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Pugwash Meeting on Irreversibility in the Nuclear Domain

Published on 11th December 2023 in Verification, Uncategorised, Disarmament, NPT, Current projects – feed, Chemical and Biological Weapons, Weapons of Mass Destruction, History

British and International Pugwash convened a discussion on the theme of irreversibility in the nuclear domain in Rome on 20 and 21 November 2023. The 12 participants, present in a personal capacity, came from the USA, Russia, China, India, the UK, Canada, Italy, Belgium, and Germany. The group comprised former diplomats, political scientists, physicists, and […]

Adina Pintilie

VIDEO: Ethical responsibility in open source (nuclear) research (9th Nov)

Published on 6th November 2020 in Verification, Disarmament, Current projects – feed, Ethics of Science, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Recent events, Recently published, Student Young Pugwash Events

In this webinar, SYP UK hosted Adina Pintilie, who specialises in applying open sources to research tasks at Ridgeway Information (bio here). Her work involves finding new tools and refining novel research techniques, particularly supporting the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). She is interested in big data, machine learning, and natural language processing applications for […]

JRMT's Richard Guthrie

VIDEO: Verification in the Age of Google Earth – Webinar 3

Published on 11th September 2020 in Verification, Current projects – feed, Events, British Pugwash projects, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Recent events, Recently published

On 9th September 2020, British Pugwash Group Exec member, Dr Richard Guthrie, spoke in a CISD webinar showcasing different open source verification projects, and exploring possible overlaps and synergies between them. Video here Other speakers were: Aric Toler (Bellingcat.com) Jamie Withorne (James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies)

Sahil Shah

VIDEO: Iran and Nuclear Weapons (SYP webinar)

Published on 24th July 2020 in Verification, Nuclear Weapons, NPT, Current projects – feed, Events, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Forthcoming events, Recent events, International Peace & Security, Recently published, Student Young Pugwash Events, Student Young Pugwash Upcoming Events

On 3rd August (5pm), Student/Young Pugwash (SYP) hosted its third webinar. The guest speaker was Sahil Shah, a Policy Fellow at the European Leadership Network and expert on the Iran Nuclear Deal (‘JCPOA’). Discussion topics included: • The state of play with the JCPOA • Recent mysterious attacks on Iranian facilities • International Atomic Energy […]

British Pugwash Newsletter – May 2020

Published on 27th May 2020 in Nuclear Weapons, Verification, Disarmament, NPT, Current projects – feed, Ethics of Science, Chemical and Biological Weapons, Weapons of Mass Destruction, History, Newsletters, International Peace & Security, Recently published

Topics covered in the British Pugwash May 2020 Newsletter include: Pugwash statement on the Open Skies Treaty and New START Pugwash statement on NPT Review postponement and risks post-pandemic Obituary – Julian Perry Robinson Dr Frank Boulton on ‘Nuclear war and public health’ A selection of relevant articles The newsletter can be found online here

ISODARCO 2019

Arms Control Winter Course, Italy – International School on Disarmament and Research on Conflicts (ISODARCO) – Jan 2020

Published on 11th September 2019 in Nuclear Weapons, Verification, Emerging Technologies and the Impact on Strategic Stability, Disarmament, Events, International Peace & Security

Details have now been released of the fantastic ISODARCO Winter Course, organised by Italian Pugwash. Full details and registration is online here: www.isodarco.it ——— 59th Winter Course of the International School on Disarmament and Research on Conflicts (ISODARCO) Subject: Emerging Technologies, Evolving Nuclear Postures, and Deteriorating Norms: is the Global Nuclear Order Eroding? Venue: Andalo (Trento, […]