UK MoD invited a British Pugwash working group to undertake an independent peer review of its past decade’s work towards developing a credible technical framework for the verification of dismantlement of nuclear weapons. The report presents our conclusions.
Archive | 2012
Generating clean energy from sunlight and maintaining biodiversity
Published on 10th October 2012 in Climate Change and Energy Policy, Events 2010-2014
The growth of the human population of the earth and the consequent demand for energy has led to an increase in CO2 in the atmosphere and a loss of biodiversity that is likely to lead to a “sixth extinction”, argues Dr Peter Weightman.
British Pugwash Newsletter September 2012
Published on 16th September 2012 in Climate Change and Energy Policy, Nuclear Weapons, Verification, Newsletters
Topics include: report on audit of UK MoD’s programme on Verification of Dismantlement of Nuclear Weapons; participation with the Tricycle Theatre in “Nuclear Season” of plays, films and exhibitions; launch of Andrew Brown’s biography of Joseph Rotblat, Keeper of the Nuclear Conscience
Rose Gottemoeller: progress towards ‘nuclear zero’
Published on 10th June 2012 in Nuclear Weapons, Verification, Disarmament, Events 2010-2014
Rose Gottemoeller: progress towards ‘nuclear zero’. This year’s Joseph Rotblat Memorial Lecture at the Hay Festival on 10 June was given by Rose Gottemoeller, Acting Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security in the Obama Administration, and US Chief Negotiator for the new START treaty. This annual lecture is organized by WMD Awareness and […]
Lessons of Fukushima
Published on 20th February 2012 in Climate Change and Energy Policy, Events 2010-2014
Just before the first anniversary of the Fukushima earthquake and tsunami, Dr Mike Weightman outlined the results of his international fact-finding mission to Japan in May 2011 on behalf of the IAEA and its implications for the British nuclear industry.
Keeper of the Nuclear Conscience: Launching Andrew Brown’s biography of Joseph Rotblat
Published on 8th February 2012 in Joseph Rotblat: Life & Work, Disarmament, Events 2010-2014, History
British Pugwash, in conjunction with Oxford University Press, launched Andrew Brown’s biography of Joseph Rotblat, Keeper of the Nuclear Conscience at a packed meeting at UCL.