Sverre Lodgaard, a former director of the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, delivered the 13th annual Joseph Rotblat Memorial Lecture at the Hay Festival on 3 June 2017.
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What underlies North Korea’s drive to acquire nuclear weapons?
Published on 29th June 2017 in Nuclear Weapons, Recent events, International Peace & Security
At a British Pugwash discussion meeting on 25 April 2017 John Everard, a former British ambassador to North Korea, discussed the DPRK’s nuclear programme against the background of recent events, considering the North Koreans’ objectives and what is known of their nuclear doctrine.
Challenges to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty – Pugwash event at University of Nottingham
Published on 5th March 2017 in Nuclear Weapons, NPT, Recent events, International Peace & Security, Student Young Pugwash Events
On 1st March, Student / Young Pugwash held a joint event with the Centre for Conflict, Security and Terrorism (CST) at University of Nottingham. The guest speaker was Peter Jenkins, who spoke about the history, successes and challenges of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Peter, who is now Chair of British Pugwash, is a former UK Ambassador […]
President of Pugwash at SOAS – Nuclear issues in South Asia
Published on 20th December 2016 in Nuclear Weapons, Recent events, International Peace & Security, Student Young Pugwash Events
NB. Audio from the event can be found here. On 8th December Jayantha Dhanapala, the President of Pugwash and former Under-Secretary-General of the UN, spoke to students at SOAS about nuclear issues in South Asia. He covered the relationships between nuclear-armed states like India, China and Pakistan but also how non-nuclear states perceive and interact […]
Rotblat Lecture 2016: William Perry ‘My Journey to the nuclear brink’
Published on 1st December 2016 in Nuclear Weapons, Disarmament, Recent events, International Peace & Security
The 12th Joseph Rotblat Lecture at the Hay Festival, held on 2 June 2016 in cooperation with WMD Awareness, featured William Perry, Bill Clinton’s Defence Secretary on ‘My Journey at the Nuclear Brink’, in conversation with Nik Gowing.
Impact of Emerging Technologies on the Future of SSBNs, September 2016 Conference: Reports
Published on 17th November 2016 in Trident, Emerging Technologies and the Impact on Strategic Stability, Current projects – feed, Recent events, Recently published
Two new reports assess the effect of emerging undersea technologies on ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) and strategic stability. They arise from work led by British Pugwash with BASIC in a close, supporting role.