Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: August 29, 2024
Posted: 29th August 2024
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‘Castle Bravo’ on March 1, 1954 on Bikini Atoll produced the largest yield and fallout of all US nuclear weapons tests (US Department of Energy).
ROBERT ALVAREZ
The fallout never endedDecades of nuclear weapons tests injured or killed scientists, soldiers, and innocent bystanders without any compensation for victims or their relatives. With today marking the International Day against Nuclear Tests, this special report on the harmful effects of nuclear testing seems worth revisiting. Read more.
MORGAN SHIMABUKU
Water and warWater can be a trigger of conflict, a casualty of conflict, or a weapon of conflict. In modern times, water-related conflicts are increasing. For a limited time, all readers can bypass the paywall on this magazine article.
ROBERT J. LIFTON
US presidential candidates are not confronting the nuclear threatPresidential candidates have said very little about the nuclear threat that haunts us all. Should the election be won by a team concerned with nuclear truth-telling, it could be the first administration to advocate nuclear abolition. Read more.
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FRANÇOIS DIAZ-MAURIN
Nuclear testing in the 21st century—legacies, tensions, and risksMoscow and Washington say they won’t resume nuclear testing. Despite what officials say, some evidence could suggest otherwise. In light of today being the International Day against Nuclear Tests, check out this insightful introduction to a recent magazine issue on nuclear testing. Read more.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“In the name of the victims of nuclear tests and future generations, I call on all countries whose ratifications are needed for the [Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty] to enter into force to do so — immediately and without conditions. Let’s pass the test for humanity — and ban nuclear testing for good.”
— UN Secretary-General António Guterres, “The Secretary-General: Message for the International Day against Nuclear Tests,” United Nations