Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, February 15, 2024
Posted: 15th February 2024
STEPHEN J. CIMBALA, LAWRENCE J. KORB
Even in the face of Russian aggression, a nuclear ‘Eurodeterrent’ is still a bad idea
Despite doubts about credibility of NATO or US security guarantees, a European nuclear force would still bring more risks than benefits. Read more.
MATT FIELD
The CDC may end the isolation period for COVID-19. Some experts think the change reckless.
“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is expected to soon change its guidance for people infected with COVID-19 by eliminating the five-day isolation period, news that public health experts greeted with a mix of reactions,” writes the Bulletin’s biosecurity editor. Read more.
STEPHEN YOUNG
Why the Biden administration’s new nuclear gravity bomb is tragic
“The new B61-13 nuclear bomb, it turns out, is just another option to blow up something the Pentagon can already destroy, and many times over. In fact, each US nuclear-armed submarine carries seven times the destructive power of all the bombs dropped during World War II,” writes a security expert. Read more.
New report to offer a responsible path forward for research with pandemic risks
On February 28, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. ET. the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists will release the final report of its Independent Task Force on Research with Pathogen Risk at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Spending climate budgets almost exclusively at home is dramatically hampering global progress on reducing emissions and shifting to clean energy. Moving toward a model that transcends borders, as the crisis itself does, is the only way to avert the direst consequences of climate change.”
—Rachel Glennerster and Seema Jayachandran, “How to Get More Bang for Your Climate-Change Buck,” Foreign Affairs
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