A session of the Euroscience Open Forum in Barcelona on 19 July 2008, organised by British and French Pugwash and the WMD Awareness Programme, discussed the way in which scientific and technical considerations are used in nuclear weapons decision-making in Europe, and contrasted it with the situation in the US.
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A Middle East Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone
British Pugwash and SOAS co-hosted a public conference on Disarmament and a Possible WMDFZ in the Middle East in London on 17th June 2008.
The Urgency of Disarmament
Pugwash President Amb. Jayantha Dhanapala gave the keynote address on 13 June 2008, Brunei Gallery, SOAS. The meeting was co-sponsored by the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, SOAS and British Pugwash.
Philippe Sands gives the Joseph Rotblat Memorial Lecture
Philippe Sands, Professor of Law and Director of the Centre on International Courts and Tribunals, Faculty of Law, University College London, gave the 2008 Joseph Rotblat memorial lecture at the Hay Festival on 1 June, co-sponsored by British Pugwash and the WMD Awareness Programme.
Joseph Rotblat Centenary Year
At a special meeting at University College London on 8 April 2008 to launch the Joseph Rotblat Centenary Year, speakers were Nobel Laureate Prof. Sir John Sulston, Prof. Alistair Hay and John Ainslie.
Science, Politics and Ethics – Are they compatible?
It is a central purpose of Pugwash to communicate with governments about ethical issues that arise from professional scientific activity. In a talk on 28 November 2007 at UCL, Tony Benn reflected on this from a lifetime of political experience.