CASD50: A View from the Other Side Part III – UK Nuclear Weapon Policy, International and Military Law, and Consequences for Commanding Officers

By the Editor: This is the final third part of the author’s response to a former FOSM’s challenge (in NR107/2). It discusses, from the perspective of one who disagrees with nuclear deterrence, the UK’s current nuclear policy and recent US developments, before reviewing international and military law on the threat or use of nuclear weapons, the UK Government’s position, and consequent concern that this might place SSBN Commanding Officers in legal and moral jeopardy. Drawing the abolitionist chain of discussion to a conclusion (for the time being), in the next edition of the Review a concluding…