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Elders Warn The World May Be Sleepwalking Towards Nuclear Disaster - BASIC The beautifully decorated Moses Room in the UK’s House of Lords – complete with a huge portrait of the prophet displaying the tablets of the law – was perhaps

BASIC joined The Elders and the European Leadership Network at the House of Lords on Monday night to discuss nuclear diplomacy in an age of escalation. Read about it here: basicint.org/elders-warn-...

Our anxious A House of Dynamite questions, answered by a nuclear weapons expert Are we all gonna die? Read on to find out!

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BASIC's Executive Director Sebastian Brixey-Williams gave an extensive interview to Killian Faith-Kelly of #GQ Magazine about the recent Hollywood blockbuster, #AHouseofDynamite.
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A Live-Streamed Crisis: Technology And The Erosion Of Information Control In The 2025 India-Pakistan Crisis - BASIC In the latest of a series of articles assessing recent hostilities between India and Pakistan, Ruhee Neog, BASIC Non-Resident Fellow and Director of the

In the latest of a series of articles assessing recent hostilities between India and Pakistan, Ruhee Neog,
BASIC Non-Resident Fellow, says that control of the information narrative has become of paramount importance.
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Basic Senior Policy Fellow Dr Manuel Herrera at the conference in Vienna

One lesson to be learned from the @iaeaorg.bsky.social
General Conference in Vienna," says BASIC Senior Policy Fellow Dr Manuel Herrera , "is that despite the world situation, nuclear science and technology continues to promote better understanding between countries and people."

Deepening BASIC's interest in the critical nuclear-space nexus, Policy Intern Ching Wei Sooi and co-organiser Nicolas Ayala Arboleda will soon be moderating a series of webinars on the Golden Dome - America's new space-based missile defence initiative.
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Mhairi McClafferty at the conference

BASIC Policy Fellow Mhairi McClafferty recently took part in a discussion on the future of nuclear non-proliferation hosted by the UK Project on Nuclear Issues at @rusi.bsky.social

YouTube video by Intereconomía Armas chinas de última generación | Un arsenal futurista que reta a la hegemonía estadounidense

BASIC's Senior Policy Fellow Manuel Herrera was recently interviewed on Spanish-speaking Radio Intereconomía about China's victory parade and the implications of its spectacular nuclear arsenal display: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifw9...

De-siloing Existential Threats III: Future Pathways To A World Beyond Nuclear Deterrence Report - BASIC

BASIC’s latest publication in conjunction with its Emerging Voices Network offers a compelling insight by early career experts as to how it’s possible to achieve a world without nuclear weapons: basicint.org/de-siloing-e...

After The Israel-Iran War, Diplomacy Is The Only Way Forward - BASIC Iranian and Israeli peace activists argue that  dialogue is the most effective way of sorting out the dispute between the two countries.  The views expressed

In the latest analysis on our website, Iranian and Israeli peace activists Emad Kiyaei and Sharon Dolev argue that dialogue and diplomacy are the most effective ways of sorting out the dispute between their two countries: basicint.org/after-the-is...

BASIC Policy Fellows Anahita Parsa and Lyndon Burford contributed to the UN Secretary General's report on resolution 79/241 "Comprehensive study of the question of nuclear-weapon-free zones in all its aspects". The submissions are now public and available here:
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Not Everything Nuclear Is Negative - Now’s Your Chance To Prove It By Working For BASIC's Nuclear For Good Movement - BASIC “Not everything nuclear is negative,” says BASIC’s Senior Policy Fellow and Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Programme Manager Dr Manuel Herrera, “and now

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The Odessa Files: Ukrainian City Is Bombed But Not Beaten Despite Russian Attacks - BASIC Senior Policy Fellow and Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Programme Manager Dr Manuel Herrera recently travelled to Odessa, Ukraine, to serve as a speaker at

The Odessa files: Senior Policy Fellow Dr Manuel Herrera recently travelled to Odessa, a city that thrives despite the bombings: basicint.org/the-odessa-f...

Meet Helena Harding: Chair Of BASIC’s Board Of Trustees - BASIC Tell us about your career before BASIC

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Putin's new nuclear threat – and why Trump should take note Satellite images suggest Putin is preparing to test an ‘invincible’ nuclear missile – as he enters crunch talks with Trump on ending war in Ukraine

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YouTube video by BASIC The EVN marks the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Young people from BASIC's Emerging Voices Network reflect om the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings: youtu.be/avx-gy4dDYI

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BASIC Senior Policy Fellow Manuel Herrera is interviewed by El País on the Israel-Iran conflict: 4 bombas antibúnker GBU-57 para golpear tres instalaciones nucleares esenciales: así ha sido el ataque de EEUU a Irán | Vídeos | EL PAÍS