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.
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Joseph Rotblat Centenary Year
Published on 8th April 2008 in Trident, Events 2006-2009, Chemical and Biological Weapons
At a special meeting at University College London on 8 April 2008 to launch the Joseph Rotblat Centenary Year, speakers were Nobel Laureate Prof. Sir John Sulston, Prof. Alistair Hay and John Ainslie.
Gorbachev’s Trident concern – Letter
Published on 10th March 2007 in Trident, Publications 2006-2009
Letter: Sandra Ionno Butcher, ‘Gorbachev’s Trident concern’, The Times, 10 March 2007
Trident Replacement: A Critical View from Scotland
Published on 31st January 2007 in Trident, Events 2006-2009
Professor William Walker, co-Author of Uncharted Waters: The UK Nuclear Weapons and the Scottish Question discussed the issue of Trident replacement from a Scottish Perspective at a British Pugwash meeting on 31 January 2007 at the British Institute of Radiology, London.
Trident: The Options and Implications
Published on 10th July 2006 in Trident, Events 2006-2009
10 July 2006, joint meeting with the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House, London focused on nuclear weapons and Trident in particular.
What is Trident for – The Implausible Tasks; The Opportunity Costs; The Perils of Riding Pillion
Published on 4th October 2005 in Events 2000-2005, Trident
4th October 2005, British Institute of Radiology, London W1. Speaker: Professor Michael McGwire, Cdr. RN, OBE