TICK TOCK on the Doomsday Clock Monalisa Hazarika Project assistant, SCRAP Weapons Former Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon’s ever-so-relevant words “The world is over-armed and peace is underfunded”, mirror the current stance of the impending doom that looms over humanity as we inch towards total annihilation. “90 seconds to midnight” on the Doomsday Clock uses the …
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Taiwan Strait Military Balance Dr Dan Plesch Director, SCRAP Weapons James Luk Project Assistant, SCRAP Weapons Hugo Bainbridge graphic designer, SCRAP Weapons The recent U.S.-China balloon incident highlights Sino-U.S. mistrust regarding each nation’s capabilities. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, China has rapidly developed the “largest and most diverse” missile force in the world, with …
Russia pulls out of New START nuclear treaty- we’ve already seen how such agreements have limited aggression against Ukraine Dr Dan Plesch Director, SCRAP Weapons This article was originally published on The Conversation on 21st October 2022. Vladimir Putin’s decision to pull out of the New Start nuclear weapons treaty with the United States will have predictable responses. …
Pathway to Vishwa Guru: India and the G20 Monalisa Hazarika Project assistant, SCRAP Weapons The G20 grouping is one of the most influential intergovernmental forums where world leaders chalk out strategies to address global economic and financial issues with policy coordinators, combining the joint efforts of some of the most advanced and emerging economies. Amidst …
Zero Missiles: building on the precedent that helps Ukraine today Dr Dan Plesch Director, SCRAP Weapons This article was originally published on europeanleadershipnetwork.org on 21st October 2022. It may not be the first thing you might think about when seeing Russian missile bombardments of Ukraine, but a disarmament treaty has denied Russia thousands more missiles that …
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The New Cold and the Future of Disarmament Rhys Bowden Project Assistant, SCRAP Weapons The final webinar in SCRAP’s The New Cold War series witnessed a timely discussion about the future of disarmament amid US-Russia-China tensions and the prospect of a new cold war. At the start of 2022, five nuclear-weapon states – China, France, …
The China-US Media War and its Impact on the Global Disarmament Campaign Jack Cinamon Project Assistant, SCRAP Weapons In recent years, public opinion of China and the US’ foreign policies has deteriorated, due not just to the countries’ choices in policymaking, but also to the so-called media war taking place to influence global audiences. The …
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Securing Outer Space: Emerging Threats in the New Space Race Gemma Sabatini Project Assistant, SCRAP Weapons Since the Cold War and its aftermath, countries have been engaging in a race for the militarization of outer space and the creation of new space forces. This competition is having a high impact on technology, military strategy, as …
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The Big Bang: The Evolution of US-China Nuclear Relations Jessica Henn Project Assistant, SCRAP Weapons Historical Overview of Sino-American Tensions The US and China have a long and deeply interconnected nuclear history which stems back to the Cold War. The decision of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to develop a nuclear weapons programme was …
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China, North Korea & Nuclear Weapons Ben Goldman Project Assistant, SCRAP Weapons This essay was originally submitted to the Korea Times-APLN Essay Contest 2021. Nuclear weapons, uncontrolled, could lead to devastation, the end of nations, and potentially, the end of all human civilisation. The prerequisite to successfully reducing this threat is a treaty that works. …