Items include: Dr P.J. Blount: Video, ‘The Co-evolution of the Nuclear-Space Age’ Student and Young Pugwash Conference, King’s College London, 15 March ‘AI and Warfare’ event, Oxford University, 17 March Videos of recent webinars Recent publications Research project: request for participants Stop Ecocide Law Annual Membership Obituary: Professor Max Klein … Dr P.J. Blount, Webinar […]
Archive | February, 2025
Invitation: SYP Peace and Disarmament Conference, London, 15/03/25
You are invited to the 8th Annual Student / Young Pugwash Conference on 15 March 2025 The venue is King’s College London, Franklin-Wilkins Building (Room 1.10). Registration will take place from 9.30am and the first session will start at 10am. The event will end at 5.30pm followed by a social at a nearby pub. […]
Video: ‘Autonomous Armageddon, Nuclear Weapons and AI’
This webinar, held on January 26, explored the alarming dangers posed by the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into nuclear weapons systems. Hosted by three Nobel Peace Prize-winning organizations dedicated to eliminating nuclear weapons, this event featured expert speakers, including: – Representative of Nihon Hidankyo, 2024 Nobel Peace Prize – Professor Geoffrey Hinton, 2024 Nobel […]
Video: Dr P.J. Blount on ‘The Co-evolution of the Nuclear-Space Age’ 19 February
‘Sibling Rivalry: The Co-evolution of the Nuclear-Space Age’ with Dr P.J. Blount (Assistant Professor of Space Law, Durham University Law School), 19 February Watch the video here: Space and nuclear technologies grew up together with deep interlinkages bred from a common Cold War genealogy. Despite their deep connections, one became the feared older brother and […]
Webinar video: Prof Tom Sauer on ‘New Technology and Nuclear Deterrence’ 29/01/25
Watch the video of this webinar on our YouTube channel here: Prof Sauer argued that the combination of emerging and disruptive technologies and strategic conventional weapons may have a revolutionary impact on the future of the debate about nuclear weapons. While emerging and disruptive technologies may yield additional arguments to keep relying on nuclear weapons […]