Report from Pugwash workshop on Nordic Security: Deterrence and Risk Reduction

On 5-6 December Pugwash and the Alva Myrdal Centre for Nuclear Disarmament (AMC) co-organized a workshop generously hosted by the AMC at Uppsala University. Sixteen participants from four Nordic countries—Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland—and from the US, Germany, and UK explored the emerging strategic context of the Nordic subregion and the implications for deterrence and nuclear risks. Among the participants were also representatives from the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This first workshop is planned to be the first meeting in a series of workshops that is expected to run from December 2025 – December 2026. Pugwash workshop on Nordic Security: Deterrence and Risk Reduction – Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs