Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, December 4, 2023
Posted: 4th December 2023
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US Naval Postgraduate School students participate in analytic wargames they designed to explore solutions for some of the Department of Defense’s most pressing national security concerns.
IVANKA BARZASHKA
Wargames & AI: A dangerous mix that needs ethical oversight
Integrating AI’s analytical power with wargaming’s human creativity promises strategic advantage to deter or win future wars. But ethical standards, accountability, and oversight are needed to reap these benefits. Read more.
ANDREW FACINI
New information tool on nuclear weapons seeks to identify the next arms control strategiesPast arms control efforts failed to recognize the historical context in which new nuclear weapons capabilities were introduced. A new tool seeks to address that. Read more.
DAVID SPRATT
The stark choice facing the UN climate conference: A livable climate or more oil & gas?
If the UN climate change conference is to be relevant, then it needs to fundamentally change the way it works, writes a climate policy analyst. “If political bluster fueled by addictions to oil and gas hold sway, the culture of failure will persist, with severe consequences for humanity’s future.” Read more.
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MATT FIELD
Henry Kissinger supported wars & coups. He also played a role in eliminating bioweapons
The man widely considered to be a war criminal for his role in wars and coups also worked to end the United States’ offensive bioweapons program. Read more.
SPECIAL TOPICS
Bulletin Science & Security Board member Rob Socolow receives John Scott Award
Socolow receives the award “for singular thought leadership” on energy and environmental issues. He and this year’s fellow awardee, Michael E. Mann (also a Bulletin contributor), join the John Scott Award’s more than 200 year history, with previous awardees including 20 Nobel Prize winners. Read more.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Let our suffering be a lesson to others. If this (testing) resumes, humanity will disappear.”
— Serikbay Ybyrai, a leader of a village in Kazakhstan who saw nuclear tests being carried out when he was a boy, ” ‘Let us be a lesson’, say Kazakhs wary of return to nuclear testing,” Reuters
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