Alexandra Tsamados, British Pugwash Student & Youth Coordinator reports on an International Student/Young Pugwash Workshop: “Strengthening the young disarmament network”, held at the Thinkers Lodge, Pugwash, Nova Scotia on the 12-13 July 2015. The meeting brought together nine students from Canada, the USA, the UK and Israel, to discuss ways to enhance the network of […]
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70th Anniversaries of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki Atomic Bombings
Andreas Tsamados, from the King’s College Student/Young Pugwash group wrote this reflection on the anniversary of the bombings No More Hibakusha
British Pugwash Annual Report 2014
Key topics: developments on the international disarmament scene with major implications for British Pugwash; Trident and the General Election; the Disarmament Institute (BRINDI); science and ethics, including the military robotics debate; UK and European energy policy. Read or download the report (pdf)
The use of chemical weapons in Syria: misleading narratives and ongoing consequences
British Pugwash Discussion Meeting, Wednesday 1 July 2015 17.30-19.00. Speakers: Richard Guthrie and Dr Caitriona McLeish, Ramsay Lecture Theatre, Christopher Ingold Chemistry Building, University College London. Details: The Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria Event Flyer (PDF A4)
What happened to Trident?
The 11th annual Rotblat Lecture at the Hay Festival was given this year on 30 May by the distinguished journalist and broadcaster Jon Snow, who asked ‘What happened to Trident?’
Mapping Disarmament in the UK
In response to a high level request for an overview of UK non-governmental work on nuclear disarmament, British Pugwash has produced a directory of the UK-based NGOs and individual experts that have a focus on the non-proliferation and disarmament of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons.