6 August 2020 The nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 75 years ago on 6 and 9 August—where over 170,000 … More
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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
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
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
Pugwash President op-ed in The Bulletin
Ditch the Bomb, not the NPT On 18 November 2019 The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists published a piece by Pugwash … More
CTBTO GEM Statement on Alleged Low-Yield Nuclear Tests
On 25 June 2019, the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization “Group of Eminent Persons,” of which Pugwash President Sergio Duarte … More
Comment: “Resist Erosion of NPT to Rid the World of Atomic Bombs”
On 17 June 2019 Pugwash President Sergio Duarte published a commentary on the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty on the InDepthNews … More
Statement to NPT 3rd PrepCom
On 1 May 2019 Sergio Duarte, President of Pugwash, delivered the following statement at the NGO session of the III … More
Article: “Unmet Promise: The Challenges Awaiting the 2020 NPT Review Conference”
In the November issue of the Arms Control Today journal, Pugwash President Sergio Duarte reviews the genesis of the multilateral … More
The NPT at 50 years
On 28 June 2018, several Pugwash members, including the President Sergio Duarte, were invited to participate at an event hosted … More
Commentary on the US-DPRK Summit
On 15 June 2018, the President and Secretary General of Pugwash issued a short commentary on the recent summit between … More
Interview with Tilman Ruff, founding chair of ICAN
The Humanity at a Crossroads – Prohibition or Continued Reliance on Nukes? Pugwash Council Member Katariina Simonen interviewed Dr. Tilman … More
Nuclear risks and non-proliferation
On 10-11 November 2017, Pugwash Secretary-General Paolo Cotta-Ramusino participated in the conference Perspectives for a World Free from Nuclear Weapons and … More