Topics covered in the British Pugwash Late 2018 Newsletter include: The state of the Iran nuclear deal Nuclear power – future prospects Researchers oppose EU military research programme Killer robots (guest piece by Article 36) Upcoming events Download here
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News from SYP UK – social media paper published, Nicolas in Russia
Published on 6th September 2018 in Emerging Technologies and the Impact on Strategic Stability, Nuclear Weapons, Current projects – feed, Ethics of Science, Remote Control Weaponry, International Peace & Security, Recently published, Student Young Pugwash Events
Over the next twelve months, Student/Young Pugwash UK will be publishing ideas and research from our members about the risks and opportunities of emerging technologies. Our first paper is a think piece by Dávid Almási, an undergraduate at University of Warwick, who considers whether changes in mass communication technologies will affect how governments justify but […]
British Pugwash Newsletter January 2018
Published on 19th July 2018 in Joseph Rotblat: Life & Work, Disarmament, Chemical and Biological Weapons, Weapons of Mass Destruction, History, Newsletters, Student Young Pugwash Events
Topics covered in the British Pugwash Early 2018 Newsletter include: Joseph Rotblat memorial plaque The Biological Weapons Convention – A new work programme Reports from BPG Exec members PeaceJam UK Conference SYP Annual Conference Download here
New podcast – Weapons of Mass Destruction Awareness!
Published on 18th June 2018 in Trident, Nuclear Weapons, Current projects – feed, Disarmament, Chemical and Biological Weapons, Weapons of Mass Destruction, British Pugwash projects, Recently published, Student Young Pugwash Events
British Pugwash was the host of a major, public awareness campaign for over 10 years – WMD Awareness – which educated the public and politicians about the reality of nuclear (and other) weapons. One of the leading lights of the initiative – Luke Wilson – has made a fantastic podcast about the history and insights […]
Rotblat Lecture – Managing Confrontation: Lessons from the Cold War
Published on 14th June 2018 in Nuclear Weapons, Verification, Joseph Rotblat: Life & Work, Disarmament, History, Recent events, International Peace & Security, Student Young Pugwash Events
This year’s Rotblat Lecture at the Hay Festival was given by Sir Rodric Braithwaite. The title of the lecture is “Managing Confrontation: Lessons from the Cold War”. More info on the Hay Festival website here.
“Emerging technologies and strategic anti-submarine warfare”
Published on 17th April 2018 in Emerging Technologies and the Impact on Strategic Stability, Nuclear Weapons, Trident, Current projects – feed, International Peace & Security
British Pugwash discussion meeting Thursday 26 April, 18.00-19.30 “Emerging technologies and strategic anti-submarine warfare”. Sebastian Brixey-Williams presents findings from a joint British Pugwash/BASIC project.