2005 United Kingdom Special Weapons News |
- Britain Considers New Nuclear Power Plants VOA 29 Nov 2005 -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair has announced a government study to consider the construction of new nuclear power stations to fill an emerging energy gap.
- Blair 'to give go-ahead for new generation of nuclear stations' IRNA 21 Nov 2005 -- Prime Minister Tony Blair was reported Monday to be ready to give the go-ahead to a new generation of nuclear power stations, despite his government concluding less than two years ago that nuclear is an unattractive option.
- UK still needs nuclear weapons, says Defence Secretary IRNA 02 Nov 2005 -- Defense Secretary John Reid has given the clearest indication so far that the British government intends to replace its ageing Trident nuclear weapons despite peace campaigners saying it would breach the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
- UK denies US approval is needed to use its nuclear weapons IRNA 01 Nov 2005 -- Defense Secretary John Reid has denied that the British government needs prior permission from the United States to use its ageing American-made Trident nuclear weapons.
- UK's nuclear decommissioning costs exceed Pnds 50 billion IRNA 11 Aug 2005 -- Decommissioning Britain's ageing nuclear power stations will cost billions of pounds more than what was previously estimated, according to the first report by the country's recently established Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.
- Britain faces own nuclear dilemma IRNA 16 May 2005 -- The British government is expected to signal the tentative start of a long-delayed debate on replacing the country's ageing nuclear power stations during the Queen's speech that marks the reopening of parliament on Tuesday.
- New Plague Vaccine Agreement Signed 15 Apr 2005 -- A joint, multi-nation project arrangement between the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), the Department of National Defence of Canada, and the Secretary of State for Defense of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was announced today for the cooperative development of a vaccine to protect against plague.
- U.S., U.K., Russia Reaffirm Support for Biological Weapons Pact Washington File 28 Mar 2005 -- To mark the 30th anniversary on March 26 of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, the United States, the United Kingdom and the Russian Federation have issued a joint statement reaffirming their strong support for the pact and their determination to press "for full implementation of, and compliance with, the Convention by all its States Parties."
- Time UK abandoned its nuclear arms, says former Labour leader IRNA 28 Feb 2005 -- Former deputy leader of the Labour Party Toy Hattersley called on Prime Minister Tony Blair to decommission Britain`s nuclear weapons, if, as expected, his government is re-elected at the forthcoming general election.
- UK keeps secret transfer of nuclear material from US IRNA 09 Feb 2005 -- The British government is to keep secret the transfers of special nuclear materials from the US that may constitute a breach of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon has revealed.
