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Pugwash Meeting on Irreversibility in the Nuclear Domain

Published on 11th December 2023 in Uncategorised, Verification, Current projects – feed, Disarmament, NPT, Chemical and Biological Weapons, Weapons of Mass Destruction, History

British and International Pugwash convened a discussion on the theme of irreversibility in the nuclear domain in Rome on 20 and 21 November 2023. The 12 participants, present in a personal capacity, came from the USA, Russia, China, India, the UK, Canada, Italy, Belgium, and Germany. The group comprised former diplomats, political scientists, physicists, and […]

British Pugwash Newsletter – May 2020

Published on 27th May 2020 in Nuclear Weapons, Verification, Current projects – feed, Disarmament, NPT, Chemical and Biological Weapons, Ethics of Science, Weapons of Mass Destruction, History, Newsletters, International Peace & Security, Recently published

Topics covered in the British Pugwash May 2020 Newsletter include: Pugwash statement on the Open Skies Treaty and New START Pugwash statement on NPT Review postponement and risks post-pandemic Obituary – Julian Perry Robinson Dr Frank Boulton on ‘Nuclear war and public health’ A selection of relevant articles The newsletter can be found online here

British Pugwash Group Annual Report 2019

Published on 21st April 2020 in Nuclear Weapons, Publications, Annual reports, Chemical and Biological Weapons, Weapons of Mass Destruction, International Peace & Security, Remote Control Weaponry, Recently published

Topics covered include: International developments vis-a-vis arms control Student/Young Pugwash UK Pugwash mission to Moscow Hypersonic missiles research EuroPugwash conference British Pugwash development / changes Download or read the report

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Ethics of Biotech – 17th Oct – Warwick Pugwash event

Published on 7th October 2019 in Events, Ethics of Science, Chemical and Biological Weapons, Recent events, Student Young Pugwash Events

Warwick Pugwash Student Society (WPSS) welcomes Dr. Simon Jenkins for a discussion about recent discoveries in the field of biotechnology and gene editing, and the ethical concerns that arise around them. After the event, attendees will go to Terrace Bar to continue the conversation. There will be free pizza during the talk. All welcome!

British Pugwash Annual Report 2018

Published on 9th May 2019 in Nuclear Weapons, Disarmament, Annual reports, Chemical and Biological Weapons, Publications, Weapons of Mass Destruction, International Peace & Security, Student Young Pugwash Events, Recently published

Key topics include: developments on the international scene, including US and Russia; Student / Young Pugwash activities; WMD Awareness – the podcast; Events; BPG development – eg. Business Development Plan; International Pugwash activities. Download or read the report

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The Salisbury poisonings – Multimedia from public lecture – SOAS, 15th April 2019

Published on 3rd May 2019 in Current projects – feed, Events, Publications, Chemical and Biological Weapons, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Recent events, International Peace & Security, Recently published

On 26th April 2019, British Pugwash co-hosted a public lecture at SOAS, titled: The Salisbury poisonings – one year after  Click for audio and slides Our guest speaker was Dr Richard Guthrie, a member of British Pugwash Executive Committee and an expert on chemical and biological weapons. The talk covered some of the events during […]