Why Do Entities Get Involved in Proliferation? Exploring the Criminology of...
Feb 1, 2018This article seeks to provide an original approach to weapons of mass destruction (WMD)-related illicit trade by drawing on criminology and focusing on the transactional level. Specifically,...
View ArticleSelling the Bomb: Making the Case for British Nuclear Deterrence in the...
Feb 21, 2018In July 2016, the British Parliament voted to replace the submarines carrying the United Kingdom’s strategic nuclear deterrent. Procurement of these new submarines—the Dreadnought...
View ArticleUNSCR 1540 Implementation: Challenges Past and Present
Apr 16, 2018This chapter seeks to set out the principal challenges in the implementation of resolution 1540. Using evidence from the resolutions, meeting records, Committee Chair’s briefings, and...
View ArticlePreventing the Proliferation of WMDs: Measuring the Success of UN Security...
Apr 16, 2018This edited volume provides a fresh analysis for researcher and practitioners regarding United Nations Security Council resolution 1540, the status of its implementation, and its future by...
View ArticleExploring the Use of 'Third Countries' in Proliferation Networks: The Case of...
Aug 10, 2018‘Third countries’ are frequently exploited by those involved in networks to transfer proliferation-sensitive technologies, allowing procurement agents to obscure the end user or vendor...
View ArticleNorth Korea’s Missile Programme and Supply-Side Controls: Lessons for...
Oct 17, 2018Despite one of the most extensive sanctions regimes in history, including an embargo on missile technologies, North Korea has taken huge steps forward in its ballistic missile programme....
View ArticleAn Evolving State of Play? Exploring Competitive Advantages of State Assets...
Jan 17, 2019Illicit procurement networks often target industry in developed economies to acquire materials and components of use in WMD and military programs. These procurement networks are ultimately...
View ArticleThe Long Arm
Feb 20, 2019The networks of middlemen and intermediaries involved in the illicit procurement of weapons of mass destruction (WMD)-related goods and technologies often operate outside of the United...
View ArticleGoing it Alone: The Causes and Consequences of U.S. Extraterritorial...
Mar 25, 2019In 2004, the United Nations Security Council adopted resolution 1540, which acknowledged the non-state acquisition of weapons of mass destruction as a security threat and called on member...
View ArticleCombating Nuclear Smuggling? Exploring Drivers and Challenges to Detecting...
Jun 3, 2019International concern over nuclear terrorism has grown during the past few decades. This has driven a broad spectrum of efforts to strengthen nuclear security globally, including the...
View ArticleSecrecy, Public Relations and the British Nuclear Debate
Mar 5, 2020The opening of the British archives has seen historians uncover the secrets of the UK's nuclear weapons programme since the 1990s. While a growing number have sought to expose these former...
View ArticleArming Iran from the heart of Westminster? The Iranian military procurement...
Jun 10, 2020During the Iran-Iraq war there were extensive rumours in the press regarding Iran’s use of Iranian Military Procurement Offices (IMPOs) in London to purchase arms. This article seeks to...
View ArticleSecurity Under Strain? Protecting Nuclear Materials During the Coronavirus...
Jun 28, 2021The coronavirus pandemic has had a significant impact on the nuclear industry, complicating operations and altering the delivery of both safety and security. This has generated concerns...
View ArticleSpies, Diplomats and Deceit: Exploring the Persistent Role of Diplomatic...
Jul 5, 2021North Korea frequently uses diplomatic missions, diplomats and intelligence officers in its Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) proliferation and arms trafficking networks. The paper places...
View ArticleNuclear Security in a Time of Crisis
Oct 5, 2021While the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted nuclear facilities, it is not the first crisis to do so. This paper will review the findings from the handbook published by Kings...
View ArticleNazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Iranian Arms Dealing Continued in the UK even...
Mar 22, 2022Following her release from detention in Iran, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, held hostage since 2016, said: “what happened now should have happened six years ago”. She was referring to the fact...
View ArticleCountering a Technological Berlin Tunnel: North Korean Operatives,...
Apr 4, 2022This article considers the relationship between intelligence and the arms trade by examining North Korea’s procurement of 86 Hughes helicopters in the 1980s. Using recently declassified...
View ArticleOf Moles and Missiles: Anatomy of a North Korean Arms Deal?
Apr 8, 2022In October 2020, a parade celebrating the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Korean Workers Party showcased a range of new weapons systems, including a new large intercontinental...
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