The Royal Society (London) og den internationale Pugwash organisation afholder en konference 8. juli 2025 kl. 18:00 i anledning af 70 års jubilæet for Russell-Einstein manifestet fra 1955. Man behandler manifestets historie og indflydelse frem til i dag, og diskuterer hvordan truslen fra atomvåben og andre masseødelæggelsesvåben bedst muligt kan imødegås fremover.
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PROGRAMMET:
6:00 Welcoming remarks:
Sir Adrian Smith, President of the Royal Society
6:10 A reading of the Russell-Einstein Manifesto:
Talia Weiss, Director, International Student Young Pugwash (recording)
6.20 Remarks:
Dr Hussain Al-Shahristani, President of Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs
6:30 The evolution of efforts to reduce the threat to humanity posed by nuclear weapons:
Lord Browne of Ladyton, PC, Vice-President of the Nuclear Threat Initiative
6:50 Reviving momentum towards reducing the threat posed by nuclear weapons
A conversation:
Dr Steve Fetter, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland
Dr Tong Zhao, Nuclear Policy Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington D.C.
Andrey Baklitskiy, Senior Researcher (Weapons of Mass Destruction), United Nations Institute for Disarmament
Dr Marion Messmer, Senior Research Fellow, Chatham House
7:35 The Manifesto’s call on scientists to concern themselves with the perils of the nuclear age:
In the panel:
Dame Athene Donald FRS, Professor Emeritus of Experimental Physics, University of Cambridge
Dr Karen Hallberg, Secretary General of Pugwash Conferences (recording)
Lord Rees of Ludlow FRS, Professor Emeritus of Astronomy, University of Cambridge