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Tong Zhao: ‘Nuclear Risk Reduction in an Era of Great Power Rivalry’

Published on 7th October 2025 in Nuclear Weapons, Uncategorised, Recently published

We asked one of the speakers at the Pugwash / Royal Society event marking the 70th anniversary of the Russell-Einstein Manifesto, Tong Zhao, to elaborate on his remarks in writing. The article below was originally published on the Ambassador Partnership’s website. … Efforts to reduce nuclear dangers face stiff headwinds as most nuclear armed states […]

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Blog: Dialogue across Divides: Pugwash’s contribution to sustainable security

Published on 2nd August 2025 in Uncategorised, Nuclear Weapons, Joseph Rotblat: Life & Work, History, Recently published

Civil society organisations can and do have a significant role to play in building sustainable security. The story of Pugwash, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning organisation that deals with issues at the intersection of science and policy, highlights the importance of dialogue across divides in building sustainable security. As part of Rethinking Security’s series ‘Stories of […]

The Case for Parliament to Scrutinise the UK’s Nuclear Weapons Programme

Published on 30th April 2025 in Nuclear Weapons, Trident, Uncategorised, Disarmament, NPT, Recently published

This article, by Steve Barwick and Dr Tim Street, first appeared in the Rethinking Security blog edited by Richard Reeve. … Over the last few months military spending has catapulted up the political agenda. The UK Government’s plans to increase the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) budget to 2.5% of GDP and divert funds from the overseas aid […]

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Europeanising France’s Nuclear Deterrent? by Prof Tom Sauer

Published on 14th March 2025 in Nuclear Weapons, Uncategorised, Disarmament, NPT, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Recently published

Europeanising France’s Nuclear Deterrent? by Prof Tom Sauer   Recent developments in relations between the United States and Europe have prompted the President of France to offer to make France’s nuclear forces available for the defence of Europe. What follows is a critique of that offer by a Belgian member of Pugwash, Tom Sauer, who […]

A Second U.S. “Strategic Defense Initiative”

Published on 30th January 2025 in Uncategorised, Nuclear Weapons, International Peace & Security, Recently published

President Trump has issued an executive order that calls for deploying and maintaining a “next-generation missile defense shield”, an “Iron Dome for America”. … EXECUTIVE ORDER The Iron Dome for America January 27, 2025 Sec. 2 Policy.  To further the goal of peace through strength, it is the policy of the United States that: (a)  […]