Pugwash Note on The Deposit of the 50th Instrument of Ratification of the Treaty on The Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)

25 October 2020 Pugwash notes with deep appreciation the deposit of the fiftieth instrument of ratification of the Treaty on … More

75 years after

6 August 2020 The nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 75 years ago on 6 and 9 August—where over 170,000 … More

Former German disarmament diplomats call for increased efforts to reduce nuclear dangers

Berlin, 5 August 2020. Tomorrow is the 75th anniversary of the dropping of the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. The … More

Pugwash Delegation in Vienna for arms control meetings

On 21-23 June 2020, Pugwash Secretary-General Paolo Cotta Ramusino and Pugwash Council Member Sergey Batsanov visited Vienna and had meetings … More

65 years after the Russell-Einstein Manifesto: where are we now?

On July 9, 1955, two of the most eminent intellectuals of the 20th century, Bertrand Russell and Albert Einstein, issued … More

Statement on the Open Skies Treaty

24 May 2020 After the Open Skies Treaty, What Fate for New START? A Treaty on Open Skies was initially … More

Pugwash document on the NPT Review Conference Postponement and Risks after the Pandemic

6 May 2020 This is a Pugwash document concerning nuclear problems and tensions in the time of COVID-19. This document … More

Pugwash President interviewed about the NPT Review Conference

On 6 March 2020 the leading Brazilian daily Folha de São Paulo published a front-page article [in Portuguese] based on … More

Geneva workshop on Cyber Security and Warfare

On 30-31 January 2020, Pugwash held its second workshop on the theme of cyber security and warfare at the Palais … More

Pugwash Statement on the US-Taliban agreement

1 March 2020 Pugwash welcomes the agreement signed yesterday between the United States government and the Taliban on the planned … More

Pugwash statement on Iran-US tensions

14 January 2020 The killing of Gen. Qassem Suleimani is not justified under international law. This attack was a violation … More

Shanghai meeting on arms control

On 4-5 December 2019 Pugwash and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences organized a discussion meeting in Shanghai as … More

Geneva Workshop on Hypersonic Weapons

On 9-10 December 2019, the Pugwash Conferences held a workshop in Geneva on hypersonic weapons. The meeting, organized by the … More

UNGA Middle East WMDFZ Conference takes place in New York

From 19-22 November 2019 Pugwash President Sergio Duarte attended the opening of general debate of the conference convened in accordance … More