AUKUS: Dimensions of a dubious submarine deal

AUKUS: Dimensions of a dubious submarine deal – CND webinar, Thursday 24 September

Join CND and Scottish CND for a joint webinar to discuss the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal – which breaches the NPT. Announced in 2021, the AUKUS pact between Australia, Britain, and the US will deliver for the first time a nuclear-powered attack submarine capability to the Australian navy in return for massive investments in the US and British nuclear submarine industries, including the BAE Shipyard in Barrow. The pact has since widened to include cooperation on other warfighting capabilities like hypersonic missiles, Artificial Intelligence, and quantum technologies.

This agreement is leading to an arms race in the Pacific, greater nuclear proliferation, and is increasing tensions with China. Join us on Thursday 24 September to learn more.

• Thursday, 24 September
• 5:00pm to 6:00pm (UK)
• Online, register here

With guest speakers: Sybilla George, writer and researcher from Melbourne; Tim Deere-Jones, marine scientist and researcher; and Sophie Bolt, CND General Secretary. Chaired by Lynn Jamieson, Scottish CND Chair.

CND AGM & policy conference 2026

Preparations are underway for this year’s CND Annual General Meeting and policy conference. This is a vital part of CND’s democratic structure where we elect officers, vote on policy, and set our campaigning objectives for the year ahead.

This year’s meeting will take place online on Sunday 4 October.

The AGM and policy conference is free to attend and open to any paid-up member of CND. If you are not yet a member of CND and would like to attend, you can join CND today here. If your membership has lapsed, you can rejoin here. If you are unsure about your current membership status, you can email [email protected]. Please do not register unless you are a member. To help our team, please register as early as possible.

Deadline for registrations is Wednesday 23 September.

You can learn more about this year’s AGM on the conference page here.