You are invited to join us for our latest webinar on Friday 24 October at 14.00 (UK) Tariq Rauf will be speaking on: “Eliminating Nuclear Weapons: Prospects for the 2026 NPT Review Conference” Tariq will discuss the review process for the NPT, the meaning of “consensus”, whether an outcome document is required at review conferences, as well […]
Webinar II | Technical Feasibility of the Golden Dome 2 October, 18.00-19:30 (UK) To attend the webinar register here. The US Government recently announced its decision to pursue a space-based missiledefence system. Although this is not a new idea, the geopolitical, economic and technological context in which this initiative is developing has raised new questions […]
More information about the Nuclear Abolition Day appeal, including how to endorse it, is available here. … The United Nations, which was established 80 years ago, affirmed nuclear disarmament as a top priority in its very first resolution, A/Res/1(1). In 2013, frustrated at the lack of progress, the UNGA declared September 26 as the International Day for […]
You are invited to the International Student and Young Pugwash (ISYP) / British Student and Young Pugwash (SYP-UK) webinar ‘Golden Dome: understanding the US’s new missile defence system.’ Jessica West of Project Ploughshares and Sam Wilson of The Aerospace Corporation will explore the current status of the initiative. The webinar is on 25 September at 18:00-19:30 (UK) and will include a […]
On 25 May, Mark Lynas gave the British Pugwash Lecture at the Hay Festival. Watch the video here: Nuclear war is a far greater immediate threat to humanity’s survival than climate change, yet we are in near-total denial. The environment campaigner and Six Degrees author puts the issue back to the top of the global […]
The conference took place at King’s College London on March 15th. The theme of the conference was ‘Stepping back from the brink of nuclear war: fresh thinking on peace and disarmament’ The aim of the event was to encourage discussion on the legal, political and technical questions associated with this topic, with a focus on […]
