Chair of the ELN Des Browne and the Co-Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) Ernest Moniz have written a letter to The Times, arguing that in passing the 2021 Integrated Review London has inexplicably abdicated its longstanding leadership role on nuclear disarmament. By announcing a policy change that runs counter to President Biden’s commitment to reduce the role of nuclear weapons in national security policies, the UK also endangers the “special relationship”. The whole article, republished by the Daily Express, can be found here.
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| 20 April 2021
The Times letter by the ELN Chair Des Brown and Ernest Moniz was republished by by the Daily Express
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