Modernisation of nuclear weapons: Lords International Relations Committee to take evidence
Monday, 7 January 2019 11:05
The House of Lords International Relations Committee will continue
taking evidence for its inquiry ‘the Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Treaty and nuclear disarmament’ on Wednesday 9 January.
Tom Plant, Director of Proliferation and Nuclear Policy at
the Royal United Services Institute will be questioned by the
Committee on issues including current threat levels and increasing
tension, nuclear modernisation plans, disarmament, and UK
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The House of Lords International Relations Committee will continue
taking evidence for its inquiry ‘the Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Treaty and nuclear disarmament’ on Wednesday 9
January.
Tom Plant, Director of Proliferation and Nuclear Policy at
the Royal United Services Institute will be
questioned by the Committee on issues including current threat
levels and increasing tension,
nuclear modernisation plans, disarmament, and UK nuclear
policy.
Nuclear weapons are on the international agenda in a way they have
not been since the end of the Cold War with rising tensions between
nuclear-armed states and the fragmenting of existing
non-proliferation and arms control agreements. The Committee is
examining the state of global nuclear diplomacy and the United
Kingdom’s role in it.
Appearing at 11.10am Tom Plant is likely to
be asked questions including:
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Is the existence and development of nuclear
weapons playing a role in the recent increase in
geopolitical tensions?
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What are the current
nuclear modernisation plans of the nuclear weapon
states?
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How are the deterrence requirements of nuclear
weapons states changing, and what impact might this have
on modernisation plans, and on progress towards
disarmament?
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Are there any changes the UK could make to its
nuclear policies, including towards
nuclear modernisation, that would make it a more
responsible nuclear power?
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