Policy Exchange launches its new Nuclear Enterprise Commission today, which will study how the Government should combine and amplify its civil and military nuclear programmes.
The Commission will be chaired by former Cabinet Secretary Rt Hon Simon Case CVO – a leading authority on the nuclear deterrent – and will include other internationally renowned nuclear experts.
Rt Hon Simon Case commented:
“The UK was part of the original nuclear gang. We were the third nation to conduct a successful nuclear test in 1952, and the home of the world’s first commercial nuclear power station, Calder Hall. But, over time, we have struggled to maintain our world-leading record, and must now spend time and effort modernising both our military and civil nuclear programmes. As awareness grows of the UK’s need to go nuclear, Policy Exchange’s new Nuclear Enterprise Commission arrives at a vital moment.”
As many nuclear states seek to update their capabilities, the Commission will examine the UK’s force posture in a multipolar world, the future of the NATO Nuclear Planning Group, the US nuclear shield and tactical nuclear weapons.
The overlapping civil and military benefits of expanded nuclear capacity must be encouraged, and Policy Exchange’s Commission will address how the Government can break-out of over-regulation to get building.
The Commission will bring together internationally renowned experts on civil and military nuclear, with representation from the UK, America, Europe, and Asia. The programme will run for six months, holding public and private events and publishing Research Notes on the key themes pertaining to the nuclear enterprise.
To mark the launch of the commission, Policy Exchange today publishes two studies on the history of the UK’s civil and military nuclear programmes:
The launch of the Commission received coverage by:
