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Video: Tariq Rauf on the future of the NPT

Watch below Tariq Rauf speaking on: “Eliminating Nuclear Weapons: Prospects for the 2026 NPT Review Conference” at our webinar on 24 October. Tariq discussed the review process for the NPT, the meaning of “consensus”, whether an outcome document is required at Review Conferences, as well as friction points between nuclear weapon states and non-nuclear weapon […]

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Second webinar on the US Golden Dome missile defence system, 2 October

Webinar II | Technical Feasibility of the Golden Dome 2 October, 18.00-19:30 (UK) To attend the webinar register here. The US Government recently announced its decision to pursue a space-based missiledefence system. Although this is not a new idea, the geopolitical, economic and technological context in which this initiative is developing has raised new questions […]

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Joint Appeal for the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons: 26 September

More information about the Nuclear Abolition Day appeal, including how to endorse it, is available here. … The United Nations, which was established 80 years ago, affirmed nuclear disarmament as a top priority in its very first resolution, A/Res/1(1). In 2013, frustrated at the lack of progress, the UNGA declared September 26 as the International Day for […]

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Webinar: ‘Golden Dome: understanding the US’s new missile defence system’ 25 September

You are invited to the International Student and Young Pugwash (ISYP) / British Student and Young Pugwash (SYP-UK) webinar ‘Golden Dome: understanding the US’s new missile defence system.’ Jessica West of Project Ploughshares and Sam Wilson of The Aerospace Corporation will explore the current status of the initiative. The webinar is on 25 September at 18:00-19:30 (UK) and will include a […]

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British Pugwash Annual Report 2024

The contents of the annual report for 2024 include: Developments in 2024 (in global nuclear matters / regarding chemical and biological weapons / artificial intelligence) Projects (Student and Young Pugwash / Analysis and resources) Meetings and events (including on: nuclear entanglement and escalation risks / the legacy of Sir Joseph Rotblat / China’s approach to […]

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British Pugwash Newsletter: August 2025

Items include: Video and review: 70th anniversary of the Russell-Einstein Manifesto Videos of recent webinars Review of the 2025 Student and Young Pugwash Conference Recent publications / articles of note Joseph Rotblat Memorial Trust: Trustee / Treasurer vacancies Annual Membership   1. Video and review: 70th anniversary of the Russell-Einstein Manifesto, special event   On 8 July the […]