This year’s British Pugwash Lecture at the Hay Festival of Literature and Arts will be given by Professor Dominic Lieven. He will be presenting his latest work In the Shadow of the Gods. This is an account of the men (and occasional woman) who led the world’s empires. The book probes the essence of leadership […]
A reminder of why nuclear weapons must never be used (VIDEO)
Published on 28th April 2022 in Nuclear Weapons, International Peace & Security
In the video below, Dr Ira Helfand, co-chairman of the Nuclear Weapons Abolition Committee of Physicians for Social Responsibility, offers a timely reminder of the horrifying power of thermonuclear weapons and of the dire consequences of the political irresponsibility that has left Russia and the United States in possession of 10,000+ nuclear warheads thirty years […]
April/May newsletter – British Pugwash
Published on 26th April 2022 in Newsletters
Topics covered in the British Pugwash April/May 2022 Newsletter include: 1. Post-AGM Lecture on Small Modular Reactors – 26th April 2. UK/Kazakh Pugwash Workshop on Nuclear Risk Reduction – Video 3. Climate Change & Nuclear Infrastructure – Video 4. Pugwash Lecture at Hay Festival – Prof. D. Lieven – 29th May 5. A selection of […]
March/April newsletter – British Pugwash
Published on 29th March 2022 in Newsletters, Recently published
Topics covered in the British Pugwash July/August 2022 Newsletter include: 1. Annual General Meeting – 26th April 2. Post-AGM Lecture on Small Modular Reactors – 26th April 3. Pugwash Note on nuclear risks and Ukraine 4. Climate Change & Nuclear Infrastructure – 6th April 5. Pugwash Lecture at Hay Festival – Prof. D. Lieven – 29th May […]
British Pugwash Annual Report 2021
Published on 29th March 2022 in Annual reports, Recently published
Topics covered include: International developments vis-a-vis WMD arms control Trident and the Integrated Review Trident and Climate Change Nuclear First Use and Public Opinion Current and Near-Future Missile Defence Student/Young Pugwash UK PeaceJam UK British Pugwash and SYP UK events British Pugwash Developments (eg. Membership growth) Download or read the report
Note on nuclear risks and the Russian invasion of Ukraine (March 2022)
Published on 14th March 2022 in Current projects – feed, Weapons of Mass Destruction, International Peace & Security, Recently published
The below is a British Pugwash Note, prepared by Peter Jenkins CMG, Chairman of British Pugwash. It is titled ‘How high is the risk of nuclear weapon use following the Russian invasion of Ukraine?’ and is in PDF format here During an interview on 3 March Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s Foreign Minister, said: We have a […]