On 14 May 2026 Pugwash held a side event during the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Review Conference … More
Category: Nuclear Weapons
The hallmark of Pugwash continues to be working toward the
reduction and elimination of the risk posed by nuclear weapons. In
practice, this translates to fostering dialogue on risk reduction,
arms control, non-proliferation and disarmament that will promote
and enhance cooperative security.
NPT side event “Preserving the NPT: When Nuclear Policies Backfire”
On 8 May 2026 Pugwash and the Project on Managing the Atom at Harvard University’s Belfer Center held a side … More
Analysis: Strengthen the Nuclear Taboo
28 April 2026. Analysis by Jan Hoekema, Pugwash Council membe, Chair, Pugwash Netherlands, and ELN Senior Network member The NPT … More
Pugwash Policy Brief: The NPT at a Crossroads
27 April 2026 To coincide with the 11th NPT Review Conference, Pugwash has published the first in a new series … More
Pugwash at the Moscow Nonproliferation Conference
On 12-14 March, the Pugwash Secretary General Karen Hallberg participated in the CENESS “Moscow Nonproliferation Conference”. Invited to address the … More
Article: Scientists must step up to avert a nuclear breakout
On 24 February 2026 Pugwash Secretary General published an article in Nature Worldview on the role of scientists in the … More
Pugwash Secretary General at the 2026 World Laureates Summit
From 1-3 February 2026 the Pugwash Secretary General Dr. Karen Hallberg participated in the World Laureates Summit (WLS) 2026 in … More
Pugwash side-events in Japan
Pugwash officials took part in several events prior and following the 63rd Pugwash Conference in Hiroshima (1-5 November). On 31 … More
Hiroshima Declaration 2025
Issued by the Pugwash Council, 5 November 2025 Eighty years after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, humanity once … More
63rd Pugwash Conference in Hiroshima, “80 Years After the Atomic Bombing – Time for Peace, Dialogue and Nuclear Disarmament”
From 1-5 November 2025, Hiroshima hosts the 63rd Pugwash Conference. We are honoured to be meeting in Hiroshima to commemorate … More
Pugwash Statement on the 80th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
6 August 2025 Eighty years ago, the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki suffered the world’s first attack by atomic bombings, … More
Nobel Laureate Assembly for the Prevention of Nuclear War
From 14-16 July 2025, Pugwash leaders joined a distinguished group of Nobel Laureates, scientists and policy experts from across the … More
Pugwash side event “Preserving the NPT” at the third PrepCom
On 7 May 2025, Pugwash held a meeting in collaboration with The Simons Foundation Canada and Canadian Pugwash, which took … More
Istanbul workshop on Nuclear Risk Reduction Dialogue
On 25-26 January 2025 Pugwash held a workshop in Istanbul to map the key areas of nuclear danger in 2025 … More
Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs 