Nest of Fearties #28: Scotland and the Nuclear Question

Six out of nine nuclear-armed states engaged in military action last year alone. Meanwhile, reckless nuclear threats are being made more frequently, and cornerstone nuclear arms agreements are expiring. So what role does Scotland, and the nuclear-armed UK, play in this increasingly unstable world? What does the UK’s nuclear weapons programme consist of and how has it changed over the years? How much does the UK really depend on the United States to sustain its nuclear-armed status? And are we already in a new Cold War?On Nest of Fearties, Samuel Rafanell-Williams puts these questions to Sophie Bolt and Nick Ritchie. Sophie Bolt is General Secretary of Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament or CND, which is probably the world’s longest-running civic campaign against nuclear weapons, having been launched in the late 1950s.Nick Ritchie is a Professor in International Security at the University of York and a leading researcher in US and UK nuclear weapons policy. His recent work includes research on the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, as well as irreversibility in nuclear disarmament efforts. Support Skotia on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Join Skotia's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WhatsApp channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Skotia Social Club⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.