Remembering Jayantha Dhanapala
The Pugwash community was deeply saddened to learn of the death of former Pugwash President Jayantha Dhanapala. Across the span of his life and career, Dhanapala’s dedication to the goals of disarmament and peace was remarkable and his commitment will be a loss to us all.Read obituary by Paolo Cotta-Ramusino, Secretary-General of Pugwash
Why Putin Will Use Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine
Article by Retired Brigadier General Kevin Ryan, senior fellow at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Read article
Årsmötesseminarium 2 maj: Finland, NATO and nuclear weapons
I samband med Svenska Pugwash årsmöte 2 maj arrangeras seminarium om ”Finland, NATO and nuclear weapons”. Talare är Tytti Erästö, forskare vid Sipris program om massförstörelsevapen. Tytti Erästö är även ledamot i Svenska Pugwash styrelse. (Se presentation av henne nedan.)Pugwash ordförande Thomas Jonter leder den efterföljande diskussionen. Tid: 2 maj kl 17 Plats: Linnésalen, Kungliga…
Russia suspends New START and is ready to resume nuclear testing
21 February, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Moscow would suspend its participation in the New START nuclear arms treaty, but not withdraw from it. Putin added that Russia stands ready to resume nuclear weapons tests if the United States does. Article by François Diaz-Maurin in Bulletin of the Atomic Scientist.