Items include:
- Dr P.J. Blount: Video, ‘The Co-evolution of the Nuclear-Space Age’
- Student and Young Pugwash Conference, King’s College London, 15 March
- ‘AI and Warfare’ event, Oxford University, 17 March
- Videos of recent webinars
- Recent publications
- Research project: request for participants
- Stop Ecocide Law
- Annual Membership
- Obituary: Professor Max Klein
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Dr P.J. Blount, Webinar video, 19 February
‘Sibling Rivalry: The Co-evolution of the Nuclear-Space Age’
Dr P.J. Blount (Assistant Professor of Space Law, Durham University Law School)
Watch the video here.
Space and nuclear technologies grew up together with deep interlinkages bred from a common Cold War genealogy. Despite their deep connections, one became the feared older brother and the other became the future promise of humanity. This webinar explored the co-evolution of these technologies from the perspective of space security and reflected on how the spectre of nuclear war still shapes the security environment in outer space.
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8th Annual Student and Young Pugwash Conference, King’s College London, 15 March
‘Stepping back from the brink of nuclear war: fresh thinking on peace and disarmament’
This conference will explore the arguments for and against nuclear weapons and what action citizens and governments can take to create a more peaceful future for all. The event will begin with a keynote panel of expert speakers followed by three panels where students and young professionals will share their ideas on how to advance peace, disarmament and ethical science.
More information is available here
To attend in person, register here
To attend online register via Zoom here
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Oxford University event: ‘AI and Warfare’ with Professor Stephen Rosen (Harvard)
17 March 2025, 4:30pm, The New Space, Mansfield Rd, OX1 3TZ
In person and online: https://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/events/ai-and-warfare
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Videos of recent webinars
Watch the videos of these recent webinars on our YouTube channel and online:
- Tom Sauer on ‘New Technology and Nuclear Deterrence,’ 29 January 2025
- IPPNW, ICAN and Pugwash, ‘Autonomous Armageddon, Nuclear Weapons and AI,’ 26 January 2025
- Dan Plesch / Manuel Galileo on ‘Strategic Stability and Conventional strikes,’ 12 December 2024
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Recent publications
- British Pugwash
A Second U.S. “Strategic Defense Initiative”
Russia’s Updated Declaration concerning its Nuclear-Weapon-Use Doctrine
- January
Samuel Charap, John J. Drennan, Julia Masterson, RAND, Scenarios for the Future of U.S.-Russia Strategic Stability and Arms Control: Results from a Track II Dialogue
Csongor Koromi, Politico, Kremlin wants to resume arms control talks with US ‘as soon as possible’
Arms Control Association, ACA Welcomes Trump’s Acknowledgement of the “Tremendous” Cost and Dangers of Nuclear Weapons and Interest in “Denuclearization” with Russia and China
Orange Wang and Zhuang Pinghui, South China Morning Post, Xi tells Putin he wants to take ties to new heights, soon after Trump’s return to White House
Zhang Tong, South China Morning Post, China plans to build ‘Three Gorges dam in space’ to harness solar power
Daryll Kimball, Arms Control Association, Pakistan and the Nuclear Danger in Asia
Joe Cirincione, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Trump has a strategic plan for the country: Gearing up for nuclear war
- December
Anton Kolodyazhnyy and Guy Faulconbridge, Reuters, Russia will abandon its unilateral missile moratorium, Lavrov says
Ryan Chan, Newsweek, US and Ally Draft Nuclear Weapons Rules Amid China, North Korea Threat
Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com, Lukashenko Says Belarus Is Hosting Dozens of Russian Nuclear Weapons
Cesar Jaramillo, CIPS, The Enablers: How Nuclear-Dependent States Hinder Nuclear Disarmament
Daryl Kimball, Arms Control Association, Nuclear Challenges Facing the Next U.S. President
- November
Moon of Alabama, Why These New Russian Missiles Are Real Game Changers
Better Order Project, Stabilizing a Post-Unipolar World
Steven Pifer, Brookings, Russia’s nuclear policy
Arms Control Association, Trump Re-Election Introduces New Variables to Nuclear Disarmament Equation
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Research project: request for participants
Dr James Simpkin is interested in hearing from people with views on his research project: ‘Tories Against the Bomb: Conservative Anti-Nuclearism 1900-2024’. The project outline is as follows:
‘Most have heard of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), but what about Tories Against Cruise and Trident (TACT) or the Young Conservatives’ Youth for Multilateral Disarmament? Nuclear disarmament is associated with left-wing politics, yet this research will explore Conservative anti-nuclearism for the first time. It will reveal the varied motivations for taking an anti-nuclear stance among elite Conservatives and grassroots supporters, uncovering perhaps the shyest of Tories: those opposed to nuclear weapons.’
If you are interested in discussing this project with Dr Simpkin, please email him on: jsimpkin@craven-college.ac.uk
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Stop Ecocide Law
Deolinda Eltringham from the Green Party has asked us to bring the Stop Ecocide Law project to the attention of our members and ask them to consider supporting the campaign.
For more information visit: https://www.stopecocide.earth/support
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Annual Membership
We ask that members of British Pugwash contribute £25 a year to the organisation’s running costs. May we suggest that you check that your subscription is up to date. If you need to make a payment, our bank details are here. Membership for students and people under 30 is free.
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Obituary: Professor Max Klein
Prof Uta Klein has asked us to share the sad news that her husband, and longtime Pugwash member, Prof Max Klein, passed away last August. You can view Prof Klein’s obituary here and his memorial here.