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British Pugwash Annual Report 2018

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

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

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The Salisbury poisonings – Multimedia from public lecture – SOAS, 15th April 2019

Published on 3rd May 2019 in Events, Current projects – feed, Publications, Chemical and Biological Weapons, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Recent events, International Peace & Security, Recently published

On 26th April 2019, British Pugwash co-hosted a public lecture at SOAS, titled: The Salisbury poisonings – one year after  Click for audio and slides Our guest speaker was Dr Richard Guthrie, a member of British Pugwash Executive Committee and an expert on chemical and biological weapons. The talk covered some of the events during […]

British Pugwash Newsletter March 2019

Published on 27th March 2019 in Emerging Technologies and the Impact on Strategic Stability, Nuclear Weapons, Verification, Joseph Rotblat: Life & Work, Current projects – feed, Disarmament, Weapons of Mass Destruction, History, Newsletters, International Peace & Security, Recently published

Topics covered in the British Pugwash Spring 2019 Newsletter include: Delegation to Moscow to discuss arms control Hypersonic missiles and strategic stability – new research British Pugwash Annual General Meeting + Public Lecture Student/Young Pugwash UK – Conference Report Rotblat Memorial Lecture – A review ‘Capturing Technology. Rethinking Arms Control’ – Germany The newsletter can […]

British Pugwash at ‘Capturing Technology. Rethinking Arms Control’ in Germany

Published on 20th March 2019 in Emerging Technologies and the Impact on Strategic Stability, Nuclear Weapons, Verification, Events, Disarmament, Publications, British Pugwash projects, Recent events, Recently published

On 15th March 2019, a conference was held at the German Federal Foreign Office titled ‘Capturing Technology. Rethinking Arms Control’. The aim of the Conference was to promote a well-informed international dialogue on the nature and implications of the current technological trends and to discuss whether new solutions are needed to ensure that the global arms […]

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Pugwash Peace & Disarmament Conference 2019 – multimedia report!

Published on 11th March 2019 in Nuclear Weapons, Emerging Technologies and the Impact on Strategic Stability, Verification, Events, Disarmament, Ethics of Science, Weapons of Mass Destruction, British Pugwash projects, Remote Control Weaponry, Recent events, Recently published, Student Young Pugwash Events

Student / Young Pugwash UK held its fourth Annual Conference in February 2019, titled ‘Pugwash Peace & Disarmament Conference‘. It explored the prospects for arms control and disarmament over the coming years, with focuses on nuclear weapons and emerging technologies. The conference brought together over 70 participants, including young researchers, practitioners, campaigners and students. Attendance and […]

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Pugwash delegation in Moscow to discuss arms control

Published on 4th February 2019 in Emerging Technologies and the Impact on Strategic Stability, Nuclear Weapons, Verification, Current projects – feed, Events, Disarmament, Weapons of Mass Destruction, British Pugwash projects, International Peace & Security

From 27-29 January, a Pugwash delegation comprising the Secretary General, Paolo Cotta-Ramusino, Chair of British Pugwash Group, Peter Jenkins, and Pugwash Council Members Götz Neuneck, Alexander Nikitin, and Alexander Dynkin had a series of meetings in Moscow to discuss the future of arms control as part of a new Pugwash project. Meetings took place with […]