- Peter Hennessy, Michael Quinlan memorial lecture on 'Cabinets and the Bomb, February 2011
- Malcolm Chalmers, Continuous-at-Sea Deterrence: Costs and Alternatives, RUSI Briefing Note, July 2010
- Continuity / Change: Rethinking Options for Trident Replacement Nick Ritchie, BDRC Report, June 2010.
- Nick Ritchie and Paul Ingram, "A Progressive Nuclear Policy: Rethinking Continuous-at-sea Deterrence", RUSI Journal, Vol 155 No 2, April/May 2010.
- Franklin Miller, "The Fuyture of the United Kingdom's Nuclear Deterrent", RUSI Journal, Vol 155 No 2, April/May 2010.
- Nick Ritchie, "Relinquishing Nuclear Weapons: Identities, Networks and the British Bomb", International Affairs, 86: 2, March 2010
- William Walker, "The UK, Threshold Status, and Responsible Nuclear Sovereignty", International Affairs, 86: 2, March 2010
- Tim Hare, "Nuclear Policy all at Sea: A Part-Time Deterrent Will Not Do!", RUSI Journal, Vol 154 No 6, December 2009.
- Stepping Down the Nuclear Ladder: Options for Trident on a Path to Zero Nick Ritchie, BDRC Briefing Paper, May 2009.
- Malcolm Chalmers, "Britain's New Nuclear Debate", RUSI Journal, Vol. 154, April 2009
- Blechman, B., (ed), "Unblocking the Road to Zero: France and the United Kingdom", Henry L. Stimson Center, February 2009
- Nick Ritchie, "Deterrence Dogma? Challenging the Relevance of British Nuclear Weapons", International Affairs, Vol. 85 No. 1, January 2009.
- A Regime on the Edge? How Replacing Trident Undermines the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Nick Ritchie, BDRC Briefing Paper, November 2008.
- Trident and British Identity: Letting go of Nuclear Weapons Nick Ritchie, BDRC Briefing Paper, September 2008.
- Trident: What is it For? Challenging the Relevance of British Nuclear Weapons, Nick Ritchie, BDRC Briefing Paper, April 2008.
- Trident: The Deal Isn't Done - Serious Questions Remain Unanswered, Nick Ritchie, BDRC Briefing Paper, December 2007.
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- Nick Ritchie, "Replacing Trident: Britain, America and Nuclear Weapons", Contemporary Security Policy, Vol. 28 No. 2 (August 2007).
- Nick Ritchie and Michael Sulmeyer, Renewing Trident: Britain's Nuclear Politics, in Price, O and Mackby, J (eds) Debating 21st Century Nuclear Issues, Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2007.
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International Affairs special edition 2006:
- Len Stott, “Labour and the Bomb: The First 80 Years”, International Affairs 82, no. 4 (2006).
- Julian Lewis, “Nuclear Disarmament versus Peace in the 21st Century”, International Affairs 82, no. 4 (2006).
- Michael Quinlan, “The Future of United Kingdom Nuclear Weapons: Shaping the Debate”, International Affairs 82, no. 4 (2006).
- Keith Hartley, “The Economics of UK Nuclear Weapons Policy”, International Affairs 82, no. 4 (2006).
- Michael MccGwire, “Comfort Blanket or Weapon of War: What is Trident for?”, International Affairs 82, no. 4 (2006).
- Paul Rogers, “Big Boats and Bigger Skimmers: Determining Britain’s Role in the Long War”, International Affairs 82, no. 4 (2006).
Older texts:
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- Colin McInnes, Trident: The Only Option? London: Brassey’s, 1986.
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Lawrence Freedman, “Britain: The First Ex-Nuclear Power?”. International Security 6, no. 2 (Autumn 1981).
- Lawrence Freedman, Britain and nuclear weapons, Macmillan for the Royal Institute of International Affairs, London, 1980.
New background briefing on 'Initial Gate' decision on Trident replacement:
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Dr. Nick Ritchie
Department of Peace Studies
University of Bradford
Bradford UK
BD7 1DP
Email: n.ritchie@bradford.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1274 236860
