The 11th annual Rotblat Lecture at the Hay Festival was given this year on 30 May by the distinguished journalist and broadcaster Jon Snow, who asked ‘What happened to Trident?’
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Western responses to Russian activities in Ukraine
Events in Ukraine have contributed to the gravest crisis in Russia-West relations since the end of the Cold War. Dr Ian Kearns Director of the European Leadership Network, explores what has gone wrong, how the West has responded and what it should do next to both resist Russian behaviour and set relations on a more […]
UK plans for a new nuclear build: A British Pugwash view
13 November 2014, Dr Christopher Watson, UK plans for a new nuclear build: A British Pugwash view, Presentation to the European Physical Society Energy Group meeting in Lisbon 2014
Trident and the Scottish Referendum
British Pugwash discussion meeting: Professor Malcolm Chalmers and Professor William Walker debated the future of the UK’s nuclear arsenal and particularly Trident following the outcome of the Scottish independence referendum.
Jonathon Porritt The World We Made
The 10th Rotblat annual lecture at the Hay Festival was delivered on 30 May 2014 by Jonathon Porritt, at the invitation of WMD Awareness. His new book, The World We Made focuses building a sustainable, fair and compassionate world by 2050. This, he explains, means a world without nuclear weapons.
Security by remote control – can it work?
Professor Paul Rogers, Professor of Peace Studies at Bradford University, traces moves towards ‘remote’ forms of warfare and warns that they will bring new dangers. He examines not only the use of armed drones, but takes a wider perspective which also covers the expansion of special forces and private military companies.