Media Coverage from the historic Pugwash Conference
Nova Scotia, July 7-9, 2007

"Pugwash, Feisty at 50," TheStar.com
"While we may no longer face a Cold War nuclear holocaust, the risk of nuclear war is real, and growing. Yet the drive to contain these weapons, so strong in the 1960s, '70s and '80s, has abated. Pugwash, still feisty at 50, is sounding an alarm the world disregards at its peril."

"Mikhail Gorbachev Tells International Conference More Work Is Needed to Achieve Nuclear Disarmament," International Herald Tribune

"PUGWASH, Nova Scotia: Mikhail Gorbachev told scientists and world leaders that more work is needed in the fight against a nuclear arms race during an international conference Saturday.

The last leader of the Soviet Union issued a statement Saturday to organizers at the Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs saying that discussions like the ones being held at this assembly of world leaders and scientists is a good start."

"Group Seeks 'Concrete Steps' On Disarmament," -The Globe and Mail
"...And as the memories fade of those who know firsthand the reality of a nuclear explosion, the stigma attached to use of the weapons appears to be lessening. The United States has openly considered low-yield bombs - which would make a nuclear explosion a tactic of war instead of the apocalypse it would have meant during the Cold War - and has refused to rule out the right of pre-emptive first strike.

Disarmament activist Douglas Roche remains an optimist in the face of this, saying yesterday that he wouldn't be able to get out of bed in the morning if he didn't remain fundamentally positive."

"Canada Needs To Take A Strong Stand on Nuclear Disarmament: Romeo Dallaire" - CJAD Newstalk Radio 800 AM
"PUGWASH, N.S. (CP) - Canada needs to stop standing on the sidelines of the debate over nuclear arms and use its influence in the world to encourage others to dismantle their dangerous arsenals, participants at an international conference with deep roots in Nova Scotia said Friday."

"Senator Wants Feds to Tackle Nuclear Weapons," - The Chronicle Herald
"PUGWASH — The Canadian government needs to become a major player in the effort to eliminate nuclear weapons, two leading Canadian senators said Friday."

"Romeo Dallaire hosting anti-nuclear Pugwash Conference," - CanadianChristianity.com
"OTTAWA (CCN) -- If NATO countries do not start reducing their nuclear arsenals, they lack the moral authority to stop terrorists or rogue states from acquiring them, said Senator Romeo Dallaire, the Canadian lieutenant-general (retired) who led UN forces in Rwanda during the 1994 genocide."

"Pugwash Conference Relevant, 50 Years Later," - CTV.ca
"HALIFAX -- A half century after American scientist Paul Doty joined colleagues from around the world in a small Nova Scotia village to discuss the threat of nuclear war, he makes a grim prediction that suggests the risk of such a menacing attack is still very real today."

"Gorbachev Endorses Pugwash Conference's Work," - CTV.ca
"PUGWASH, N.S. -- Fifty years after scientists first converged on this tiny Nova Scotia village to discuss the threat of nuclear weapons, Mikhail Gorbachev says there is more work to be done in the fight against a nuclear arms race."

"US, Russia Need to Lead the Way in Nuclear Disarmament," - TheNews.com
"PUGWASH, Nova Scotia: The United States and Russia need to lead the way in nuclear disarmament if the world is going to reduce the threat of a catastrophe, an international conference heard on Friday.

It is those two powers, especially the United States, that need to lead the way, said Jayantha Dhanapala of Sri Lanka, former UN under-secretary-general for disarmament affairs."

"Disarmament 'Needs More Work',"- (UK) Channel 4
"Mikhail Gorbachev told scientists and world leaders that more work is needed in the fight against a nuclear arms race. The last leader of the Soviet Union issued a statement to organisers at the Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs in Nova Scotia saying that discussions like the ones being held at the assembly of world leaders and scientists is a good start."

"Nuclear Threat Remains Strong 50 Years After Scientists Met in N.S.," - The Canadian Press
"It was a half-century ago when American scientist Paul Doty joined colleagues from around the world in a small Nova Scotia village to discuss the threat of nuclear war.

Now he's making a grim prediction that suggests the risk of such a menacing attack is still real today."

"Nuclear experts meeting again in Canada 50 years after first historic Pugwash disarmament conference," - International Herald Tribune
"HALIFAX, Nova Scotia: Fifty years after nuclear scientists held a meeting in Pugwash, Nova Scotia, to discuss the threat of nuclear war, a new generation of scientists and diplomats are returning to the same Canadian village to discuss ways to revitalize nuclear disarmament."

 

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From 5-7 July 2007, a distinguished group of 25 international scientists and specialists on nuclear weapons issues met in the fishing village of Pugwash, Nova Scotia - on the 50th anniversary of the first Pugwash Conference - to discuss the urgency of revitalizing nuclear disarmament in order to free the world from the ever-present threat posed by nuclear weapons. Co-sponsored by the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, which received the 1995 Nobel Peace Prize with its co-founder and then President, Sir Joseph Rotblat, and the Middle Powers Initiative, the full list of workshop recommendations and analysis will be available shortly in the forthcoming workshop report.

For more information, contact:

Jeffrey Boutwell, Executive Director
Pugwash Conferences on Science
World Affairs
1111 19th St., NW, Washington, DC 20036 675 Third Av., New York, NY 10017
c. (202) 478-3440; c. (780) 984-8292;
e. pugwashdc@aol.com
www.pugwash.org