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Eighty years ago, the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki suffered the world’s first attack by atomic bombings, the legacy of which remains visible and strongly felt today. The Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs solemnly remember the defining moments of 6 and 9 August 1945 which signalled the dawn of the nuclear age. Read…

On 8 July 2025 the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs hosted an event together with the Royal Society to mark the 70th anniversary of a declaration signed by Albert Einstein, Bertrand Russell, and nine other prominent scientists from across the world. Read more and watch recording of the event https://pugwash.org/2025/07/08/event-70th-anniversary-of-the-russell-einstein-manifesto/

Nuclear deterrence is no longer a two-player game, and emerging technologies further threaten the status quo. The result is a risky new nuclear age. Read article by Alexandra Witze in Nature How to avoid nuclear war in an era of AI and misinformation

The dust is still settling and much remains uncertain about the full impact of Donald Trump’s air strikes against Iranian nuclear targets. What will happen next. Read article by Peter Jones, Professor in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa. What’s Next on Iran? – Policy Magazine

David Albright, a nuclear policy specialist and president of the Institute for Science and International Security in Washington DC, told Nature how his organization is monitoring for damage to nuclear sites following US and Israeli strikes. Did the US wipe out Iran’s nuclear programme? What researchers know