British and International Pugwash convened a discussion on the theme of irreversibility in the nuclear domain in Rome on 20 and 21 November 2023. The 12 participants, present in a personal capacity, came from the USA, Russia, China, India, the UK, Canada, Italy, Belgium, and Germany. The group comprised former diplomats, political scientists, physicists, and […]
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2023 UK public opinion survey on nuclear weapons: article and data
Published on 9th May 2023 in Nuclear Weapons, Trident, Current projects – feed, Disarmament, NPT, Publications, International Peace & Security, Recently published
In January 2023 British Pugwash and polling company Savanta conducted a survey of UK public opinion concerning nuclear weapons issues. The poll aimed to understand the views of the British public in this area and assess potential support for policies that advance nuclear arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation. The poll asked UK adults seven questions […]
Pugwash Note on Present Dangers
Published on 27th June 2022 in Current projects – feed, International Peace & Security, Recently published
The below Pugwash Note was written by Sergio Duarte, President, and Dr Paolo Cotta Ramusino, Secretary-General, of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs. The present global situation is very dangerous. Not since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis have we had such a dangerous environment. But while the Cuban missile crisis lasted 13 days, […]
Young citizen journalists reporting from international disarmament conferences
Published on 10th June 2022 in Current projects – feed, Student Young Pugwash Events, Student Young Pugwash Upcoming Events
Atomic Reporters & SYP UK Partnership: Student/Young Pugwash (SYP) UK is pleased to support the work of Atomic Reporters (here), who will be sending a team of citizen journalists to Vienna to cover three back-to-back disarmament conferences this month. From mid-June, the team from Atomic Reporters will be at: The first meeting of member states […]
SYP UK appoint new leadership team
Published on 7th June 2022 in Current projects – feed, Student Young Pugwash Events
Student/Young Pugwash (SYP) UK has appointed a new Executive Board. The Board will provide strategic leadership and coordinate the activities of SYP UK members and affiliated groups across the country. Members of the Executive Board are: Emily Faux Emily is a PhD candidate at Newcastle University, researching the intersection between nuclear weapons and popular culture. […]
Note on nuclear risks and the Russian invasion of Ukraine (March 2022)
Published on 14th March 2022 in Current projects – feed, Weapons of Mass Destruction, International Peace & Security, Recently published
The below is a British Pugwash Note, prepared by Peter Jenkins CMG, Chairman of British Pugwash. It is titled ‘How high is the risk of nuclear weapon use following the Russian invasion of Ukraine?’ and is in PDF format here During an interview on 3 March Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s Foreign Minister, said: We have a […]