At a meeting of Nuke Free Europe, May 7, Hans Kristensen, a nuclear weapons expert from the Federation of American Scientists, gave an up-to-date overview of global nuclear armament and NATO's nuclear sharing policy. Mr. Kristensen also explained the deployment of the new B61-12 in Europe in the coming years with the United Kingdom (at … Continue reading Global nuclear armament and NATO’s nuclear sharing policy
Nuclear Testing Alert
The Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation initiated the following ‘Nuclear Testing Alert’ letter in response to mounting threats from the Trump administration that it will resume nuclear testing. We will publish any responses received and will cover the issues in more detail in the next issue of End Info (July 2020). Recipients:State Signatories to the Comprehensive … Continue reading Nuclear Testing Alert
Trump’s dangerous nuclear test threat
On 1 March 1954, the United States carried out its largest ever nuclear test. Named ‘Castle Bravo’, the test was part of a series of similar events, ‘Operation Bravo’, designed to assess the feasibility of high-yield and therefore high-energy devices. ‘Castle Bravo’ was expected to produce a yield of six megatons (375 times larger than … Continue reading Trump’s dangerous nuclear test threat