Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Posted: 23rd November 2022
NUCLEAR RISK
AUKUS and nuclear-powered submarines: Let’s all just take a breathThe year-old AUKUS submarine partnership between the US, the UK, and Australia has raised many issues that have yet to be resolved and geopolitics are getting in the way of technical solutions, says researcher Noah C. Mayhew, the Bulletin’s 2021 Reiser Award winner (see more below). Read more.
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As North Korea readies for a nuclear test, does it have a new doctrine?North Korea’s new legislation about nuclear weapons includes conditions under which the country would launch them. But only the nature of its anticipated seventh nuclear test will confirm whether the regime is adopting a first-use nuclear strategy, write experts Hyun-Binn Cho and Ariel Petrovics. Read more.
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NUCLEAR RISK
Carnegie Corporation calls for proposals on projects to better understand the politics of nuclear weapons in USTo bring the array of expertise residing within the non-governmental sector to bear on fundamental decisions concerning nuclear security, Carnegie Corporation of New York has posted a request for proposals for projects that will increase understanding of the politics of nuclear weapons policy in the US. Submit yours.
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Hear remarks from Noah Mayhew, the 2021 recipient of the Bulletin’s Rieser AwardMayhew recently spoke to the Bulletin community at our annual gathering, Conversations Before Midnight, about his award-winning article, “A millennial’s view: ICBMs are ridiculous.” Watch now.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Now the conversation isn’t: what can we do to prevent climate change? It’s: how are we going to live with it? As I’m still so young, to hear that shift is frustrating because it’s like – we’ve known about this for so long.”
— Mariah Rosensweig, “Coping with climate change: Advice for kids — from kids,” NPR
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