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 […]
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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 […]
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, […]
March/April newsletter – British Pugwash
Published on 29th March 2022 in Newsletters, Recently published
Topics covered in the British Pugwash July/August 2022 Newsletter include: 1. Annual General Meeting – 26th April 2. Post-AGM Lecture on Small Modular Reactors – 26th April 3. Pugwash Note on nuclear risks and Ukraine 4. Climate Change & Nuclear Infrastructure – 6th April 5. Pugwash Lecture at Hay Festival – Prof. D. Lieven – 29th May […]
British Pugwash Annual Report 2021
Published on 29th March 2022 in Annual reports, Recently published
Topics covered include: International developments vis-a-vis WMD arms control Trident and the Integrated Review Trident and Climate Change Nuclear First Use and Public Opinion Current and Near-Future Missile Defence Student/Young Pugwash UK PeaceJam UK British Pugwash and SYP UK events British Pugwash Developments (eg. Membership growth) Download or read the report
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 […]