A Pugwash delegation led by Secretary General-elect Karen Hallberg visited New York and Washington, D.C. for several meetings with experts, officials and donors. Joined by US Pugwash leaders and Council members Steve Miller and Cliff Kupchan, Pugwash held a small roundtable discussion on 6 December to assess the nuclear risk reduction agenda after the U.S. election, with a dozen experts and former officials discussing European Security, strategic stability, prospects for U.S.-Iran dialogue and the importance of scientific input to policymaking.
The delegation also met with senior officials of the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Arms Control, Deterrence, and Stability (ADS) to discuss efforts made by the Biden Administration in the past four years, as well as assess the possible areas of impact that Pugwash can make working with the State Department in the future. The delegation was also shown around the Nuclear Risk Reduction Center (NRRC) hosted at the State Department.