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Research data on Trident, nuclear deterrence and nuclear proliferation

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Parliamentary

Reports and debates:

Evidence given before the House of Commons Defence Committee 2006/2007:

Academic

  • Martin Smith, "British Nuclear Weapons and NATO in the Cold War and Beyond", International Affairs, 87:6, 2011.
     
  • Peter Hennessy, Michael Quinlan memorial lecture on "Cabinets and the Bomb", February 2011. 
     
  • John Simpson, "British Nuclear Weapon Stockpiles, 1953–78", The RUSI Journal, 156: 5, 2011.
     
  • Thomas Robb, "Antelope, Poseidon or a Hybrid: The Upgrading of the British Strategic Nuclear Deterrent, 1970-1974", Journal of Strategic Studies, 33: 6, 2010.
     
  • David Allen, "The United Kingdom’s Nuclear Deterrent and the 2010 Strategic and Defence Review", The Political Quarterly, 81: 3, 2010.
     
  • David Gill, "Strength in Numbers: The Labour Government and the Size of the Polaris Force", Journal of Strategic Studies, 33: 6, 2010.
     
  • Desmond Bowen, "'Deterrence and Disarmament in the UK", Survival, 52: 1, 2010.
     
  • Malcolm Chalmers, Continuous-at-Sea Deterrence: Costs and Alternatives, RUSI Briefing Note, July 2010.

  • Continuity / Change: Rethinking Options for Trident Replacement Nick Ritchie, BDRC Report, June 2010.

  • Nick Ritchie and Paul Ingram, "A Progressive Nuclear Policy: Rethinking Continuous-at-sea Deterrence", RUSI Journal, Vol 155 No 2, April/May 2010.

  • Franklin Miller, "The Future of the United Kingdom's Nuclear Deterrent", RUSI Journal, Vol 155 No 2, April/May 2010.

  • Nick Ritchie, "Relinquishing Nuclear Weapons: Identities, Networks and the British Bomb", International Affairs, 86: 2, March 2010

  • William Walker, "The UK, Threshold Status, and Responsible Nuclear Sovereignty", International Affairs, 86: 2, March 2010

  • Tim Hare, "Nuclear Policy all at Sea: A Part-Time Deterrent Will Not Do!", RUSI Journal, Vol 154 No 6, December 2009.

  • Stepping Down the Nuclear Ladder: Options for Trident on a Path to Zero Nick Ritchie, BDRC Briefing Paper, May 2009.

  • Malcolm Chalmers, "Britain's New Nuclear Debate", RUSI Journal, Vol. 154, April 2009

  • Blechman, B., (ed), "Unblocking the Road to Zero: France and the United Kingdom", Henry L. Stimson Center, February 2009 

  • Hugh Beach, "Trident; White Elephant or Black hole?", The RUSI Journal, 154: 1, 2009.
     
  • Nick Ritchie, "Deterrence Dogma? Challenging the Relevance of British Nuclear Weapons", International Affairs, Vol. 85 No. 1, January 2009.

  • A Regime on the Edge? How Replacing Trident Undermines the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Nick Ritchie, BDRC Briefing Paper, November 2008.

  • Trident and British Identity: Letting go of Nuclear Weapons Nick Ritchie, BDRC Briefing Paper, September 2008.

  • Trident: What is it For? Challenging the Relevance of British Nuclear Weapons, Nick Ritchie, BDRC Briefing Paper, April 2008.
     
  • Trident: The Deal Isn't Done - Serious Questions Remain Unanswered, Nick Ritchie, BDRC Briefing Paper, December 2007.

  • Walter Ladwig, "The Future of the British Nuclear Deterrent:An Assessment of Decision Factors", Strategic Insights, 6: 1, 2007.
     
  • John Gittings, "After Trident: Peace or Proliferation?", International Relations, Vol. 21 No. 4 (December 2007).

  • Michael Quinlan, "Abolishing Nuclear Armouries: Policy or Pipedream?", Survival, Vol. 49 No. 4, Winter 2007-08.
     
  • Jeremy Stocker, The United Kingdom and Nuclear Deterrence, Adelphi Paper 386, Routledge for IISS, London, 2007.

  • Nick Ritchie, "Replacing Trident: Britain, America and Nuclear Weapons", Contemporary Security Policy, Vol. 28 No. 2, August 2007.
     
  • John Simpson, "The United Kingdom and the Nuclear Future", The Nonproliferation Review, 14:2, 2007.
     
  • Nick Ritchie and Michael Sulmeyer, Renewing Trident: Britain's Nuclear Politics, in Price, O and Mackby, J (eds) Debating 21st Century Nuclear Issues, Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2007.
     
  • Brian Wicker and Hugh Beach, Britain’s Bomb: What Next?, London: SCM Press, 2006. 

  • Lee Willett “Questions for the Debate on the Future of the UK Strategic Deterrent”, RUSI Journal Dec 2005, Vol. 150, No. 6 (December 2005). 

  • Tim Hare, “What Next for Trident?”, RUSI Journal, Vol. 150, No. 2 (April 2005).

  • Michael MccGwire, “The Rise and Fall of the NPT: An Opportunity for Britain”, International Affairs 81, no. 1, 2005.

  • Michael Clarke, “Does my Bomb Look Big in This?”, International Affairs 80, no. 1 (2004).

  • Baylis, J. and Stoddart, K., "Britain and the Chevaline Project: The Hidden Nuclear Programme, 1967-82", Journal of Strategic Studies, vol. 26, no. 4, 2003.

  • Malcolm Chalmers and William Walker, “The United Kingdom, Nuclear Weapons, and the Scottish Question”, The Nonproliferation Review 9, no. 1, Spring 2002.

  • Malcolm Chalmers and William Walker, Unchartered Waters: The UK, Nuclear Weapons and the Scottish Question, Tuckwell Press, East Lothian, 2001. 

  • Michael Quinlan, "The Future of Deterrent Capability for Medium-Sized Western Powers in the New Environment", IFRI Proliferation Papers, 2001.
     
  • Rob Green, "Conventionally-armed UK Trident?" Disarmament Diplomacy, No. 56, April 2001.

  • Malcolm Chlamers, "'Bombs Away?' Britain and Nuclear Weapons under New Labour", Security Dialogue, 30: 1,1999

  • Paterson, R. Britain's Strategic nuclear deterrent: from before the V-bomber to beyond Trident, Frank Cass, London, 1997.
     
  • Stuart Croft, "European Integration, Nuclear Deterrence, and Franco-British Nuclear Cooperation", International Affairs, 72:4, October 1996 

  • Robert O’Neil, “Britain and the Future of Nuclear Weapons”,International Affairs 71, no. 4, October 1995.

International Affairs special edition 2006:

  • Len Stott, “Labour and the Bomb: The First 80 Years”,International Affairs 82, no. 4, 2006.

  • Julian Lewis, “Nuclear Disarmament versus Peace in the 21st Century”, International Affairs 82, no. 4, 2006.

  • Michael Quinlan, “The Future of United Kingdom Nuclear Weapons: Shaping the Debate”, International Affairs 82, no. 4, 2006.

  • Keith Hartley, “The Economics of UK Nuclear Weapons Policy”,International Affairs 82, no. 4, 2006.

  • Michael MccGwire, “Comfort Blanket or Weapon of War: What is Trident for?”, International Affairs 82, no. 4, 2006.

  • Paul Rogers, “Big Boats and Bigger Skimmers: Determining Britain’s Role in the Long War”, International Affairs 82, no. 4, 2006.

Older texts:

  • Norman Dombey, David Fischer, and William Walker, “Becoming a Non-Nuclear Weapon State: Britain, the NPT and Safeguards”, International Affairs 63, no. 2, Spring 1987.

  • Colin McInnes, Trident: The Only Option? London: Brassey’s, 1986. 

  • Scilla McLean, Who Decides? Accountability and Nuclear Weapons Decision-Making in Britain, Oxford Research Group, Oxford, 1986.

  • Malcolm Chalmers, Trident: Britain's Independent Arms Race,Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, London, 1984.

  • Jonathan Alford, “The Place of British and French Nuclear Weapons in Arms Control”, International Affairs 59, no. 4, Autumn 1983.

    Lawrence Freedman, “Britain: The First Ex-Nuclear Power?”, International Security 6, no. 2, Autumn 1981.

  • Lawrence Freedman, Britain and Nuclear Weapons, Macmillan for the Royal Institute of International Affairs, London, 1980.

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