Statement by the Pugwash Council on the DPRK nuclear test

Following the announcement by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea that it has conducted a nuclear test, the Pugwash Council … More

Statement on the Middle East

On 21 July 2006 the Pugwash Council issued a statement of concern over rising violence in the Middle East. Pugwash … More

For Immediate Release 19 June 2005 Statement of the Pugwash Council: A Critical Moment for the Non-Proliferation Regime The Council … More

On 28 January 2004, the Pugwash Executive Committee issued the following statement concerning non-proliferation and Libya.

Statement of the Pugwash Executive Committee: The War on Iraq 20 March 2003 Despite the lack of a mandate from the … More

Iraq, North Korea and Nuclear Weapons 10 January 2003 Paolo Cotta-Ramusino and Jeffrey Boutwell As the year 2003 begins, the … More

Statement of the Pugwash Council Monday, 12 November 2001, London, UK The Dangers of Nuclear Terrorism The horrific nature of … More

Statement of the Pugwash Council Nuclear Weapons and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty 12 November 1999 SINCE its inception in … More

The Crisis in Kosovo SINCE the outbreak of the crisis in Kosovo, members of the Pugwash Executive Committee have been … More

New Dangers to World Security (Published in the Pugwash Newsletter, V. 25, No. 2, October 1998) Joseph Rotblat THE recent … More

Ensuring the Survival of Civilisation 38th Pugwash Conference Issued 3 September 1988 We live in an interdependent world of increasing … More

The Russell-Einstein Manifesto 9 July 1955 In the tragic situation which confronts humanity, we feel that scientists should assemble in … More

The launch of what became known as the Russell-Einstein Manifesto took place at Caxton Hall in London, 9 July 1955. … More