On Thursday 25th November, British Pugwash and SYP UK’s Project on Ethical Science co-hosted a panel discussion on the technical, ethical and political challenges posed by drone warfare and lethal autonomous weapons (‘Killer Robots’). Speakers include: Dr Peter Burt, Researcher at Drone Wars UK (here), on technical / ‘state of play’ [Starts at 0mins25secs] Dr Ingvild […]
SYP UK Annual Conference // 12th February 2022 // University of Leicester Call for Presentations (pdf) – here Student / Young Pugwash (SYP) is a network of students, researchers and younger people interested in a wide range of peace and security issues. We are the youth wing of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Pugwash Conferences […]
British Pugwash Note (Nov 2021) is below and in PDF here. The full report here. British Pugwash commissioned a study from Harry Spencer, a postgraduate scholar at the University of Birmingham, which addresses the capabilities and effectiveness of current and near-future missile defence against traditional and hypersonic missiles. The Executive Summary reads as follows: This report attempts to provide an […]
A study commissioned by British Pugwash from Harry Spencer, a postgraduate scholar at the University of Birmingham, has been published online here. The study addresses the capabilities and effectiveness of current and near-future missile defence against traditional and hypersonic missiles. The Executive Summary reads as follows: This report attempts to provide an illustration of the […]
On 28th and 29th October, members of British Pugwash’s Executive Committee were pleased to participate in a series of discussions on the future of arms control, Russia-West relations, and future Pugwash activities. It was hosted by the Institute for International Studies of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) and the bulk of participants […]
British Pugwash note: Two Thirds of UK Public Opposed to “First Use” of Nuclear Weapons (PDF report here) The “Interim National Security Strategic Guidance” of the United States, released on 3 March 2021, states that the Biden administration will take steps to reduce the role of nuclear weapons in national security strategy, while ensuring that […]
