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Report & Briefings: Pugwash workshop on hypersonic weapons

Published on 2nd November 2020 in Nuclear Weapons, Emerging Technologies and the Impact on Strategic Stability, Current projects – feed, Weapons of Mass Destruction, International Peace & Security, Recently published

In December 2019, International Pugwash hosted a workshop on hypersonic weapons in Geneva. The meeting brought together 30 participants from various continents, including current and former government officials, scientists, engineers, academics and experts from think tanks and other non-governmental organisations. All discussions were held under Chatham House rules. The workshop aimed at fostering a constructive […]

Peter Jenkins

Video: Future of the NPT – Russian and European views

Published on 24th September 2020 in Nuclear Weapons, Current projects – feed, Events, Disarmament, NPT, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Recent events, International Peace & Security, Recently published

On 24th September 2020, British Pugwash Chairman Peter Jenkins CMG spoke in an online roundtable titled ‘Future of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: A View from Russia and Europe’. The event was hosted by the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library, as part of its annual Forum of Knowledge event. Video here Roundtable speakers […]

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, Weapons of Mass Destruction, British Pugwash projects, 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)

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Video: Post-Covid multilateral cooperation – a chance to achieve a nuclear-weapons-free world?

Published on 10th September 2020 in Disarmament, Current projects – feed, Events, Recent events, International Peace & Security, Recently published, Student Young Pugwash Events

On 8th September 2020 and to mark the International Day Against Nuclear Testing, SOAS University and the UK Embassy of Kazakhstan hosted a webinar on titled, “Post-COVID Multilateral Cooperation – A Chance To Achieve A Nuclear-Weapons-Free World?” Video here Yerzhan Ashikbayev, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Peter Jenkins CMG, Chairman, British Pugwash […]

Explosion within a bulb

Call for presentations – Ethical Science festival, November 2020

Published on 9th September 2020 in Uncategorised, Joseph Rotblat: Life & Work, Ethics of Science, Recent events, Student Young Pugwash Events, Student Young Pugwash Upcoming Events

In November, Student/Young Pugwash (SYP) UK is hosting a ‘Festival of Ethical Science‘. This will be a series of webinars and discussions on the ethical implications of science and technology – and we want your views! Could you give a presentation for 5 to 15 minutes? Anything on your mind? We are seeking proposals for […]

Sahil Shah

VIDEO: Iran and Nuclear Weapons (SYP webinar)

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