Pugwash conference

Pugwash conference
Pugwash conference /pugˈwosh konˈf(ə-)rəns/
noun
Any of a series of conferences held at intervals by scientists from many countries to discuss the dangers and difficulties into which the world is running
ORIGIN: Name of the village in Nova Scotia where the first conference was held in 1957

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