Israel bulletin
This month we are launching a new resource “Nuclear Deterrence and Israel” to explore the concept of nuclear deterrence and understand why Israel’s nuclear arsenal may or may not have prevented conflicts. Our new resource is available to download here: israel-nuclear-weapons.pdf (PDF) israel-quiz.pptx (Powerpoint) israel-nuclear-deterrence.pptx (Powerpoint) We aim to answer questions asked by young people, […]
Trident module (updated)
Today is UN International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. The UN are aiming to achieve a nuclear-weapon-free world. The stakes are high, with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and threats of nuclear escalation. The UK’s nuclear weapons system, ‘Trident’, is based on the Clyde at Faslane, 25 miles (40.23 km) from Glasgow. It […]
International Day against Nuclear Tests.
29th August is International Day against Nuclear Tests. On our website https://www.peaceeducationscotland.org/ you can find educational materials including our ‘Morality’ video featuring our interview with Karipbek Kuyukov (a painter who was born near the Semipalatinsk Soviet Nuclear Test Site), and our ‘Environment’ video featuring details of the USA’s nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands. We […]
Nuclear Weapons and Morality
We have produced a short video about the moral questions around nuclear weapons. Includes religious and non-religious ideas on the morality and ethics of weapons of mass destruction. (direct link, and also available Subtitled or Audio Described)(Subtitled version here: ) This video complements our Morality module detailing the moral, ethical and legal arguments surrounding the possession and use of Nuclear […]