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POSTPONED – Non-Proliferation Treaty RevCon 2020 – British Pugwash discussion meeting

Published on 2nd March 2020 in Uncategorised, Nuclear Weapons, Disarmament, NPT, Events, Forthcoming events, International Peace & Security, Student Young Pugwash Events, Student Young Pugwash Upcoming Events

In light of government advice on COVID-19 and the fact that the NPT RevCon 2020 has been postponed, we have decided to postpone this event (possibly to next year). We have also postponed the AGM of British Pugwash, which was supposed to precede this meeting. Date / Time: Tues 21st April, 6pm to 7.30pm Venue: […]

British Pugwash Newsletter – January 2020

Published on 14th January 2020 in Climate Change and Energy Policy, Nuclear Weapons, Joseph Rotblat: Life & Work, Current projects – feed, Disarmament, Publications, Weapons of Mass Destruction, History, Newsletters, Recently published

Topics covered in the British Pugwash January 2020 Newsletter include: New Research: Hypersonic weapon systems – Implications for strategic stability and arms controlResearcher job: British Pugwash project on climate change and nuclear weaponsRoyal Society video of Rees/Cox on Rotblat – Now on YouTube!Crowdfund appeal – Help SYP UK get to Doha 2020 The newsletter can […]

British Pugwash Newsletter – November 2019

Published on 6th January 2020 in Trident, Nuclear Weapons, Disarmament, Ethics of Science, Publications, Newsletters

Topics covered in the British Pugwash November 2019 Newsletter include: Film & Debate – The End of Nuclear Weapons? – KCL, 28 NovRemembering General Sir Hugh BeachMultimedia from Ethical Science mini-conference, NottinghamCrowdfund appeal – Help SYP UK get to Doha 2020!New York meeting: The Erosion of Arms Control Architecture The newsletter can be found online here

New research: Hypersonic weapon systems – Implications and arms control (Dec 2019)

Published on 17th December 2019 in Nuclear Weapons, Emerging Technologies and the Impact on Strategic Stability, Disarmament, Current projects – feed, Publications, British Pugwash projects, International Peace & Security, Recently published

Student/Young Pugwash UK is delighted to release a new report on developments with hypersonic missile technology. The paper covers the latest technologies, the key states involved, the risks posed and the potential ways forward for arms control and non-proliferation. The report was developed by Matteo Frigoli, a young legal scholar with specialist interests in space […]

The End of Nuclear Weapons? (28th Nov, KCL)

Published on 25th October 2019 in Nuclear Weapons, Events, Disarmament, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Student Young Pugwash Events

Unfortunately, due to high demand, tickets are no longer available for this event. ——- British Pugwash will screen the new, hour-long documentary – The Beginning of the End of Nuclear Weapons – about the ideas and campaigners behind the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear weapons. Trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3_bKtdtqRM&t=1s Following this, Dr Salma Shaheen (War […]

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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!