Nuclear Information Service - November 2024
Posted: 14th November 2024
Major 14-hour fire in Barrow submarine assembly hall
A fire which started in the early hours of 30th October at the BAE Systems site burned for 14 hours. Seven workers were taken to hospital and later released. Read more.Secrecy ramping up as problems mount in the UK nuclear programme
The increasingly draconian approach to secrecy is worse than at any time since NIS was founded. Our Director David Cullen speaks out. Read more.Lords call for more oversight as MDA amendment passes
The House of Lords International Agreements Committee published a report on the changes to the US-UK Mutual Defence Agreement, and called for greater scrutiny. These calls were echoed in a debate held on the last day for parliamentary objections to the changes. Read more.Did US submarines support the UK’s latest nuclear-armed patrol?
None of the UK’s SSNs were at sea for a three month period up to early October, leading to speculation that US submarines were used to check the area for enemy submarines when the recent Vanguard patrol began. David Cullen examines the evidence. Read more.UK, France and Russia isolated in opposing UN nuclear war study
The UK was one of only three states opposing a UN General Assembly resolution to set up a scientific panel looking at the effects of nuclear war. Lobby efforts for a NATO position opposing the resolution failed. Read more.MDA Webinar video
The video recording of the joint CND-NIS seminar on the changes to the US-UK Mutual Defence Agreement is now online. Watch it here.Click to Donate £3A very big thank you to everyone who helps sustain our work. Donations and grants ensure we can keep investigating and reporting on the UK nuclear weapons programmes and related issues. As little as £3 a month can help us to support campaign groups and make sure our work reaches the public, press, and parliamentarians.REPORTS AND BRIEFINGSDownload PDF versions of our other reports, briefings and factsheets. Order hard copies here