WMD News
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Iran agrees 'in principle' to compromise on nuclear programme
Iran agreed “in principle” to a process that will put about 80 per cent of its existing enriched uranium supplies beyond military use, in a goodwill gesture that raised hopes of a diplomatic solution to its stand-off with the West.
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UN Security Council unanimously passes a resolution calling for a ’World without nuclear weapons’
Articles and videos on Obama's call for a nuclear free world.
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Trident submarines to be cut from 4 to 3
Gordon Brown is to speak to the United Nations General Assembly about cutting the number of missile-carrying submarines.
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President Obama addresses the UN General Assembly
"We will pursue a new agreement with Russia to substantially reduce our strategic warheads and launchers. We will move forward with ratification of the Test Ban Treaty, and work with others to bring the Treaty into force so that nuclear testing is permanently prohibited."
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WMDC – Weapons of Terror
A 15-minute version of the film outlining the views of some of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission is available for viewing on: www.wmdcommission.org
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Greenpeace makes Trident cost claim
Greenpeace releases a major report on Trident costs stating the cost of replacing the Trident nuclear missile system will be far more than the government has admitted.
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Nuclear-free world ultimate aim of new cross-party pressure group
A cross-party group of ex-ministers and former generals will be launched next month to push for global nuclear disarmament.
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Iran's nuclear ambitions
Ahmadinejad declares end to debate over Iran's nuclear ambitions
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Scrap Trident, voters tell Brown
By a margin of 58 to 35 per cent, people believe that the £25bn renewal of the Trident programme should be abandoned because of the state of the public finances.
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Decision on nuclear sub plans delayed
The government is to delay a spending decision affecting plans to replace its independent nuclear deterrent, as it wants to await the outcome of nuclear proliferation talks next May before deciding how to proceed.
