“Revitalizing Nuclear Disarmament”
The 50th Anniversary of the Pugwash Conferences
5-7 July 2007, Pugwash, Nova Scotia
Pugwash Conferences/Middle Powers Initiative
(download the workshop pdf - 8.6 MB)
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Thursday, July 5
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Participants arrive at Halifax airport during the day; transported to Pugwash
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5:30 PM
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Reception/Dinner |
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7:30 PM |
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Public Lecture in Public School
“From Cyrus Eaton to Joseph Rotblat: Creating the Path to a Nuclear Weapons-Free World.
Chairs: Douglas Roche and Paolo Cotta-Ramusino
Speakers/Dialogue: Sen. Romeo Dallaire, Jayantha Dhanapala, and Marian Hobbs
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Friday, July 6 |
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7:30 AM. |
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Breakfast |
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9 AM – 12 PM
[coffee 10:30] |
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Plenary I - Disarmament: What the Nuclear Weapons States Should Do: Chair – Jeffrey Boutwell
* "Unequivocal Undertaking to Disarm" (2000)
* "Good Faith" Negotiations (NPT)
* Strategic and Substrategic Nuclear Weapons
* Implications of Not Following Through
Speakers: Steven Miller, Li Hua, Alexander Nikitin, Ramamurti Rajaraman
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12 PM |
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Lunch – |
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2:30-3:45 PM |
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Plenary II - Implementing Legal, Technical and Political Elements Towards a Nuclear Weapons-Free World: Chair – Steve Miller
* De-alerting (Bruce Blair)
* Verification of Nuclear activities and preserving non-proliferation (Tariq Rauf)
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3:45 – 4:15 PM |
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Coffee |
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4:15 – 5:30 PM |
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Plenary II (continued)
* CTBT, FMCT and other multilateral treaties (Ernie Regehr)
* Negative Security Assurances (Jonathan Granoff)
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7 PM |
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Dinner: Special Event arranged by Pugwash Peace Exchange at Fox Harbour Resort
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Saturday, July 7 |
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7:30 AM |
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Breakfast |
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9 AM. – 10:30 AM |
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Plenary III – How Non-nuclear Weapons States Can Advance Nuclear Disarmament: Chair – Jonathan Granoff
Speakers: Marian Hobbs, Miguel Marin-Bosch, Mohamed Shaker
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10:30 – 11 AM |
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Coffee |
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11 – 12:30 PM |
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Plenary IV - Nuclear weapons and the Exacerbation of Conflicts: The Case of the Middle East: Chair – Paolo Cotta-Ramusino
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12:30 – 2 PM |
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Lunch |
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2 – 3:30 PM |
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Plenary V - Towards a Nuclear Weapons Convention:
Building Political Will and Support:
Chair – Douglas Roche.
Speakers: Jeffrey Boutwell, Jayantha Dhanapala
Paolo Cotta-Ramusino
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3:30 PM |
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Workshop Adjourns |
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3:30 – 4:45 PM |
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Meeting of Pugwash Council members with Pugwash Peace Exchange and Pugwash Parks Commission |
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5 PM: |
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Dedication Ceremony for Pugwash Peace Exchange At Thinker’s Lodge:
Premier of Nova Scotia, Sen. Romeo Dallaire, Douglas Roche, Paolo Cotta-Ramusino, Stephen Leahey
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6 PM: |
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Reception |
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7 PM. |
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Public Dinner at Pugwash High School
Speakers: Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba and Canadian Foreign Minister Peter MacKay
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Sunday, July 8 |
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7:30 AM. |
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Breakfast
Departure of International Participants |
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