Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, May 25, 2023

NUCLEAR RISK

With dysfunctional norms and institutions, the G7 could become a de facto body for nuclear arms control and disarmament, writes Harvard University expert Marina Lorenzini.​​​​​​ ​​​​​Read more.

DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES

ARPA-H and its mission to drive high quality care into the entire health system will face a sector dominated by private, profit-seeking, and politically powerful business enterprises, says long-time student of technological change John Alic. ​​​​​Read more.

NUCLEAR RISK

An unofficial gathering held once a year plays a crucial role in government preparedness for nuclear disasters. These are the experts who plan for the aftermath of some of the worst imaginable radiological emergencies. ​Read more.

NUCLEAR RISK
‘We’re barreling towards a hot war’ with China, warns fmr. Gov. Jerry Brown

In this CNN segment, Bulletin executive chair Jerry Brown discusses “dangerous” consequences if the West doesn’t engage diplomatically with China. “We learn to cooperate or we perish.” Watch now.

NUCLEAR RISK
Canadian reactors that “recycle” plutonium would create more problems than they solve

Makers of Moltex reactors claim they can make energy from spent nuclear fuel. But if it works, it would produce more waste and increase proliferation risks, a nuclear engineer and a physicist argue. Read more.

QUOTE OF THE DAY
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“Given how close Iran is to a bomb, it has very little room to ratchet up its program without tripping U.S. and Israeli red lines. So at this point, any further escalation increases the risk of conflict.”

— Kelsey Davenport, the director of nonproliferation policy at the Washington-based Arms Control Association, “An Iranian nuclear facility is so deep underground that US airstrikes likely couldn’t reach it,” Associated Press

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