Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, June 20th 2024
Posted: 27th June 2024
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Leaders (left to right) of the European Council, Germany, Canada, France, Italy, the United States, Japan, Britain, and the European Commission met in June 2024 at the G7 summit in Apulia, Italy. Credit: US Mission Italy
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JESSICA MCKENZIE
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JESSICA MCKENZIE
The University of Chicago’s new climate initiative
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Daniel Ellsberg’s message to us, and to future generations
This week marks the first anniversary of Daniel Ellsberg’s passing. Widely known for leaking the Pentagon Papers, Ellsberg explained why he wanted to focus on his main concern in life, nuclear war. Read more.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“There has been a notable upward trend in the amount of money devoted to developing these most inhumane and destructive of weapons over the past five years.”
— Alicia Sanders-Zakre, “Nuclear powers are deepening their reliance on their nukes, a watchdog group says,” NPR
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