Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, June 26th, 2023
Posted: 27th June 2023
June 26, 2023
Russian police stand at a checkpoint on Saturday in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Epsilon/Getty Images)
NUCLEAR RISK
Prigozhin, Putin, and the Russian coup that evaporated
Bulletin editor-in-chief John Mecklin breaks down the whirlwind of events that happened in Russia this weekend. Read more.
NUCLEAR RISK
‘Exploring Tritium’s Danger’: a book review
In this book, nuclear expert Arjun Makhijani explains why US regulation is grossly insufficient to risks from tritium, a radioactive contaminant that has been released widely from nuclear power plants. Read more.
DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES
What the US intelligence report on COVID-19’s origin says
The US intelligence community released a highly anticipated report Friday evening analyzing the connections between the Wuhan Institute of Virology, a coronavirus research center in the Chinese city of Wuhan where COVID-19 cases were first detected, and the origins of the pandemic. The news dump was not the in-depth unveiling that some seemed to expect. Read more.
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CLIMATE CHANGE
Is salmon farming sustainable?
Chile is the world’s second-largest producer of farmed salmon. But as the industry has grown, so have concerns about its impact on marine life and vulnerable coastal regions, as well as the people who live and work there. Read more.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Every heat-related death is preventable.”
— Professor Kris Ebi, “In-depth: How climate change affects health in Africa,” Carbon Brief
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