Contents in this year’s annual report include: Developments in 2022 (Nuclear arms control / Chemical and Biological weapons / Climate change) Projects (Student and Young Pugwash / Peace Jam / Nuclear risk reduction / Climate change) Meetings and events (Including on: the Ukraine conflict / the nuclear non proliferation treaty / nuclear energy) Internal developments […]
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2023 UK public opinion survey on nuclear weapons: article and data
Published on 9th May 2023 in Nuclear Weapons, Trident, Disarmament, NPT, Current projects – feed, 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 […]
British Pugwash Newsletter: April 2023
Published on 11th April 2023 in Uncategorised, Forthcoming events, Newsletters, Recent events, Recently published
Items include: AGM Lecture with Professor Sir Hew Strachan, 9th May Videos of recent webinars UK public opinion survey on nuclear weapons EuroPugwash meeting Recent articles and reports of interest Student and Young Pugwash update AGM Lecture (Online): Professor Sir Hew Strachan, 9th May What does the invasion of Ukraine tell us about war, […]
British Pugwash Newsletter: November / December 2022
Published on 24th November 2022 in Joseph Rotblat: Life & Work, Emerging Technologies and the Impact on Strategic Stability, Uncategorised, Nuclear Weapons, NPT, Newsletters, International Peace & Security, Recently published, Student Young Pugwash Upcoming Events
Items include: 1. Webinar on nuclear weapons and the Ukraine- 14th December 2. Video of September’s webinar 3. Memorial service for Dr Christopher Watson 4. Rodney Fielding, former member of British Pugwash 5. Recent articles and reports of interest 6. Student and Young Pugwash update … 1. December webinar: Nuclear weapons, the Ukraine conflict and beyond Join us […]
A British Pugwash Note on the Absence of Sole Purpose in NATO’s 2022 Strategic Concept
Published on 3rd November 2022 in Uncategorised, Nuclear Weapons, Disarmament, NPT, International Peace & Security, Recently published
In June 2022 NATO members adopted an updated Strategic Concept (the preceding Concept having been adopted in 2010). There was reason to hope that in the updated Concept NATO members would envisage using nuclear weapons only in response to their first use by a nuclear-armed adversary. That reason lay in remarks made by President Biden […]
Pugwash at the 2022 NPT Review Conference
Published on 17th August 2022 in Disarmament, NPT, Recent events, International Peace & Security, Recently published
On 12 August 2022 International Pugwash co-hosted a meeting with the Mission of Brazil to the United Nations in the sidelines of the 10th Review Conference of the NPT. More than 50 delegates and experts attended the event, which featured presentations by Professor Paolo Cotta Ramusino (Pugwash Secretary-General), Ambassador Wael Al Assad (Senior Adviser […]