2023 Doomsday Clock: It is 90 seconds to midnight
January 24, the 2023 Doomsday Clock was announced. The Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moves the hands of the Doomsday Clock forward, largely (though not exclusively) because of the mounting dangers of the war in Ukraine. The Clock now stands at 90 seconds to midnight—the closest to global catastrophe…
Seminar: REGIONAL SECURITY IN THE NORTH, NUCLEAR RISKS AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs and the Åland Islands Peace Institute have the pleasure of organizing consultations on regional security in our northern areas (from the Baltic Sea region to the Arctic) and nuclear risks and possible solutions to manage these risks.This seminar aims to become a yearly event amongst key stakeholders. The…
The Pugwash Nobel Peace Prize 27 Years On – Reflections and Outlook
Student Young Pugwash-UK and International Student/Young Pugwash brought together three speakers to commemorate the 27th anniversary of the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Pugwash Conferences and Sir Joseph Rotblat in December 1995 “for their efforts to diminish the part played by nuclear arms in international politics and, in the longer run, to eliminate such arms.”…
Sverige och bomben – en historia om kärlek och motstånd
Kan kärnvapen komma att placeras i Sverige? Natointrädet har på nytt öppnat den svenska kärnvapendebatten. Vilken blir Sveriges nya roll i en kärnvapenallians? SR Konflikt sände 10 december ett avsnitt om Sveriges hållning till kärnvapen, där bland andra Jan Prawitz och Thomas Jonter från Svenska Pugwash medverkar i programmet. Lyssna till Konflikt
Even a limited nuclear war could devastate the world’s oceans: here’s what our modelling shows
Article in The Conversation by Tyler Rohr, Cheryl Harrison, Kim Scherrer and Ryan Heneghan. Read article