This year’s British Pugwash Lecture at the Hay Festival of Literature and Arts will be given by Professor Dominic Lieven.
He will be presenting his latest work In the Shadow of the Gods.…
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A reminder of why nuclear weapons must never be used (VIDEO)
In the video below, Dr Ira Helfand, co-chairman of the Nuclear Weapons Abolition Committee of Physicians for Social Responsibility, offers a timely reminder of the horrifying power of thermonuclear weapons and of the dire consequences of the political irresponsibility that has left Russia and the United States in possession of 10,000+ nuclear warheads thirty years after the end of the Cold War.…
Note on nuclear risks and the Russian invasion of Ukraine (March 2022)
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?’…
VIDEO: UK/Kazakh Pugwash Workshop on Nuclear Risk Reduction (30-31 March)
On the 30th and 31st March, British Pugwash and the Pugwash Committee of Kazakhstan held a joint workshop (made up of two sessions) to discuss analysis, ideas and past experiences pertinent to nuclear risk reduction.…
SYP UK sit down with Fabian Hamilton MP (3rd Feb 2022)
On 3rd February at 6pm, Leeds Student/Young Pugwash (SYP) UK hosted a discussion with Fabian Hamilton MP on the UK’s role in nuclear non-proliferation and arms control.
Fabian is the Shadow Minister for Peace & Disarmament and the MP for Leeds North East.…
Call for Presentations: Technology & Peace Conference (SYP UK)
- SYP UK Annual Conference // 12th February 2022 // University of Leicester
- Call for Presentations (pdf) – here
Student / Young Pugwash (SYP) is a network of students, researchers and younger people interested in a wide range of peace and security issues.…