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Rome Declaration: Humanity at the Threshold: A Declaration on Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear Weapons
ADOPTED BY THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE GLOBAL NOBEL LAUREATES ASSEMBLY Borgo Laudato Si’, Vatican – July 2026 PREAMBLE Humanity stands at a defining moment in its history. More than eighty years after the dawn of the nuclear age, and at the threshold of the age of artificial intelligence, we are presented with an unprecedented challenge.…
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European Student and Young Pugwash Conference / SYP-UK training programme
We have two exciting new opportunities for 18-35 year olds interested in international peace and security. European Student / Young Pugwash Conference 2026 The inaugural European Student / Young Pugwash Conference (EuSYPC), is taking place from 25–27 September 2026 at the University of Pisa, Italy. Europe is confronting a rapidly deteriorating security landscape. Debates over…
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Review: All-Party Parliamentary Forum on Global Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Arms Control, 29 June
After the 2026 NPT Review Conference: Where next for international nuclear weapons treaties and nuclear risk reduction? Read the summary of this meeting here 4:30pm to 5:45pm, Monday 29th June, Houses of Parliament SPEAKERS: David Riley OBE, Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva Jane Kinninmont, Chief Executive Officer, United Nations Association-UK Dr…
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Video: Annual Lecture with Professor Paul Rogers, 25 June
The annual lecture was given by Professor Paul Rogers. His talk is entitled: ‘The World We Have Versus the World We Need’ Watch it here: Paul provided an analysis of the triple problem facing us – a deeply divided world of runaway wealth and mass marginalisation facing environmental limits to growth at a time of excess…
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Looking back at the 2026 NPT Review Conference
The Eleventh Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT RevCon) ended on 22 May. The UN have produced materials explaining what happened at the conference. Whilst the RevCon appeared to have failed as it ended without an agreement on outcomes- resulting from the extremely challenging political context- there were also…
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British Pugwash Newsletter: April 2026
Contents 1. Summary: All Party Parliamentary Forum on Global Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Arms Control 2. Video of webinar: ‘The future of the UK’s nuclear weapons: is there an alternative to US dependence?’ 3. Review: 9th Annual Student and Young Pugwash Conference 4. Recent articles and publications of note 5. Annual General Meeting 6. Annual membership…
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Review of the 9th Annual SYP Conference: ‘How can we control and eliminate weapons of mass destruction over the next decade?’
The venue for our conference, held on 20 March 2026, was London Metropolitan University. The conference theme was ‘How can we control and eliminate weapons of mass destruction over the next decade?’ The aim of the event was to encourage critical discussion of the legal, political and technical questions associated with nuclear weapons and other WMD, with…
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Summary of Meeting, 24 March: All Party Parliamentary Forum on Global Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Arms Control
The 2026 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference: what should we expect and what should the UK’s priorities be? Read the summary of this meeting here. GUEST SPEAKERS: Dr Alice Spilman, Policy Fellow, BASIC Dr Hassan Elbahtimy, Senior Lecturer, Department of War Studies, King’s College London Tuesday, 24 March 2026, House of Commons PATRONS: FABIAN HAMILTON MP, RICHARD FOORD…
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Video: ‘The future of the UK’s nuclear weapons: is there an alternative to US dependence?’ Thursday 5 March, 2pm
Our speakers – Paul Ingram (CSER) and David Cullen (BASIC) – provided an update on the UK’s nuclear weapons system, and the replacement programme, with a focus on US technological dependence. They reviewed Euro-Atlantic relations and how recent political developments could affect the UK’s nuclear future. In addition, they considered whether it would be realistic for…
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