Archive | January, 2020

Physicists mobilise to reduce the nuclear threat. Again.

Published on 30th January 2020 in Uncategorised

The Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, a U.S. NGO, has just re-set its ‘Doomsday Clock’ from two minutes before midnight to 100 seconds to midnight.…

British Pugwash welcomes new Patrons from science and defence

Published on 14th January 2020 in Uncategorised

British Pugwash Group is delighted to announce the appointment of seven Patrons, all of whom are leading figures from the worlds of science or defence.

Our Patrons are public supporters and advocates for the work of British Pugwash, which seeks to apply independent, scientifically-informed analysis to some of the most challenging issues in international security, arms control and environmental sustainability.…

British Pugwash Newsletter – January 2020

Published on 14th January 2020 in Climate Change and Energy Policy, Nuclear Weapons, Joseph Rotblat: Life & Work, Disarmament, Current projects – feed, Publications, Weapons of Mass Destruction, History, Newsletters, Recently published

Topics covered in the British Pugwash January 2020 Newsletter include:

New Research: Hypersonic weapon systems – Implications for strategic stability and arms control
Researcher job: British Pugwash project on climate change and nuclear weapons
Royal Society video of Rees/Cox on Rotblat – Now on YouTube!

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