Malcolm Rifkind joins diplomats and analysts urging focus on European cooperation to replace TridentBritain’s ability to rely on the US to maintain the UK’s nuclear arsenal is now in doubt, experts have warned, but...
Read More‘We’re all spending a lot of money that we could be spending on other things,’ the US president saidDonald Trump said that he wants to restart nuclear arms control talks with Russia and China and that...
Read MoreFirst use of weapons since Joe Biden lifted restrictions came hours after Vladimir Putin signed nuclear decreeRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesMoscow has said Ukraine fired six US-made Atacms missiles at...
Read MoreComments are strongest yet against allowing Ukraine to launch long-range missiles into Russian territoryZelenskyy warns of Russia threat at UN as Putin steps up nuclear rhetoricVladimir Putin has escalated his nuclear rhetoric,...
Read MoreUS president Joe Biden and British PM Keir Starmer fear secret arms link-up amid talks in Washington over UkraineBritain and the US have raised fears that Russia has shared nuclear secrets with Iran in return for Tehran...
Read MoreAngela Rayner said she didn’t recognise ‘that characterisation’ Trump’s running mate made in commentsExplainer: Who is JD Vance?UK politics live – latest updatesSenior Labour figures have rejected...
Read MoreDeputy PM Angela Rayner says she does not recognise Donald Trump running mate’s ‘characterisation’ of BritainExplainer: Who is JD Vance?UK politics live – latest updatesSenior Labour figures have rejected...
Read MoreDavid Omand says pledges on nuclear deterrent shows party can be trusted ‘to stick to serious defence policy’Labour’s position on national security has been endorsed by a former head of the UK intelligence...
Read MoreStates are on course to spend $100bn a year, driven by a sharp increase in US defence budgetsGlobal spending on nuclear weapons is estimated to have increased by 13% to a record $91.4bn during 2023, according to calculations...
Read MoreDeputy leader previously voted against renewing Trident but backs ‘triple lock’ commitment to programme in near termAngela Rayner has said she has not changed her mind about nuclear weapons even though she supports...
Read MoreWe look at the facts and figures behind Labour’s defence pledge and its affordabilityKeir Starmer has announced a “triple lock” on Britain’s nuclear weapons policy as he seeks to portray Labour as the...
Read MoreVladimir Putin announced the exercises earlier this month ‘as a warning to the west not to escalate tensions further’Russian forces have started military drills near Ukraine simulating the use of tactical nuclear...
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