Key topics: developments on the international disarmament scene with major implications for British Pugwash; Trident and the General Election; the Disarmament Institute (BRINDI); science and ethics, including the military robotics debate; UK and European energy policy. Read or download the report (pdf)
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Mapping Disarmament in the UK
Published on 19th February 2015 in Projects 2009-2012 – feed, Disarmament
In response to a high level request for an overview of UK non-governmental work on nuclear disarmament, British Pugwash has produced a directory of the UK-based NGOs and individual experts that have a focus on the non-proliferation and disarmament of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons.
Advancing UK and European leadership in nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament
Published on 19th February 2015 in Projects 2009-2012 – feed, Disarmament, NPT
This project aimed to promote European dialogue for progress in the May 2010 NPT Review Conference. It was led by the President of International Pugwash, Amb. Jayantha Dhanapala, who chaired the 1995 Review and Extension Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).
An End to UK Nuclear Weapons
Published on 19th February 2015 in Nuclear Weapons, Disarmament, Projects 2000-2008 – feed
A 2002 report from a British Pugwash working group discusses options open to the UK government in the areas of nuclear arms control, non-proliferation and disarmament.
Realising the Disarmament Institute (BRINDI)
Published on 19th February 2015 in Verification, Current projects – feed, Disarmament, BRINDI
This project, started in 2009 with funds from the legacy of the late Professor John Ziman FRS, aims to develop the concept of a proposed UK Disarmament Institute.
British Pugwash Newsletter September 2014
Published on 1st September 2014 in Nuclear Weapons, Trident, NPT, BRINDI, Publications 2010-2014, Publications 2013-2014, Remote Control Weaponry, Newsletters
Topics include: The launch of BRINDI; Trident issues; WMDA Talking Trident; The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty; The ethics of developing technologies; Meeting: Security by remote control – can it work?