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CND condemns UK decision to send depleted uranium shells to Ukraine
Statement from MARCH 21st, 2023 The UK government is sending depleted uranium shells for use in the Challenger 2 tanks gifted to Ukraine, a move CND has condemned as an additional environmental and health disaster for those living through the conflict. First reported by Declassified UK, Defence Minister Baroness Goldie admitted in the answer to a written question that…
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New SIPRI films: Climate change and security in West Africa
Today SIPRI and its partners launch a new series of videos that examine the linkages between climate change and security in West Africa.
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Climate Change and Security in West Africa: Regional Perspectives on Addressing Climate-related Security Risks
This brief summarises the working group’s analysis of climate-related security risks in West Africa, responses to those risks and recommendations for actions to address them.
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New video series on biosecurity risks and emerging technology
SIPRI is pleased to launch a new video series that explores biosecurity risks linked to emerging technologies and considers how these risks can be addressed. The series features international experts from the research fields of genetics, bioethics, international affairs and microbiology.
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Compliance with International Humanitarian Law in the Development and Use of Autonomous Weapon Systems: What does IHL Permit, Prohibit and Require?
It is undisputed that the development and use of autonomous weapon systems (AWS) must comply with international humanitarian law (IHL). However, how IHL rules should be interpreted and applied in the context of AWS remains, in some respects, unclear or disputed. With a particular focus on human–machine interaction, this report aims to facilitate a deeper…
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Developing Good Practices in Export Control Outreach to the NewSpace Industry
NewSpace is changing the nature of the space industry, exacerbating missile proliferation risks and posing challenges for the effective implementation of export controls. NewSpace companies develop, test, produce, use and market missile-related emerging and dual-use technologies, including small and micro launchers.
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SIPRI co-hosts workshop on the climate–energy–health nexus in West Asia and the Arabian Peninsula
On 14–15 March, SIPRI, the Center for Applied Research in Partnership with the Orient (CARPO) and the Gulf Research Center Foundation hosted the workshop ‘Regional Project Development within the Climate–Energy–Health Nexus: Sustainability in West Asia and the Arabian Peninsula (WAAP)’.
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SIPRI to co-host 2023 Armament and Disarmament Summer School
SIPRI and the Alva Myrdal Centre for Nuclear Disarmament at Uppsala University are pleased to host the 2023 Armament and Disarmament Summer School on 21–25 August 2023. The 2023 summer school will be held in cooperation with the Odesa Center for Nonproliferation.
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Summary of the demonstrations and actions on the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (24/02/2023)
February 24th, 2023 marks the 1-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine. After almost one year, weapons are still not silent. News are still dominated by new attacks and their humanitarian consequences. This cannot continue. Around the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, organizations and groups from the peace and disarmament movement organized…
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Настоятельная необходимость деэскалации для предотвращения ядерной катастрофы
– 27 февраля 2023 года – Приостановка Россией действия договора СНВ-3 (the New START Treaty) знаменует собой последнюю опасную и безответственную эскалацию ядерных угроз после вторжения на Украину год назад. Быстрое ухудшение дипломатических отношений между Россией и Западом, наряду с усилением военных действий на Украине и прежними ядерными угрозами со стороны России, должно послужить тревожным…