Three distinguished scientists argue that “War is not inevitable: aggressiveness can be tamed”
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What did the NPT Review Conference achieve?
Published on 16th June 2010 in NPT, Events 2010-2014
The discussion meeting after the British Pugwash AGM focused on ‘The 2010 NPT Review Conference: consequences for the future of disarmament and non-proliferation’. Speakers included Ambassador Peter Jenkins, Geneva Centre for Security Policy; previously UK Ambassador to the IAEA; Carol Naughton, Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy; and Prof. John Simpson, Mountbatten Centre for International Studies.
Joseph Rotblat Memorial Lecture 2010
Published on 31st May 2010 in Events 2010-2014, International Peace & Security
This annual lecture at the Guardian Hay Festival was given this year by Basharat Peer, author of Curfewed Night, a memoir about the struggle for justice in Kashmir.
British Pugwash Annual Report 2010
Published on 1st May 2010 in Nuclear Weapons, Trident, Disarmament, NPT, Annual reports, BRINDI, Remote Control Weaponry
Key topics: Advancing UK and European leadership in nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament in the runup to the May 2010 NPT Review Conference; Report: The Management of Separated Plutonium in the UK; mapping disarmament in the UK
Money spent on Trident can’t go on troops
Published on 1st April 2010 in Trident, Publications 2010-2014
British Pugwash executive committee member Gen. Sir Hugh Beach and three other former senior military commanders publish a letter in The Times questioning if the UK nuclear deterrent is value for money.
The Role of Independent Scientists in WMD Threat Assessment
Published on 1st March 2010 in Weapons of Mass Destruction, Publications 2010-2014
This book includes contributions from some of the world’s leading experts on independent scientific advising on WMD issues. It is the outcome of a joint British Pugwash-Croatian Pugwash workshop in Zagreb, November 2008.