Sverre Lodgaard, a former director of the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, delivered the 13th annual Joseph Rotblat Memorial Lecture at the Hay Festival on 3 June 2017.
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Challenges to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty – Pugwash event at University of Nottingham
Published on 5th March 2017 in Nuclear Weapons, NPT, Recent events, International Peace & Security, Student Young Pugwash Events
On 1st March, Student / Young Pugwash held a joint event with the Centre for Conflict, Security and Terrorism (CST) at University of Nottingham. The guest speaker was Peter Jenkins, who spoke about the history, successes and challenges of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Peter, who is now Chair of British Pugwash, is a former UK Ambassador […]
Nuclear disarmament in peacetime – A talk by Heather Williams (hosted by Warwick Pugwash)
Published on 5th March 2017 in Verification, NPT, Disarmament, Student Young Pugwash Events
On 2nd March 2017, Warwick Pugwash collaborated with Warwick International Relations Society to host KCL’s Dr Heather Williams. Dr Williams spoke about the politics and practicalities of ‘nuclear disarmament during peacetime’. As is tradition, the meeting was followed by pizza for all attendees. Student / Young Pugwash would like to thank Dr Williams for such […]
Rotblat Lecture 2016: William Perry ‘My Journey to the nuclear brink’
Published on 1st December 2016 in Nuclear Weapons, Disarmament, Recent events, International Peace & Security
The 12th Joseph Rotblat Lecture at the Hay Festival, held on 2 June 2016 in cooperation with WMD Awareness, featured William Perry, Bill Clinton’s Defence Secretary on ‘My Journey at the Nuclear Brink’, in conversation with Nik Gowing.
What has become of the July 2015 Nuclear Agreement with Iran?
Published on 1st November 2016 in Nuclear Weapons, Verification, Disarmament, Events, Recent events, International Peace & Security
At a British Pugwash discussion meeting on 11 October, Peter Jenkins outlined the status of the agreement made between Iran and the P5+1 in July 2015, to resolve concerns about the nature of Iran’s nuclear programme and reviewed its future prospects.
British Pugwash Newsletter October 2016
Published on 27th October 2016 in Climate Change and Energy Policy, Trident, Emerging Technologies and the Impact on Strategic Stability, 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