Field Marshal Lord Bramall, General Lord Ramsbotham, General Sir Hugh Beach (member BPG Executive Committee) ‘UK does not need a nuclear deterrent: Nuclear weapons must not be seen to be vital to the secure defence of self-respecting nations’. Letter, The Times 16 January 2009.
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Progressing the nuclear disarmament agenda – Policy, diplomacy and science
Honouring the centenary of Joseph Rotblat’s birth, this seminar, held on 10 December 2008, explored concrete suggestions for creating and developing the political and technical environments conducive to the eventual attainment of a nuclear weapons free world.
JOSEPH ROTBLAT CENTENTARY – The Strangest Dream
The Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs and the British Pugwash Pugwash Group hosted the European premiere in London on 10 December 2008 of The Strangest Dream, a new film about Joseph Rotblat, Pugwash, and nuclear weapons, produced by the National Film Board of Canada.
Ending War – A Recipe
Robert Hinde, Ending War: A Recipe (December 2008) “Not this year, not in my lifetime, perhaps in yours, and with a strong probability in my grandchildren’s lifetimes, war will be seen as an unacceptable way of settling disputes between states. The aim of this book is to hasten the day.”
NATO Advanced Research Workshop: The Role of Independent Scientists in WMD Threat Assessment
This workshop, held on 13 – 16 November 2008 in Zagreb, Croatia, explored ways to ensure that NATO, Partner, and Mediterranean Dialogue countries maximise the scientific resources available to them, and highlighted ways they can take better advantage of the role of independent scientists in threat assessment.
Joseph Rotblat’s Would-Be Advice to the New President
Joseph Rotblat’s Would-Be Advice to the New President (November 2008) uses quotes from Rotblat to demonstrate the need for leadership on nuclear weapons issues from the next US president. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, web edition, 4 November 2008