Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, July 13, 2023
Posted: 15th July 2023
July 13, 2023
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CLIMATE CHANGE
El Niño increases global health threats that require a One Health response
The changing atmospheric conditions brought on by El Niño will increase the risks for droughts, fires, floods, and storms that can lead to the increased incidence of vector-borne diseases, food insecurity, and heat stress, writes physician and policy researcher Laura H. Kahn. Read more.
SPECIAL TOPICS
Next week: A special magazine issue on Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer, a much-awaited Christopher Nolan film about Robert J. Oppenheimer’s contributions to the creation of the atomic bomb, hits theaters on July 21. In a special issue of the Bulletin magazine, experts weigh in on Oppenheimer’s legacy as “the father of the atomic bomb”—and the first chair of the Bulletin’s board of sponsors.
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NUCLEAR RISK
Weird science: Livermore’s x-ray laser flap
In that 1988 issue, this article by Deborah Blum shares what happened when a head of X-ray laser research unintentionally became a whistleblower after finding out powerful insiders were touting a dubious program as a key to the “technological race for the prize of the planet.” Read more.
SPECIAL TOPICS
Calling rising experts: Submit your writing to Voices of Tomorrow
In our Voices of Tomorrow feature, we invite rising experts to submit essays, opinion pieces, and multimedia presentations addressing at least one of our core issues: nuclear risk, climate change, and threats from disruptive technologies. Read more.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“If you had a malicious actor who was able to get their hands on a nuclear weapon, they would find the weapons stored in a state of incomplete assembly.”
— Matt Korda, Senior Research Fellow at the Federation of American Scientists and Nuclear Notebook co-author, “Wagner fighters neared Russian nuclear base during revolt,” Reuters
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