Nuclear weapons have been back in the news again. In the final few days before his inauguration, President Trump appeared first to challenge Russia to an arms race before then using nuclear weapons as bargaining chips in the ongoing debate over sanctions against Russia. In a climate where there is …
Peacemaking
Admiral West’s Offer to MPs
MPs are frustrated with the UK Government’s “stupid”[ref]Admiral Lord Alan West in evidence to the Defence Committee, Tuesday 24 January[/ref] secrecy over the failure of the UK’s Trident missile test in June 2016. Admiral Lord West, who previously had responsibility for the …
Joint Statement on Syria
The Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Church of Scotland, the Methodist Church in Britain and the United Reformed Church have released a joint statement on military action in Syria: Our churches: – Express our abhorrence of the actions of ISIS/Daesh in Syria and their support of terrorist …