United Kingdom and the Future of Nuclear Weapons

Editor:Andrew Futter is a senior lecturer at the University of Leicester, UK Contributors:Peter Burt, director of the UK Nuclear Information Service Catherine Eschle, senior lecturer, University of Strathclyde Toby Fenwick, research associate at the Centre Forum and former RAF officerJonathan Hogg, senior lecturer, University of Liverpool David Jarvis, associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, founder of the UK Project on Nuclear Issues, and former UK Liaison Officer at US STRATCOM Lukasz Kulesa, research director of the European Leadership Network and former head of the Non-proliferation and Arms Control Project at the Polish Institute of International Affairs Nick Ritchie, senior lecturer, University of York Daniel Salisbury, research associate at the Centre for Science and Security Studies, King’s College London Shatabhisha Shetty, deputy director of the and co-founder of the European Leadership Network Kristan Stoddart, senior lecturer at Aberystwyth University William Walker, emeritus professor at the University of St Andrews Heather Williams, MacArthur Postdoctoral Fellow at King’s College London and former Nuclear Policy analyst at Chatham HouseHenrietta Wilson, independent analyst and associate at the UK Nuclear Information Service

• Foreword by Sir Lawrence FreedmanIntroduction: the Trident debate renewed – Andrew FutterPart I – British nuclear strategy: history and culture1. 70 years of British nuclear debates: a brief history – Daniel Salisbury2. The UK nuclear deterrent: a system of systems – David Jarvis 3. UK Trident renewal: antecedents and decision-making – Kristan Stoddart4. The silence of British nuclear culture – Jon HoggPart II – Trident renewal: the wider context5. The heterogeneity of UK military views on nuclear weapons – Henrietta Wilson6. The Trident renewal decision, the UK and the NPT – Shatabhisha Shetty & Lukasz Kulesa7. The legality and legitimacy of Trident renewal – William Walker8. Trident and the special relationship – Heather Williams 9. Dangerous and inhumane: the implications for UK nuclear policy of international strategies to apply humanitarian law and prohibit nuclear weapons - Rebecca Johnson 10. Bairns not bombs: the Scottish anti-nuclear movement and the British nuclear st

The public debate about the future of British nuclear weapons has traditionally been rather superficial and based on largely unexamined prejudices on both sides of the argument. This timely and balanced study from a wide range of experts, with differing views, calls for an open-minded and informed discussion of the subject. It is an excellent contribution to one of the most fundamental questions facing Britain today.