on Trident Renewal

£167 billion – to protect us from what ?                                     Welfare not Warfare ? Speaker: Chris Nineham Thursday 21 January 2016 at 7.30 pm Venue: Friends’ Meeting House Friargate, York, YO1 ORL  Organised by York Against the War … Continue reading

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Looking Beyond Stalemate in the Middle East

Paul Rogers December 2015 Summary There have been significant recent developments in the war against the Islamic State (IS) relating to the status of the Syria-based militias opposing the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, the expanding role of Russia in … Continue reading

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We Need to Defeat Islamic State – but How?

Gabrielle Rifkind 10 December 2015 This article by Gabrielle Rifkind was originally published by openDemocracy on 10 December 2015. A genuine, if brief, debate took place amongst the political classes in the UK on the dangers of intervening or not intervening … Continue reading

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