Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, August 1, 2024
Posted: 1st August 2024
TOM Z. COLLINA
Trump could win back the nuclear codes. Biden should put guardrails on the nuclear arsenal—now.
As an important part of his legacy, President Biden should put guardrails on presidential authority to start nuclear war now before the next dangerous leader gets elected. Read more.
VICTOR GILINSKY
Why US nuclear waste policy got stalled. And what to do about it.
With nuclear waste piling up and an underground repository nowhere in sight, Congress must act to unlock temporary surface storage and stop the stalemate. Read more.
MATTHIAS HUSS
The Alps’ iconic glaciers are melting, but there’s still time to save (most of) the biggest
Glaciers are the ambassadors of climate change, and their worldwide decline is already having serious impacts on natural hazards, the water cycle, and sea level rise. Part of our July magazine, this article is available to all readers for a limited time. Read more.
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EVENT
Toro Nagashi (Lantern Ceremony)
Read our top five stories from July
- North Korean nuclear weapons, 2024
- The oceans are heating so fast, some scientists call for a new “Category 6” hurricane classification
- The US nuclear arms control community needs a strategic plan
- Middle East and North African countries need better rules for gain of function pathogen research
- The false equivalency of nuclear disarmament and nuclear abolition
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Neglecting to address climate change and the loss of nature and biodiversity is not just bad environmental policy. It is bad economic policy.”
— Janet Yellen, U.S. Treasury Secretary, Give today