On Tuesday 25 April 2017, a British Pugwash discussion meeting will tackle the question of what motivates North Korea’s nuclear programme, against the background of recent events. The speaker will be John Everard, a former diplomat who has extensive experience of North Korea and China.
Archive | March, 2017
Challenges to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty – Pugwash event at University of Nottingham
Published on 5th March 2017 in Nuclear Weapons, NPT, Recent events, International Peace & Security, Student Young Pugwash Events
On 1st March, Student / Young Pugwash held a joint event with the Centre for Conflict, Security and Terrorism (CST) at University of Nottingham. The guest speaker was Peter Jenkins, who spoke about the history, successes and challenges of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Peter, who is now Chair of British Pugwash, is a former UK Ambassador […]
Nuclear disarmament in peacetime – A talk by Heather Williams (hosted by Warwick Pugwash)
Published on 5th March 2017 in Verification, Disarmament, NPT, Student Young Pugwash Events
On 2nd March 2017, Warwick Pugwash collaborated with Warwick International Relations Society to host KCL’s Dr Heather Williams. Dr Williams spoke about the politics and practicalities of ‘nuclear disarmament during peacetime’. As is tradition, the meeting was followed by pizza for all attendees. Student / Young Pugwash would like to thank Dr Williams for such […]