Scientists for Global Responsibility
@responsiblesci.bsky.social
UK membership organisation researching and campaigning on climate change and sustainability, military emissions, nuclear disarmament, AI and robotics, and more.
https://www.sgr.org.uk/
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Wars affecting every corner of the globe, military spending at a record high, and 1.5 degrees breached. Our #COP30 preview wonders what, if anything, will be delivered on conflict, climate and militarism. ceobs.org/cop30-what-t...
COP30: What to expect on conflict, climate and militarism - CEOBS
COP30 is taking place against a backdrop of wars and rising military spending, what will it deliver on conflict, climate and militarism?
ceobs.org
November 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Wars affecting every corner of the globe, military spending at a record high, and 1.5 degrees breached. Our #COP30 preview wonders what, if anything, will be delivered on conflict, climate and militarism. ceobs.org/cop30-what-t...
Indigenous communities (5% of the world pop.) are disproportionately exposed to fossil-fuel infrastructure.
Its expansion has devastating health impacts, drives land theft, and tears communities apart.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
🧪 #COP30
Its expansion has devastating health impacts, drives land theft, and tears communities apart.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
🧪 #COP30
Fossil fuel projects around the world threaten the health of 2bn people – report
Exclusive: ‘Deep-rooted injustices’ affect billions of people due to location of wells, pipelines and other infrastructure
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Indigenous communities (5% of the world pop.) are disproportionately exposed to fossil-fuel infrastructure.
Its expansion has devastating health impacts, drives land theft, and tears communities apart.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
🧪 #COP30
Its expansion has devastating health impacts, drives land theft, and tears communities apart.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
🧪 #COP30
An AI chatbot's per-query environmental impact may be small, but does focusing on individual AI usage miss the big picture?
As Dr Simon Clark explained at our conference, it is time for transparency and regulation of large AI corporations, not individual guilt.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK0R...
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As Dr Simon Clark explained at our conference, it is time for transparency and regulation of large AI corporations, not individual guilt.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK0R...
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Climate, AI and ... me?
YouTube video by Scientists for Global Responsibility
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November 11, 2025 at 8:38 AM
An AI chatbot's per-query environmental impact may be small, but does focusing on individual AI usage miss the big picture?
As Dr Simon Clark explained at our conference, it is time for transparency and regulation of large AI corporations, not individual guilt.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK0R...
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As Dr Simon Clark explained at our conference, it is time for transparency and regulation of large AI corporations, not individual guilt.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK0R...
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Cigarettes. Junk food. Fossil fuels.
We don’t need ads for products that harm public health and cost the NHS billions.
SGR’s Andrew Simms explains why London’s transport network must now ban fossil fuel advertising.
Join the campaign 👇🧪
We don’t need ads for products that harm public health and cost the NHS billions.
SGR’s Andrew Simms explains why London’s transport network must now ban fossil fuel advertising.
Join the campaign 👇🧪
BREAKING! 🚨
📢 We’ve taken over the ad space at Southwark tube station, calling on the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to end adverts that promote pollution. 🧵 1/8
✍️ Use our template to write to the Mayor: actionnetwork.org/letters/time...
📢 We’ve taken over the ad space at Southwark tube station, calling on the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to end adverts that promote pollution. 🧵 1/8
✍️ Use our template to write to the Mayor: actionnetwork.org/letters/time...
November 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Cigarettes. Junk food. Fossil fuels.
We don’t need ads for products that harm public health and cost the NHS billions.
SGR’s Andrew Simms explains why London’s transport network must now ban fossil fuel advertising.
Join the campaign 👇🧪
We don’t need ads for products that harm public health and cost the NHS billions.
SGR’s Andrew Simms explains why London’s transport network must now ban fossil fuel advertising.
Join the campaign 👇🧪
SGR joined 253 organisations in calling on the Prime Minister to stop Rosebank oil field.
Read the full list of signatories: www.stopcambo.org.uk/updates/zack...
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Read the full list of signatories: www.stopcambo.org.uk/updates/zack...
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November 10, 2025 at 7:20 AM
SGR joined 253 organisations in calling on the Prime Minister to stop Rosebank oil field.
Read the full list of signatories: www.stopcambo.org.uk/updates/zack...
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Read the full list of signatories: www.stopcambo.org.uk/updates/zack...
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World Weather Attribution study finds that Jamaica’s 5-day heavy rainfall event was 30% more intense and 2x as likely, while the maximum wind speeds of similar storms are around 7% more intense than in a 1.3°C cooler climate.
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Climate change enhanced intensity of Hurricane Melissa, testing limits of adaptation in Jamaica and eastern Cuba – World Weather Attribution
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November 6, 2025 at 8:47 AM
World Weather Attribution study finds that Jamaica’s 5-day heavy rainfall event was 30% more intense and 2x as likely, while the maximum wind speeds of similar storms are around 7% more intense than in a 1.3°C cooler climate.
www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan...
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The EU’s carbon sinks are collapsing, in part due to climate change.
Despite the clear argument for faster emissions reductions, EU member states are now arguing for weaker climate targets ahead of COP30 to account for the reduced carbon absorption…
www.politico.eu/article/mini...
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Despite the clear argument for faster emissions reductions, EU member states are now arguing for weaker climate targets ahead of COP30 to account for the reduced carbon absorption…
www.politico.eu/article/mini...
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EU countries poised to demand weaker climate target if forests fail to absorb CO2
Ministers are rushing to strike a deal on EU emissions ahead of the COP30 climate conference in Brazil.
www.politico.eu
November 4, 2025 at 5:35 AM
The EU’s carbon sinks are collapsing, in part due to climate change.
Despite the clear argument for faster emissions reductions, EU member states are now arguing for weaker climate targets ahead of COP30 to account for the reduced carbon absorption…
www.politico.eu/article/mini...
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Despite the clear argument for faster emissions reductions, EU member states are now arguing for weaker climate targets ahead of COP30 to account for the reduced carbon absorption…
www.politico.eu/article/mini...
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AI has massive potential for global good, from mapping floods to tracking methane plumes - but large, extractive AI monopolies pose real risks.
James Parr (Trillium Technologies) explores the promises and perils of the Intelligence Age 👇🧪
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdQH...
James Parr (Trillium Technologies) explores the promises and perils of the Intelligence Age 👇🧪
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdQH...
Welcome to The Intelligence Age
YouTube video by Scientists for Global Responsibility
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November 3, 2025 at 5:24 AM
AI has massive potential for global good, from mapping floods to tracking methane plumes - but large, extractive AI monopolies pose real risks.
James Parr (Trillium Technologies) explores the promises and perils of the Intelligence Age 👇🧪
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdQH...
James Parr (Trillium Technologies) explores the promises and perils of the Intelligence Age 👇🧪
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdQH...
Trump has signalled a return to nuclear weapons testing. The US has not tested nuclear weapons since 1992.
This is a reckless decision that will make people less safe and lead to a new nuclear arms race. 🧪
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This is a reckless decision that will make people less safe and lead to a new nuclear arms race. 🧪
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump says nuclear weapons testing to resume in US after more than 30 years
The testing is necessary to keep pace with weapons programmes in China and Russia, according to Trump.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Trump has signalled a return to nuclear weapons testing. The US has not tested nuclear weapons since 1992.
This is a reckless decision that will make people less safe and lead to a new nuclear arms race. 🧪
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This is a reckless decision that will make people less safe and lead to a new nuclear arms race. 🧪
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"By funding civil nuclear projects, taxpayers and consumers cover military uses of nuclear power in subsidies and higher bills – without the added spending appearing in defence budgets."
theconversation.com/the-hidden-m...
theconversation.com/the-hidden-m...
The hidden military pressures behind the new push for small nuclear reactors
If billions are being invested to power submarines not homes, the public deserves to know.
theconversation.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:07 AM
"By funding civil nuclear projects, taxpayers and consumers cover military uses of nuclear power in subsidies and higher bills – without the added spending appearing in defence budgets."
theconversation.com/the-hidden-m...
theconversation.com/the-hidden-m...
Wikipedia, while not perfect, shares many of the principles that underpin a responsible science: transparency, humility, peer review, etc.
Grokipedia is ‘fact-checked’ by Musk’s Grok AI (known to hallucinate), lacks human authors, and serves his own agenda...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grokipedia is ‘fact-checked’ by Musk’s Grok AI (known to hallucinate), lacks human authors, and serves his own agenda...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk launches encyclopedia ‘fact-checked’ by AI and aligning with rightwing views
Grokipedia’s entries hew closely to conservative talking points, with some journalists already saying it contains inaccurate information
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Wikipedia, while not perfect, shares many of the principles that underpin a responsible science: transparency, humility, peer review, etc.
Grokipedia is ‘fact-checked’ by Musk’s Grok AI (known to hallucinate), lacks human authors, and serves his own agenda...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grokipedia is ‘fact-checked’ by Musk’s Grok AI (known to hallucinate), lacks human authors, and serves his own agenda...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Didn’t catch our conference? Catch up now!
Watch Stuart Parkinson explain how the interests of the polluter and cyber elites align to undermine peace and security, and how environmental, human rights, and peace movements can unite to challenge them. 🧪
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zeb_...
Watch Stuart Parkinson explain how the interests of the polluter and cyber elites align to undermine peace and security, and how environmental, human rights, and peace movements can unite to challenge them. 🧪
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zeb_...
Polluter and cyber elites: from common problems to common solutions
YouTube video by Scientists for Global Responsibility
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October 27, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Didn’t catch our conference? Catch up now!
Watch Stuart Parkinson explain how the interests of the polluter and cyber elites align to undermine peace and security, and how environmental, human rights, and peace movements can unite to challenge them. 🧪
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zeb_...
Watch Stuart Parkinson explain how the interests of the polluter and cyber elites align to undermine peace and security, and how environmental, human rights, and peace movements can unite to challenge them. 🧪
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zeb_...
The climate and nature crisis is a security issue.
And we should of course be investing in renewables, because the real threats people face come from rising energy bills, polluted air, and climate disasters fuelled by corporate greed...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
And we should of course be investing in renewables, because the real threats people face come from rising energy bills, polluted air, and climate disasters fuelled by corporate greed...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Renewable energy investment should come from defence budgets, say retired military leaders
Former European officers say spending on low-carbon power would make nations more resilient to threats from potential aggressors
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:36 AM
The climate and nature crisis is a security issue.
And we should of course be investing in renewables, because the real threats people face come from rising energy bills, polluted air, and climate disasters fuelled by corporate greed...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
And we should of course be investing in renewables, because the real threats people face come from rising energy bills, polluted air, and climate disasters fuelled by corporate greed...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Our research shows that the 2026 Men's World Cup is on track to be the most polluting yet, despite FIFA's climate pledges... ⚽🧪
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
2026 World Cup: Tournament sends 'dangerous message' on climate
In eight months the 2026 World Cup will make history as the biggest single sporting event - but not everyone is celebrating.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Our research shows that the 2026 Men's World Cup is on track to be the most polluting yet, despite FIFA's climate pledges... ⚽🧪
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
The fifth assessment of the climate impact of the war in Ukraine (Feb 2022 to Feb 2025) estimates almost 237 million tCO2e emissions - the equivalent of the annual emissions of Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia combined. 🧪
en.ecoaction.org.ua/climate-dama...
en.ecoaction.org.ua/climate-dama...
Climate damage caused by russia’s war in Ukraine: 24 February 2022 – 23 February 2025. Full assessment
The sixth interim assessment of GHG emissions attributable to 3 years of the full-scale war.
en.ecoaction.org.ua
October 23, 2025 at 6:44 AM
The fifth assessment of the climate impact of the war in Ukraine (Feb 2022 to Feb 2025) estimates almost 237 million tCO2e emissions - the equivalent of the annual emissions of Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia combined. 🧪
en.ecoaction.org.ua/climate-dama...
en.ecoaction.org.ua/climate-dama...
Missed our conference? Catch up on our YouTube!
Hear from Astrid Nilsson Lewis (Oxfam Sweden) on how extreme wealth fuels climate breakdown. 🧪
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jnem...
Hear from Astrid Nilsson Lewis (Oxfam Sweden) on how extreme wealth fuels climate breakdown. 🧪
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jnem...
Polluter Elites
YouTube video by Scientists for Global Responsibility
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October 21, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Missed our conference? Catch up on our YouTube!
Hear from Astrid Nilsson Lewis (Oxfam Sweden) on how extreme wealth fuels climate breakdown. 🧪
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jnem...
Hear from Astrid Nilsson Lewis (Oxfam Sweden) on how extreme wealth fuels climate breakdown. 🧪
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jnem...
Three in four doctors are worried about the impact of climate change on the health of their patients, new data from the Royal College of Physicians’ (RCP) has revealed
It's estimated that 90% of NHS buildings in England are at risk of overheating. 🧪
www.rcp.ac.uk/news-and-med...
It's estimated that 90% of NHS buildings in England are at risk of overheating. 🧪
www.rcp.ac.uk/news-and-med...
Three in four doctors concerned about health impacts of climate change: physicians warn ‘the NHS is simply not prepared’
www.rcp.ac.uk
October 17, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Three in four doctors are worried about the impact of climate change on the health of their patients, new data from the Royal College of Physicians’ (RCP) has revealed
It's estimated that 90% of NHS buildings in England are at risk of overheating. 🧪
www.rcp.ac.uk/news-and-med...
It's estimated that 90% of NHS buildings in England are at risk of overheating. 🧪
www.rcp.ac.uk/news-and-med...
"Developers of the Rosebank oil field said nearly 250 million tonnes of planet warming gas would be released from using oil products from the field."
For the avoidance of any doubt...
This is not in line with the UK's climate commitments or a fair carbon budget. 🧪
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
For the avoidance of any doubt...
This is not in line with the UK's climate commitments or a fair carbon budget. 🧪
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Controversial UK oil field reveals climate impact if approved
The impact from the Rosebank oil field is estimated at nearly 250 million tonnes of planet warming CO2.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 16, 2025 at 7:46 AM
"Developers of the Rosebank oil field said nearly 250 million tonnes of planet warming gas would be released from using oil products from the field."
For the avoidance of any doubt...
This is not in line with the UK's climate commitments or a fair carbon budget. 🧪
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
For the avoidance of any doubt...
This is not in line with the UK's climate commitments or a fair carbon budget. 🧪
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
When does AI do more harm than good?
How does inequality drive climate breakdown?
Where does the far right fit into all this -and how do we fight back?
Join us today at 16:00 BST for a wide-ranging discussion tackling these urgent questions! 🧪
www.tickettailor.com/events/scien...
How does inequality drive climate breakdown?
Where does the far right fit into all this -and how do we fight back?
Join us today at 16:00 BST for a wide-ranging discussion tackling these urgent questions! 🧪
www.tickettailor.com/events/scien...
October 15, 2025 at 8:16 AM
When does AI do more harm than good?
How does inequality drive climate breakdown?
Where does the far right fit into all this -and how do we fight back?
Join us today at 16:00 BST for a wide-ranging discussion tackling these urgent questions! 🧪
www.tickettailor.com/events/scien...
How does inequality drive climate breakdown?
Where does the far right fit into all this -and how do we fight back?
Join us today at 16:00 BST for a wide-ranging discussion tackling these urgent questions! 🧪
www.tickettailor.com/events/scien...
In 2019, the super-rich 1% caused 16% of global carbon emissions - the same as the poorest 66%.
This Wednesday, hear from Oxfam's 'Climate Equality' report co-author Astrid Nilsson Lewis about how extreme wealth drives climate breakdown. 🧪
Register here: www.tickettailor.com/events/scien...
This Wednesday, hear from Oxfam's 'Climate Equality' report co-author Astrid Nilsson Lewis about how extreme wealth drives climate breakdown. 🧪
Register here: www.tickettailor.com/events/scien...
October 14, 2025 at 7:42 AM
In 2019, the super-rich 1% caused 16% of global carbon emissions - the same as the poorest 66%.
This Wednesday, hear from Oxfam's 'Climate Equality' report co-author Astrid Nilsson Lewis about how extreme wealth drives climate breakdown. 🧪
Register here: www.tickettailor.com/events/scien...
This Wednesday, hear from Oxfam's 'Climate Equality' report co-author Astrid Nilsson Lewis about how extreme wealth drives climate breakdown. 🧪
Register here: www.tickettailor.com/events/scien...
🚨 Our free online conference is just two days away!
Join Dr Stuart Parkinson as he explores how the world’s most powerful players in tech and energy are joining forces, finding ways to undermine our rights, democracy, and any hope of lasting peace.
www.tickettailor.com/events/scien...
Join Dr Stuart Parkinson as he explores how the world’s most powerful players in tech and energy are joining forces, finding ways to undermine our rights, democracy, and any hope of lasting peace.
www.tickettailor.com/events/scien...
October 13, 2025 at 7:38 AM
🚨 Our free online conference is just two days away!
Join Dr Stuart Parkinson as he explores how the world’s most powerful players in tech and energy are joining forces, finding ways to undermine our rights, democracy, and any hope of lasting peace.
www.tickettailor.com/events/scien...
Join Dr Stuart Parkinson as he explores how the world’s most powerful players in tech and energy are joining forces, finding ways to undermine our rights, democracy, and any hope of lasting peace.
www.tickettailor.com/events/scien...
Tech billionaires may be ‘doom prepping’, but have they sowed the seeds of their own downfall?
We’re living in an era of global catastrophic risks (climate change, polarisation, AI, and militarisation), in which ‘polluter’ and ‘cyber’ elites have a lot to answer for.🧪
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We’re living in an era of global catastrophic risks (climate change, polarisation, AI, and militarisation), in which ‘polluter’ and ‘cyber’ elites have a lot to answer for.🧪
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tech billionaires seem to be doom prepping. Should we be worried?
The debate is ramping up about what happens if - or when - computer intelligence overtakes humans
www.bbc.co.uk
October 10, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Tech billionaires may be ‘doom prepping’, but have they sowed the seeds of their own downfall?
We’re living in an era of global catastrophic risks (climate change, polarisation, AI, and militarisation), in which ‘polluter’ and ‘cyber’ elites have a lot to answer for.🧪
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We’re living in an era of global catastrophic risks (climate change, polarisation, AI, and militarisation), in which ‘polluter’ and ‘cyber’ elites have a lot to answer for.🧪
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
When is ‘AI for Good’ actually bad?
From biased AI systems to ChatGPT making us lazier and less critical, the potential harms are often lost in the hype.
Hear from AI expert James Parr on the promises and limits of AI at our free online conference:
📆 Wednesday 15th October, 16:00 - 18:00 BST 🧪
From biased AI systems to ChatGPT making us lazier and less critical, the potential harms are often lost in the hype.
Hear from AI expert James Parr on the promises and limits of AI at our free online conference:
📆 Wednesday 15th October, 16:00 - 18:00 BST 🧪
James Parr, founder and CEO of Trillium Technologies, makes the case that tech is never neutral, and that while AI can solve some of our greatest challenges, the notion of ‘AI for good’, left unchallenged, also risks harm. 🧪 #AI
October 10, 2025 at 8:18 AM
When is ‘AI for Good’ actually bad?
From biased AI systems to ChatGPT making us lazier and less critical, the potential harms are often lost in the hype.
Hear from AI expert James Parr on the promises and limits of AI at our free online conference:
📆 Wednesday 15th October, 16:00 - 18:00 BST 🧪
From biased AI systems to ChatGPT making us lazier and less critical, the potential harms are often lost in the hype.
Hear from AI expert James Parr on the promises and limits of AI at our free online conference:
📆 Wednesday 15th October, 16:00 - 18:00 BST 🧪
AI is having a big impact on our planet, from Musk’s gas-guzzling xAI supercomputer in Memphis to data centre-induced water shortages in Querétaro, Mexico.
Find out more at our free online conference:
📆 Wednesday 15th October, 16:00 - 18:00 BST
www.tickettailor.com/events/scien...
🧪 #greensky
Find out more at our free online conference:
📆 Wednesday 15th October, 16:00 - 18:00 BST
www.tickettailor.com/events/scien...
🧪 #greensky
October 9, 2025 at 7:19 AM
AI is having a big impact on our planet, from Musk’s gas-guzzling xAI supercomputer in Memphis to data centre-induced water shortages in Querétaro, Mexico.
Find out more at our free online conference:
📆 Wednesday 15th October, 16:00 - 18:00 BST
www.tickettailor.com/events/scien...
🧪 #greensky
Find out more at our free online conference:
📆 Wednesday 15th October, 16:00 - 18:00 BST
www.tickettailor.com/events/scien...
🧪 #greensky
🚨 New blog: US nuclear weapons return to the UK ready for the RAF
SGR’s Dr Phillip Webber explores the implications of the UK’s purchase of nuclear capable F-35A and the return of US nuclear weapons to Lakenheath.
www.sgr.org.uk/resources/us...
SGR’s Dr Phillip Webber explores the implications of the UK’s purchase of nuclear capable F-35A and the return of US nuclear weapons to Lakenheath.
www.sgr.org.uk/resources/us...
US nuclear weapons return to the UK ready for the RAF
The UK government has announced a new nuclear role for the Royal Air Force using US bombs and aircraft. Dr Philip Webber, SGR, explores the disturbing implications of this surprise announcement. Respo...
www.sgr.org.uk
October 8, 2025 at 7:22 AM
🚨 New blog: US nuclear weapons return to the UK ready for the RAF
SGR’s Dr Phillip Webber explores the implications of the UK’s purchase of nuclear capable F-35A and the return of US nuclear weapons to Lakenheath.
www.sgr.org.uk/resources/us...
SGR’s Dr Phillip Webber explores the implications of the UK’s purchase of nuclear capable F-35A and the return of US nuclear weapons to Lakenheath.
www.sgr.org.uk/resources/us...