Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, April 22, 2024
Posted: 23rd April 2024
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JESSICA MCKENZIE
The heat is on: Earth Day 2024 puts spotlight on plastics
In honor of Earth Day, the Bulletin is taking the pulse of the current climate and environmental crises facing the planet and what is being done about them in this roundup on the “State of the Earth,” if you will. Read more.
MADDIE STONE
One problem for renewables: Not enough rare earths. One solution: recycling. But there’s a hitch.
To build tools needed to fight the climate crisis, we’re going to need a lot more metals, but mining them is terrible for the environment. A solution to this predicament may lie in the mountain of electronic waste humanity discards each year. Read more.
DEBAK DAS
How India’s restructured rocket force makes conflict with China more likely
India’s recent test of MIRV technology, which allows a missile to launch multiple nuclear warheads at different targets, underscores its technological advances and strengthens its ability to target China. Read more.
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In light of Earth Day, the Bulletin is re-upping this article from March that explores an underreported, but highly important, topic: forests of kelp that are under threat despite their massive environmental benefits. Read more.
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What could the next phase of the war in Ukraine look like?
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
“The overnight attack on Friday bore the hallmarks of Israel’s more traditional approach to hitting Iranian assets through calibrated targeted strikes and assassinations. But it is far too early to assume the long-simmering Israeli-Iranian conflict has gone back into the shadows.”
— Andrew England, Middle East editor, “Israel and Iran pull back from the brink,” Financial Times
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