Nuclear Information Service
Posted: 6th November 2025
Submarines Spending Increasingly Long Patrols
On 1st October, a Vanguard-class Royal Navy submarine returned to Faslane following a 203-day patrol, which was one day short of the record duration set by its immediate predecessor.Read more
UK and France Deepen Nuclear Cooperation
In July 2025, the United Kingdom and France signed the “Northwood Declaration”, announced by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron. The declaration commits the two nuclear-armed states to deepen cooperation on defence and security, and to enhance coordination between their respective ‘independent’ nuclear weapons systemsRead more
UK Nuclear-Armed Fighter Jets
At the NATO Summit in June 2025 the UK government announced that it intended to purchase twelve F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft from the US that can be armed with US nuclear bombsRead more
Webinar
A discussion on the UK plans to buy US nuclear armed fighter jets.Read more
Our 25 Year Anniversary
NIS celebrates being at the forefront of exposing and analysing the UK’s nuclear weapons system for 25 years, providing reliable and high-quality research to campaigners and political allies across the disarmament movement.Read moreClick 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.
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