The Eleventh Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT RevCon) ended on 22 May. The UN have produced materials explaining what happened at the conference. Whilst the RevCon appeared to have failed as it ended without an agreement on outcomes- resulting from the extremely challenging political context- there were also […]
The 2026 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference: what should we expect and what should the UK’s priorities be? Read the summary of this meeting here. GUEST SPEAKERS: Dr Alice Spilman, Policy Fellow, BASIC Dr Hassan Elbahtimy, Senior Lecturer, Department of War Studies, King’s College London Tuesday, 24 March 2026, House of Commons PATRONS: FABIAN HAMILTON MP, RICHARD FOORD […]
You are invited to the 9th Annual Student / Young Pugwash Conference! The venue is London Metropolitan University (Holloway campus, Room TM3-03). Registration will take place from 9.30am and the first session will start at 10am. The event will end at 5pm followed by a social at a nearby venue. The conference theme is ‘How can we control and eliminate […]
Watch below Tariq Rauf speaking on: “Eliminating Nuclear Weapons: Prospects for the 2026 NPT Review Conference” at our webinar on 24 October. Tariq discussed the review process for the NPT, the meaning of “consensus”, whether an outcome document is required at Review Conferences, as well as friction points between nuclear weapon states and non-nuclear weapon […]
https://una.org.uk/news/una-uk-calls-urgent-steps-protect-nuclear-non-proliferation-system-after-us-attack-iran 26 June 2025 After hundreds of civilians have been killed, there is more uncertainty and opacity than ever about the state of Iran’s nuclear programme. The ceasefire announced between Israel and Iran is far better than the alternatives, but this was an unnecessary war of choice, as diplomatic routes were still available to try […]
At our 2025 Annual Lecture on Wednesday 14 May, Dr David Ellwood spoke on: ‘Is even a minimal nuclear deterrent MAD?’ You can watch the video here: Outline The five recognized nuclear weapons states have a legal obligation to pursue disarmament under Article VI of the NPT, but as the Doomsday Clock of the Bulletin of Atomic […]
