Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs in Pugwash, Nova Scotia in 1957. The theme of the conference is "Confronting New Nuclear Dangers." The conference agenda will focus on strengthening the nuclear test ban and combating terrorism. The Astana conference working groups include: Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs The Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs is an international organization that brings together scholars and public figures to work toward reducing the danger of armed conflict and to seek solutions to global security threats. It was founded in 1957 by Joseph Rotblat and Bertrand Russell in Pugwash, Nova Scotia, Canada, following the release of the
Captain Pugwash is the episode 'Pirate of the Year' where Pugwash enters the "Pirate of the Year contest 1775" A number of spin-off books were written by John Ryan, who in the 1980s drew three new Pugwash comic-strip storybooks: "The Secret of the San Fiasco", "The Battle of Bunkum Bay" and "The Quest for the Golden Handshake". A related book by John Ryan was "Admiral Fatso Fitzpugwash", in which it is revealed that Pugwash had a medieval ancestor who was First Sea Lord, but who was terrified of water. Prior to the 1974–1975 series, the first generation of "Captain Pugwash" episodes were