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.…
Archive | January, 2020

British Pugwash welcomes new Patrons from science and defence
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
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!
New on YouTube: People of Science – Sir Joseph Rotblat (Co-founder of Pugwash)
Royal Society / Pugwash Collaboration:
People of Science – Sir Jo Rotblat (featuring Prof Brian Cox & Lord Martin Rees)
We are delighted to announce that the Royal Society video on Pugwash and its founder (Sir Joseph Rotblat) is now available on YouTube (here).…
British Pugwash Newsletter – December 2019
Topics covered in the British Pugwash December 2019 Newsletter include:
- New Video: Lord Rees on Pugwash founder Sir Jo Rotblat (produced by the Royal Society)
- Crowdfund appeal – Help SYP UK get to Doha 2020!
British Pugwash Newsletter – November 2019
Topics covered in the British Pugwash November 2019 Newsletter include:
- Film & Debate – The End of Nuclear Weapons? – KCL, 28 Nov
- Remembering General Sir Hugh Beach
- Multimedia from Ethical Science mini-conference, Nottingham
- Crowdfund appeal – Help SYP UK get to Doha 2020!