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.
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Sir David Attenborough at the Hay Festival
Sir David Attenborough gave the annual Joseph Rotblat Memorial Lecture on 2 June 2007 at the Hay Festival, organised by the WMD Awareness Programme.
Developments in NATO and the EU
At a public discussion meeting on10 May 2007, Lord Roper, former Liberal Democrat Chief Whip in the House of Lords and Professorial Fellow at the Institute for German Studies of the University of Birmingham discussed the deployment of military force by NATO and the EU since the end of the Cold War.
Trident Replacement: A Critical View from Scotland
Professor William Walker, co-Author of Uncharted Waters: The UK Nuclear Weapons and the Scottish Question discussed the issue of Trident replacement from a Scottish Perspective at a British Pugwash meeting on 31 January 2007 at the British Institute of Radiology, London.
Climate breakdown – Can it be controlled? Can it be prevented?
5 December 2006, British Pugwash meeting, SOAS, London. Speakers: Dr James Lovelock CH, FRS, Peter Cox and Sir Crispin Tickell GCMG, KCVO discussed the prospects for climate change.
Trident: The Options and Implications
10 July 2006, joint meeting with the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House, London focused on nuclear weapons and Trident in particular.