In a response to Malcolm Chalmers’ article in the December 2013 edition of the RUSI Journal, Hugh Beach argues that it is time to move on from 1980s rhetoric of ‘unilateral’ versus ‘multilateral’ disarmament and to act in the UK’s true national interest.
Security by remote control – can it work?
Professor Paul Rogers, Professor of Peace Studies at Bradford University, traces moves towards ‘remote’ forms of warfare and warns that they will bring new dangers. He examines not only the use of armed drones, but takes a wider perspective which also covers the expansion of special forces and private military companies.
British Pugwash Quinquennial Report 2007-2013
The Quinquennial Report 2007-2013 was produced to coincide with the International Pugwash Quinquennial meeting held in Istanbul 1-5 November 2013.
General Sir Hugh Beach: How would Britain fare as a non-nuclear weapon state?
A paper given by Hugh Beach at the 60th International Pugwash Conference, Istanbul 1-5 November 2013.
Do “proliferating nuclear threats” justify Trident renewal?
Peter Jenkins, former UK Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency and Shashank Joshi, Research Fellow at RUSI debated the accuracy of Defence Minister Philip Hammond’s claim that proliferating nuclear threats justify Trident renewal.
British Pugwash Newsletter September 2013
Topics include: Trident renewal; non-proliferation and disarmament; the military robotics debate; Launch of expert report Pathways to 2050: Three possible UK energy strategies.