Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 13.2.23
Posted: 13th February 2023
Feb. 13, 2023
Sarhad, Ghotki district, Sindh, Pakistan (Photo: Zafar Imran)CLIMATE CHANGE
The ‘press and pulse’ of climate change strains farmers in PakistanPakistan’s farmers, battered by the dual threat of short-term yet intense weather events and the drawn-out and sustained change in temperature and precipitation patterns, appear to be at their wit’s end. Read more.
DOOMSDAY CLOCK
Video: How does the Doomsday Clock help make the world safer?Journey through the history of the Doomsday Clock and discover the impact it’s had on pop culture, politics, and more. Watch now.
NUCLEAR RISK
His grandson explains: Why Oppenheimer remains important todayWith some of our biggest existential threats, including climate change and nuclear weapons, the solution could be what the progenitors of nuclear technology suggested in the first place: more scientific cooperation, more energy, and fewer bombs, writes the grandson of J. Robert Oppenheimer. Read more.
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IN THE NEWS
Ukraine gave up nuclear weapons at our behest. Here’s what we owe them.The world is on the cusp of a dangerous new nuclear era, and the war in Ukraine might be a glimpse of what is to come, writes Bulletin Science and Security Board member Jon Wolfsthal in this Washington Post op-ed. Read more.
CLIMATE CHANGE
How to modernize permitting for a low-carbon economyThe current permitting process introduces delays from multiple sources, write Sanjay Patnaik and Rayan Sud of the Center on Regulation and Markets. They outline several ways that the large and complex federal system could be streamlined and modernized. Read more.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“[T]he Doomsday Clock is both a symbol of loss and a reminder of everything left to save. It reminds us of the good hidden behind awkward corners and the hope that burns strong in unexpected places.”
— Haneen Khalid, board fellow with the Bulletin Governing Board, “Claiming the doomsday clock as a universal tool,” Inkstick
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