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The full UK Carrier Strike Group assembled at sea. Official US Navy Imagery/Flickr

Opinion: Post-Brexit ‘Global Britain’ is Becoming a Threat to International Security

by David Wearing

The government’s recent Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy has spelled out the agenda for British foreign relations in the 2020s and beyond. It’s going to make us and the rest of the world a lot less safe, writes David Wearing.

GE2019: The Apocalypse Liberals Are at It Again, Promising to Destroy the World to Save the World

by Eleanor Penny

When politicians like Jo Swinson solemnly announce they would be willing to detonate nuclear weapons the mainstream interprets this as a sign of no-nonsense leadership, firmness of purpose and the ability to connect with the security concerns of Joe Ordinary - and overlooks the fact they could destroy all humanity.

Long Read: Barrow-in-Furness: The Small Town at the Centre of Britain’s Nuclear Arsenal

by Matt Kennard

Barrow-in-Furness, population 69,087, is the hub of Britain's nuclear weapons arsenal. Matt Kennard talked to residents about the town's questionable industrial heritage, the local dominance of BAE Systems, and what nuclear disarmament would mean for the town and its workers.