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The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) enters into force today, 90 days after the deposit of the 50th instrument of ratification, in accordance with its Article 10.3. This is a…
Read articleBreaking a Deadlock to Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula Northeast Asia Nuclear Weapon Free Zone (NEA-NWFZ) as the end goal
Read articleThis is a very short note addressing the issue of the Iran nuclear agreement and pointing out some key issues that are relevant to enhancing Middle Eastern security.
Read articleThe document below is the result of several discussions inside Pugwash, including three specific workshops in 2018 (Geneva), 2019 (Bariloche) and 2020 (Geneva).
Read articlePugwash notes with deep appreciation the deposit of the fiftieth instrument of ratification of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) on October 24, 2020.The Treaty will enter into force…
Read articleThe nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 75 years ago on 6 and 9 August—where over 170,000 people died—highlighted the dangers for mankind coming from the very existence of nuclear weapons. Drawing…
Read articleTomorrow is the 75th anniversary of the dropping of the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. The anniversary is a reminder to take the growing danger of nuclear war seriously.
Read articleOn July 9, 1955, two of the most eminent intellectuals of the 20th century, Bertrand Russell and Albert Einstein, issued an appeal to humanity, urging that the immense peril associated with nuclear…
Read articleThis is a Pugwash document concerning nuclear problems and tensions in the time of COVID-19. This document has been co-signed by an extensive list of Pugwash colleagues and personalities.
Read articleIn March 2020 the leading Brazilian daily Folha de São Paulo published a front-page article [in Portuguese] based on an extensive interview with Pugwash President Sergio Duarte on the current security situation…
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