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British Pugwash at ‘Capturing Technology. Rethinking Arms Control’ in Germany

Published on 20th March 2019 in Nuclear Weapons, Verification, Emerging Technologies and the Impact on Strategic Stability, Disarmament, Events, Publications, British Pugwash projects, Recent events, Recently published

On 15th March 2019, a conference was held at the German Federal Foreign Office titled ‘Capturing Technology. Rethinking Arms Control’.

The aim of the Conference was to promote a well-informed international dialogue on the nature and implications of the current technological trends and to discuss whether new solutions are needed to ensure that the global arms control architecture can effectively capture new technologies.…

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Pugwash Peace & Disarmament Conference 2019 – multimedia report!

Published on 11th March 2019 in Nuclear Weapons, Verification, Emerging Technologies and the Impact on Strategic Stability, Disarmament, Events, Ethics of Science, Weapons of Mass Destruction, British Pugwash projects, Remote Control Weaponry, Recent events, Recently published, Student Young Pugwash Events

Student / Young Pugwash UK held its fourth Annual Conference in February 2019, titled ‘Pugwash Peace & Disarmament Conference‘. It explored the prospects for arms control and disarmament over the coming years, with focuses on nuclear weapons and emerging technologies.…

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Pugwash delegation in Moscow to discuss arms control

Published on 4th February 2019 in Nuclear Weapons, Verification, Emerging Technologies and the Impact on Strategic Stability, Disarmament, Current projects – feed, Events, Weapons of Mass Destruction, British Pugwash projects, International Peace & Security

From 27-29 January, a Pugwash delegation comprising the Secretary General, Paolo Cotta-Ramusino, Chair of British Pugwash Group, Peter Jenkins, and Pugwash Council Members Götz Neuneck, Alexander Nikitin, and Alexander Dynkin had a series of meetings in Moscow to discuss the future of arms control as part of a new Pugwash project.…

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Student Pugwashites attended arms control winter course in Italy (ISODARCO 2019)

Published on 23rd January 2019 in Nuclear Weapons, Verification, Trident, Emerging Technologies and the Impact on Strategic Stability, Disarmament, NPT, Current projects – feed, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Recent events, International Peace & Security, Student Young Pugwash Events

Three members of Student/Young Pugwash UK attended the prestigious International School on Disarmament and Research on Conflicts (ISODARCO), held in Trento, Italy from 6th to 13th January 2019.

ISODARCO is an annual, intensive course for scholars and practitioners, featuring high-profile lecturers from around the world.…

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Pugwash Peace & Disarmament Conference – SYP UK Annual Conference

Published on 15th January 2019 in Nuclear Weapons, Verification, Trident, Emerging Technologies and the Impact on Strategic Stability, Disarmament, Events, Chemical and Biological Weapons, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Remote Control Weaponry, Recent events, Student Young Pugwash Events

Student/Young Pugwash UK is collaborating with British Pugwash to host a major, one-day conference exploring the prospects for arms control and disarmament over the coming years.

The conference will be on 23rd February 2019 at SOAS, London.…

Conference workshops – Afternoon – 23rd February 2019

Published on 13th January 2019 in Nuclear Weapons, Verification, Emerging Technologies and the Impact on Strategic Stability, Disarmament, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Remote Control Weaponry, International Peace & Security, Student Young Pugwash Events

Workshop A: Emerging technologies

  • The proposed treaty on autonomous weapons (‘killer robots’) – Ben Donaldson – United Nations Association UK
  • Social Media: Weapon of Mass confusion – David Almassi – Warwick Pugwash
  • Malware Proliferation and Challenges to International Security: Understanding the Impact on Critical Infrastructure – Muhammed Ali – Plymouth University
  • Emerging technologies: Making nuclear weapons irrelevant?
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