The nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 75 years ago on 6 and 9 August—where over 170,000 people died—highlighted the … More
Tag: Nuclear Weapons
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 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
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
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
New York meeting on the Erosion of Arms Control
On 17 October 2019, Pugwash and the Permanent Mission of Brazil to the United Nations co-organized a side event in … More
Statement on the situation in Kashmir
14 August 2019 Statement issued by Sergio Duarte, President of Pugwash, and Paolo Cotta-Ramusino, Secretary General of Pugwash Pugwash has been … 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
Pugwash delegation in Moscow to discuss arms control
From 27-29 January a Pugwash delegation comprising the Secretary General, Paolo Cotta-Ramusino, Chair of British Pugwash Group, Peter Jenkins, and … More
Moscow meetings on Avoiding Nuclear Destabilization
On 6-7 December 2018, Pugwash organized a seminar, “Avoiding Nuclear Destabilization”, and other side meetings in Moscow in cooperation with … 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
Statement on the future of arms control
On 28 October 2018 the Pugwash President and Secretary-General issued the following statement: The Demise of Arms Control? President Trump’s … More
