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British Pugwash Group Annual Report 2019

Published on 21st April 2020 in Nuclear Weapons, Annual reports, Chemical and Biological Weapons, Publications, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Remote Control Weaponry, International Peace & Security, Recently published

Topics covered include: International developments vis-a-vis arms control Student/Young Pugwash UK Pugwash mission to Moscow Hypersonic missiles research EuroPugwash conference British Pugwash development / changes Download or read the report

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POSTPONED – Non-Proliferation Treaty RevCon 2020 – British Pugwash discussion meeting

Published on 2nd March 2020 in Uncategorised, Nuclear Weapons, Disarmament, NPT, Events, Forthcoming events, International Peace & Security, Student Young Pugwash Events, Student Young Pugwash Upcoming Events

In light of government advice on COVID-19 and the fact that the NPT RevCon 2020 has been postponed, we have decided to postpone this event (possibly to next year). We have also postponed the AGM of British Pugwash, which was supposed to precede this meeting. Date / Time: Tues 21st April, 6pm to 7.30pm Venue: […]

New research: Hypersonic weapon systems – Implications and arms control (Dec 2019)

Published on 17th December 2019 in Emerging Technologies and the Impact on Strategic Stability, Nuclear Weapons, Disarmament, Current projects – feed, Publications, British Pugwash projects, International Peace & Security, Recently published

Student/Young Pugwash UK is delighted to release a new report on developments with hypersonic missile technology. The paper covers the latest technologies, the key states involved, the risks posed and the potential ways forward for arms control and non-proliferation. The report was developed by Matteo Frigoli, a young legal scholar with specialist interests in space […]

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, […]

Pugwash news in June: Iran visit, Prof Finney on killer robots, President on NPT

Published on 17th July 2019 in Nuclear Weapons, NPT, Current projects – feed, Publications, International Peace & Security, Remote Control Weaponry, Newsletters, Recently published

Item 1: Iran visit – International Pugwash visited Tehran (Iran) for a two-day meeting to discuss the JCPOA (the ‘Iran Deal’) – Meeting notes and photos here Item 2: Killer robots – Professor John Finney, of the British Pugwash Trust, has written for Responsible Science about the risks of ‘killer robots’ and the UN’s COMEST Commissions […]

British Pugwash Annual Report 2018

Published on 9th May 2019 in Nuclear Weapons, Disarmament, Publications, Annual reports, Chemical and Biological Weapons, Weapons of Mass Destruction, International Peace & Security, Recently published, Student Young Pugwash Events

Key topics include: developments on the international scene, including US and Russia; Student / Young Pugwash activities; WMD Awareness – the podcast; Events; BPG development – eg. Business Development Plan; International Pugwash activities. Download or read the report