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Public lecture: The Salisbury poisonings – one year after (26th April)

Published on 15th April 2019 in Events

This public lecture will cover some of the events during and after the Salisbury poisonings in March last year, from both political and technical perspectives. Our guest speaker is Dr Richard Guthrie, a member of British Pugwash Executive Committee and an expert on chemical and biological weapons. This talk has been organised by British Pugwash, […]

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Student/Young Pugwash UK – Strategy Day!

Published on 8th April 2019 in Current projects – feed, Events, Student Young Pugwash Events

Student/Young Pugwash (SYP) UK brings together students, researchers, practitioners and campaigners interested in international security and the interface between politics and science. We are a part of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, which uses the best social and natural science expertise to inform governments and the public about issues relating to Weapons of […]

British Pugwash Newsletter March 2019

Published on 27th March 2019 in Emerging Technologies and the Impact on Strategic Stability, Nuclear Weapons, Verification, Joseph Rotblat: Life & Work, Current projects – feed, Disarmament, Weapons of Mass Destruction, History, Newsletters, International Peace & Security, Recently published

Topics covered in the British Pugwash Spring 2019 Newsletter include: Delegation to Moscow to discuss arms control Hypersonic missiles and strategic stability – new research British Pugwash Annual General Meeting + Public Lecture Student/Young Pugwash UK – Conference Report Rotblat Memorial Lecture – A review ‘Capturing Technology. Rethinking Arms Control’ – Germany The newsletter can […]

British Pugwash at ‘Capturing Technology. Rethinking Arms Control’ in Germany

Published on 20th March 2019 in Emerging Technologies and the Impact on Strategic Stability, Nuclear Weapons, Verification, Events, Disarmament, Publications, British Pugwash projects, Recent events, Recently published

On 15th March 2019, a conference was held at the German Federal Foreign Office titled ‘Capturing Technology. Rethinking Arms Control’. The aim of the Conference was to promote a well-informed international dialogue on the nature and implications of the current technological trends and to discuss whether new solutions are needed to ensure that the global arms […]

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Pugwash Peace & Disarmament Conference 2019 – multimedia report!

Published on 11th March 2019 in Nuclear Weapons, Emerging Technologies and the Impact on Strategic Stability, Verification, Events, Disarmament, Ethics of Science, Weapons of Mass Destruction, British Pugwash projects, Remote Control Weaponry, Recent events, Recently published, Student Young Pugwash Events

Student / Young Pugwash UK held its fourth Annual Conference in February 2019, titled ‘Pugwash Peace & Disarmament Conference‘. It explored the prospects for arms control and disarmament over the coming years, with focuses on nuclear weapons and emerging technologies. The conference brought together over 70 participants, including young researchers, practitioners, campaigners and students. Attendance and […]

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Pugwash delegation in Moscow to discuss arms control

Published on 4th February 2019 in Emerging Technologies and the Impact on Strategic Stability, Nuclear Weapons, Verification, Current projects – feed, Events, Disarmament, Weapons of Mass Destruction, British Pugwash projects, International Peace & Security

From 27-29 January, a Pugwash delegation comprising the Secretary General, Paolo Cotta-Ramusino, Chair of British Pugwash Group, Peter Jenkins, and Pugwash Council Members Götz Neuneck, Alexander Nikitin, and Alexander Dynkin had a series of meetings in Moscow to discuss the future of arms control as part of a new Pugwash project. Meetings took place with […]