A new report adopted by The World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST) in September 2017 addresses the ethical and legal issues of armed robotic systems and their implications for the changing nature of warfare.
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62nd International Pugwash conference
Published on 20th September 2017 in Uncategorised, Nuclear Weapons, Disarmament, Recent events, International Peace & Security
The 62nd International Pugwash conference, Confronting New Nuclear Dangers, was held in Astana, Kazakhstan from 25-29 August 2017.
British Pugwash Annual Report 2016
Published on 9th August 2017 in Emerging Technologies and the Impact on Strategic Stability, Climate Change and Energy Policy, Joseph Rotblat: Life & Work, Disarmament, NPT, Annual reports, BRINDI, Remote Control Weaponry, International Peace & Security, Recently published
Key topics: developments on the international disarmament scene; Trident: emerging technologies; the NPT RevCon and the Disarmament Institute(BRINDI); science and ethics; energy policy and climate change
North Korea: the search for a peaceful solution
Published on 22nd July 2017 in Nuclear Weapons, Disarmament, Recent events, International Peace & Security
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.
What underlies North Korea’s drive to acquire nuclear weapons?
Published on 29th June 2017 in Nuclear Weapons, Recent events, International Peace & Security
At a British Pugwash discussion meeting on 25 April 2017 John Everard, a former British ambassador to North Korea, discussed the DPRK’s nuclear programme against the background of recent events, considering the North Koreans’ objectives and what is known of their nuclear doctrine.
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 […]