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.
Keeping New Start alive is vital for the world’s nuclear future
The treaty has allowed Washington and Moscow to behave predictably on weapons but is now in jeopardy. Opinion piece by Rose Gottemoeller, lecturer at Stanford University, former deputy secretary-general of Nato and previously the US chief negotiator on New Start. Read article in Financial Times
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…