Scientists for Global Responsibility

Scientists can help stop a slide to nuclear war — don’t shut them out again It has taken the United Nations nearly 40 years to commission another study on the effects of nuclear conflict. Better late than never.

Nearly 40 years since the last UN study on nuclear conflict, a new independent scientific panel has been convened to assess the global, catastrophic risks.

With the threat of nuclear war at its highest in decades, scientific expertise is needed now more than ever.

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Polluter and cyber elites - a lethal alignment? Our 2025 conference will again be on Zoom and free to attend. Details of speakers and how to book will be added here by mid-September.  The 'cyber elite' - tech corporate leaders, such as Elon Musk an...

Polluter and cyber elites - a lethal alignment?

Save the date for our next free annual online conference.

📅 Wednesday 15th October, 2025
🕜16:00 -18:00 BST

We will be sharing more information on our speaker line up in the coming weeks…

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At exactly 8:15 a.m. JST, around the time you’re reading this, 80 years ago, an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima.

Today, we remember the lives lost, the survivors who continue to speak out, and the urgent need for nuclear disarmament. Read more here: www.icanw.org/remembering_...

Hiroshima Dramatic reconstruction of the devastating impact of the first atomic bomb to be used against people on the citizens of Hiroshima.

Hiroshima (2005; 90 mins)

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HARDtalk - Terumi Tanaka - Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Stephen Sackur speaks to 92-year-old Terumi Tanaka, who survived the Nagasaki atomic bomb. Eight decades on, is nuclear war unthinkable, or not?

Hard Talk - Terumi Tanaka, Nagasaki survivor and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate (2024; 30 mins)

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Atomic People - Audio Described Combining personal accounts with archive footage, this film features the voices of some of the only people left on earth to have survived a nuclear bomb.

Atomic People (2024; 90 mins)

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What Happened at...? - Series 1: What Happened at Hiroshima On the 80th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Jordan Dunbar hears from the only people who have ever experienced and survived a nuclear explosion.

What Happened at Hiroshima? (2025; 30 mins)

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Today we commemorate the 80th anniversary of Hiroshima.

We’ve shared some documentaries below to help others educate and reflect on two devastating events which altered the course of history 👇

#Hiroshima #Nagasaki 🧪

Nuclear weapons: a beginner’s guide to the threats Dr Philip Webber, SGR, summarises the key scientific and technological information on the current threat from nuclear weapons. Latest update: 4 August 2025 Download a pdf of this resource (12 pages - ...

6/ It’s clear that the world urgently needs disarmament, diplomacy, and education.

Our beginner’s guide tells you everything you need to know about nuclear weapons - and why they still threaten us all:

www.sgr.org.uk/resources/nu...

5/ Nuclear weapons do not make us safer.

They increase the risk of global catastrophe (reduced growing seasons, drought, famine) and divert resources from climate action, health, and peacebuilding.

4/ Even a 'limited' nuclear war - like one between India and Pakistan - could kill millions and trigger widespread famine.

3/ Phrases such as ‘nuclear deterrence’ and ‘nuclear umbrella’ lull people into a false sense of safety and security.

But the threats of escalation between two states, terrorism, and human error are real, and could lead to hundreds of thousands of deaths with a single detonation.

2/ The bombings marked the beginning of the nuclear age. Today, there are still over 12,000 nuclear weapons in existence, and the risks of a nuclear war are growing. 💣

Nuclear weapons: a beginner’s guide to the threats Dr Philip Webber, SGR, summarises the key scientific and technological information on the current threat from nuclear weapons. Latest update: 4 August 2025 Download a pdf of this resource (12 pages - ...

To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we’ve updated our guide to the threats posed by nuclear weapons:

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PR firm working for Shell wins COP30 media contract As calls grow to keep fossil fuel influence out of UN climate talks, campaigners say Edelman’s partnership with the oil and gas major raises an alarming conflict of interest As calls grow to keep foss...

🧐 𝗙𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗹 𝗳𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝗴𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹'𝘀 𝗣𝗥 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗢𝗣𝟯𝟬.

In a bizarre choice by the United Nations, one of the world's most notorious greenwashing agencies will be working on COP30. 🧵 1/7

Home energy efficiency: progress in Scotland Dr Keith Baker, Glasgow Caledonian University, and colleagues explain new Scottish Government proposals for improving the environmental performance of homes. It could be a model for use in other natio...

🚨New Article: Home energy efficiency progress in Scotland.

The Home Energy Efficiency Technical Suitability Assessment (HEETSA) would offer the best possible advice and support for retrofitting homes in Scotland, and could provide a model for other nations.

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A legal tipping point on climate The new normal – the legal obligation to act on climate.

🚨New article: A legal tipping point on climate

Our Assistant Director, Andrew Simms, explores the implications of the recent International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling on the ‘Obligations of states in respect of climate change’

theecologist.org/2025/jul/29/...

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Western Europeans reluctant to develop nuclear arsenals | YouGov There is also heavy opposition to US nuclear weapons being stationed on the continent

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CND calls for transparency on 'nuclear weapons' to RAF Lakenheath Flight data shows a transporter travelling from the United States to Suffolk.

US nuclear weapons are back in Lakenheath - the first time since 2008.

61% in UK opposed to Trump stationing nuclear weapons in UK (YouGov poll below)

It’s time the government came clean…
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⏰ Less than 1 week to apply for our new UK-based campaigns role!

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Top UN court says countries can sue each other over climate change The decision from the world's highest court has been welcomed by developing nations at most risk from climate change.

"The International Court of Justice has broken with business-as-usual and delivered a historic affirmation: those suffering the impacts of climate devastation have a right to remedy for climate harm, including through compensation”

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Clearing Gaza rubble could yield 90,000 tonnes of planet-heating emissions Processing debris from Israel’s destruction of homes, schools and hospitals could take four decades

“Militaries and war are large and hidden contributors to the climate crisis … from production of the military equipment to fuel use during war fighting, from the damage to carbon stores like forests to cleanup efforts and reconstruction..."

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
🧪 #Gaza

Gaza: UK and 27 other nations condemn Israel over civilian suffering Israel rejects a joint statement which says the suffering of civilians has

The atrocities committed by the Israeli state in Gaza must end.

Military aid to Israel must be halted.

There must be a permanent, unconditional ceasefire.

Silence is complicity.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

40C in the UK. How soon could it happen again? Three years on from the hottest day ever in the UK, how soon will it happen again?

The chance of 40C "is now over 20 times more likely than it was in the 1960s. We estimate a 50-50 chance of seeing a 40C day again in the next 12 years."

- MET Office

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Reform tells energy firms it would scrap their clean power subsidies Richard Tice has written to firms giving them ‘formal notice’ that Reform would tear up contracts designed to boost green energy investment.

Tice’s threat to rip up contracts with renewable energy producers - should Reform get into power - is a direct threat to good jobs and energy security, and will lock us into higher, more volatile oil and gas prices for years to come... 🧪

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Science4Peace Seminar: The Responsibility of Scientists 🧪🕊️

Join Dr Philip Webber for a discussion on ethics in science, and the responsibilities of scientists from the Manhattan Project to modern WMDs.

📅 Wednesday 16th July, 2025 | 🕔 5pm CEST

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#Hiring: Campaigner on militarisation of science education. 🧪

SGR is seeking a UK-based campaigner to work on a new project challenging the militarisation of science and technology education in UK universities and schools!

www.sgr.org.uk/pages/vacanc...

Apply by: 5pm on Wednesday 30th July 2025.

FIFA’s Climate Blind Spot: The Men’s World Cup in a Warming World This report analyses the growth in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caused by the expansion of the men's football World Cup Finals from 2026 onwards, induced emissions from related high-carbon sponsorsh...

9/9 Read the full report and recommendations 👇

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8/9 FIFA must get on the front foot and protect the fans, players, and planet it claims to care about.

We recommend:

❌Dropping high-polluting sponsors
⬇️Reverse tournament expansion
⬇️Reduce minimum stadium capacity requirements
⬆️Encourage the use of ‘fan zones’ in home nations to reduce travel.

7/9 FIFA will soon face difficult choices between player safety and tournament integrity as temperatures exceed safe thresholds set by the American College of Sports Medicine, and fans grapple with heat exhaustion, dehydration, and heat stroke.