Nuclear weapons

The Explanation. Nuclear weapons - which countries have them? Audio, 18 minutes
We look at the nuclear powers and those who want to join their club
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Russia vetoes UN vote on stopping space arms race
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World
Posted
25 April 2024
Starmer 'absolutely' committed to nuclear weapons
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UK Politics
Posted
12 April 2024
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1562
The Oppenheimer story that won't win Oscars
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US & Canada
Posted
9 March 2024
Trident missile test fails for second time in a row
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UK
Posted
21 February 2024
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4560
Are US nuclear weapons set to return to UK soil?
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Suffolk
Posted
18 February 2024
Inert nuclear missile found in US man's garage
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US & Canada
Posted
3 February 2024
Plans progress to bring US nuclear weapons to UK
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Suffolk
Posted
29 January 2024
Doomsday Clock stays at 90 seconds to midnight
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US & Canada
Posted
23 January 2024
Nuclear Armageddon: How Close Are We? Video, 59 minutes
Jane Corbin investigates the proliferation of nuclear weapons across the globe.
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BBC Two
Available for 2 months
Nuclear test veteran says medal is 'humbling'
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Dorset
Posted
20 November 2023
RAF veteran, 85, receives nuclear testing medal
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Berkshire
Posted
13 November 2023
Veteran given medal for nuclear weapon testing
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Gloucestershire
Posted
31 October 2023
Man who witnessed nuclear bomb tests given medal
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Cambridgeshire
Posted
27 October 2023
Witness History. Vietnam War: Stopping nuclear disaster. Audio, 9 minutes
In 1975, physicist Wally Hendrickson prevented nuclear disaster in Vietnam
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Nuclear bomb test veterans relaunch legal action
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UK
Posted
20 September 2023
Kim Jong Un unveils 'nuclear attack submarine'
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Asia
Posted
8 September 2023
Anger over claims UK could host US nuclear weapons
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Suffolk
Posted
30 August 2023
Xi Jinping replaces leaders of China's nuclear force
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China
Posted
1 August 2023
Why Threads brings back bleak and brutal memories
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Sheffield & South Yorkshire
Posted
12 July 2023
Canadian mud 'symbolic of human changes to Earth'
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Science & Environment
Posted
11 July 2023
Worker dies after nuclear site incident
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Berkshire
Posted
11 July 2023
The Inquiry. Is the global nuclear threat level rising? Audio, 23 minutes
Is Russia’s war with Ukraine raising the nuclear threat level around the world?
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BBC World Service
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Why Belarus is backing Russia against Ukraine
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World
Posted
4 July 2023