Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists informs the public about threats to the survival and development of humanity from nuclear weapons, climate change, and emerging technologies in the life sciences.
About Us - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
About the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Our mission The Bulletin equips the public, policymakers, and scientists with the information needed to reduce man-made threats to our existence. About us At our core, the Bulletin is a media organization, posting free articles on its website and publishing a premium digital magazine. But we are much … Continued
The nuclear year in review: Welcome to the antechamber of the …
3 days ago · This past year, there has not been a single week without a reminder of the danger posed by nuclear weapons. Nuclear noise and signaling were evident; officials made implicit or explicit references to nuclear weapons and their possible use—seeming, for some observers, to call almost everything a nuclear threat.But the biggest change this year in international security is, arguably, the ...
Topics - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
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The best of the Bulletin’s bimonthly magazine, 2024
Dec 30, 2024 · Melting glaciers, demagogues, climate crises, fusion bombs, breadfruit trees, the Greta Thunberg of AI. Each of these subjects was at the center of articles published in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ bimonthly magazine in 2024, and each of those articles was among the our best magazine articles of the year.Of course, with so many articles to choose from, some readers may disagree ...
Current Time - 2024 - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Founded in 1945 by Albert Einstein, J. Robert Oppenheimer, and University of Chicago scientists who helped develop the first atomic weapons in the Manhattan Project, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists created the Doomsday Clock two years later, using the imagery of apocalypse (midnight) and the contemporary idiom of nuclear explosion (countdown to zero) to convey threats to humanity and the ...
How impossible is the risk of nuclear escalation in Ukraine?
Dec 20, 2024 · Tactical nuclear weapon. In one scenario that has been discussed, Russia explodes a tactical nuclear weapon to force Ukraine to end the fighting and agree to cede Crimea and the four Ukrainian provinces that Russia is currently occupying and claiming as its own.
Nuclear Notebook - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Since 1987, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has published the Nuclear Notebook, an authoritative accounting of world nuclear arsenals compiled by top experts from the Federation of American Scientists. Today, it is prepared by Hans M. Kristensen, Matt Korda, Eliana Johns, and Mackenzie Knight of FAS. Because of its importance to …
Purpose - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists informs the public about threats to the survival and development of humanity from nuclear weapons, climate change, and emerging technologies in the life sciences. Through an award-winning magazine, our online presence, and the Doomsday Clock, we reach policy leaders and audiences around the world with information and analysis about efforts to address the ...
Nuclear Risk Archives - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Founded by scientists and engineers of the Manhattan Project in the wake of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has been alerting humanity to the danger of nuclear catastrophe since December 1945. For nearly 80 years, the Bulletin has relentlessly pursued this mission by informing the public, policymakers, and …