British Pugwash was the host of a major, public awareness campaign for over 10 years – WMD Awareness – which educated the public and politicians about the reality of nuclear (and other) weapons. One of the leading lights of the initiative – Luke Wilson – has made a fantastic podcast about the history and insights […]
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Report of COMEST on Robotics Ethics
Published on 23rd October 2017 in Current projects – feed, Ethics of Science, Remote Control Weaponry, International Peace & Security, Recently published
A new report adopted by The World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST) in September 2017 addresses the ethical and legal issues of armed robotic systems and their implications for the changing nature of warfare.
British Pugwash Annual Report 2016
Published on 9th August 2017 in Emerging Technologies and the Impact on Strategic Stability, Climate Change and Energy Policy, Joseph Rotblat: Life & Work, Disarmament, NPT, BRINDI, Annual reports, Remote Control Weaponry, International Peace & Security, Recently published
Key topics: developments on the international disarmament scene; Trident: emerging technologies; the NPT RevCon and the Disarmament Institute(BRINDI); science and ethics; energy policy and climate change
Impact of Emerging Technologies on the Future of SSBNs, September 2016 Conference: Reports
Published on 17th November 2016 in Trident, Emerging Technologies and the Impact on Strategic Stability, Current projects – feed, Recent events, Recently published
Two new reports assess the effect of emerging undersea technologies on ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) and strategic stability. They arise from work led by British Pugwash with BASIC in a close, supporting role.
British Pugwash Newsletter October 2016
Published on 27th October 2016 in Emerging Technologies and the Impact on Strategic Stability, Climate Change and Energy Policy, Trident, Disarmament, Ethics of Science, BRINDI, Publications, Newsletters, Recently published
British Pugwash Newsletter October 2016 Topics include: New Chair of British Pugwash; Emerging technologies and the nuclear debate; COMEST and robotics; Student/Young Pugwash: first annual conference; Climate change and the Global Energy Calculator
British Pugwash Annual Report 2015
Published on 19th July 2016 in Climate Change and Energy Policy, Trident, NPT, Ethics of Science, Annual reports, BRINDI, Chemical and Biological Weapons, Remote Control Weaponry, Recently published
Key topics: developments on the international disarmament scene with major implications for British Pugwash; Trident update; the 2015 NPT Review Conference; the Disarmament Institute (BRINDI); science and ethics, including autonomous weapons; chemical weapons; UK and European energy policy.