More information about the nuclear weapons that may be deployed at Lakenheath and their effects.
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A Brief History of nukes and disarmament treaties
Important dates in nuclear proliferation and disarmament treaties.
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Nukes and colonialism
Nuclear-armed states have tested bombs outside their territories, often in colonies or lands they deemed inferior.
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Current number of nuclear warheads
How many nuclear warheads are there and who has them.
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Nukes in the UK
Current UK nuclear weapons and their cost.
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Nukes at Lakenheath
The current development of RAF Lakenheath as a nuclear site.
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The Good News: Anti Nuke Activism
The importance of activism in reducing the nuclear threat.
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The Explosive power of Nukes
In World War II, all the explosives utilised by all sides amounted to 3 million tons (3-Mt) of high explosive equivalent. The largest nuclear bomb ever tested was over 50Mt.
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Killing Power of Nukes
How nuclear weapons kill.
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Cost of Nukes
The UK spent £13,600 every minute of 2019 on nuclear weapons.
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Nuclear Accidents
Nuclear bomb accidents in the UK
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Carbon footprint of Nukes and War
The carbon footprint of the production of nuclear weapons and the affect of their use.
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Nuclear Waste
Like nuclear power, nuclear weapons also produce large amounts of nuclear waste.
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Nukes and the Law
How nuclear weapons violate international humanitarian law.
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Nukes and the disproportionate impact on Indigenous communities
It comes as no surprise that people of colour and women oppose nuclear weapons in proportionally far greater numbers than do white men.
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Nukes and Patriarchy
Proponents of nuclear weapons seek to use a logic of rationalism and power to defend their possession of these weapons whilst seeking to “feminise” opponents of nuclear weapons by claiming they are emotional and irrational.
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Uranium Mining
The often overlooked affects of Uranium mining.
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Accidental Nuclear War
It is possible that nuclear war could start by accident, particularly during times of heightened tensions like the present situation with the war in Ukraine. As Robert McNamara, who was Secretary of State under Kennedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis, stated: “I want to say, and this is very important: at the end we lucked…