Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament - an ICAN Partner

In an astonishing article published today in The Guardian, it was revealed that the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) at Aldermaston, Berkshire is being used by the US military to research its own nuclear warhead programme. In addition, the Ministry of Defence has admitted it is working with the US on the UK's "existing nuclear warhead stockpile and the range of replacement options that might be available", but the extent of the collaboration has not been made clear.

The article also reveals that the US and UK governments renegotiated their nuclear weapons pact  - the so-called Mutual Defence Agreement - in 2004  to include the UK in the development of a new nuclear warhead.
 
A number of MPs have called for a full parliamentary inquiry into the matter, amid growing evidence that US/UK nuclear collaboration breaches international law. This is another example of the lack of transparency about how taxpayers' money is being spent on nuclear weapons.

To read the article in full, visit the Guardian website.

See also www.cnduk.org.