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 filmed in black and white and were first shown on British TV between 1957 and 1966. These early episodes numbered a total of 87 episodes, with the producers using the production codes CP001 to CP087; the later 30 episodes, from the second generation of the series, were produced in colour between 16 September 1974 and 11 July 1975. "Captain Pugwash" was also sold to various overseas TV stations, including Australia's ABC Television. There the show was screened during weekday afternoons in the 1970s and '80s. The rights to "Captain Pugwash" were purchased by The Britt Allcroft Company, which since 1997