Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, September 16, 2024
Posted: 17th September 2024
A screenshot taken from President Joe Biden’s interview for CBS’ 60 Minutes broadcast on September 17, 2022, during which he warned Russian President Vladimir Putin against using tactical nuclear or chemical weapons after a series of military losses in Ukraine. (Credit: CBS)STEPHEN J. CIMBALA, LAWRENCE J. KORB
Biden focused on strategic stability. His successor should embrace arms control
Despite Biden’s attempts to stave off crises, global nuclear buildups mean the next president will face a rocky road to arms control. Read more.
AMY K. LIEBMAN, CLAIRE HUTKINS SEDA
Preventing the next pandemic should start with protecting farm workers
The current public health threat of avian influenza may be low, but the virus circulating on farms could mutate to become more dangerous. To ensure this doesn’t happen, government health authorities must engage vulnerable farm workers. Read more.
Join us for Conversations Before Midnight with Featured Speaker David Ignatius
On November 12th, the Bulletin’s annual gathering will be held in Chicago.
Convening a week after the US elections, the Bulletincommunity will come together and discuss what the results mean for our collective future.
This year’s featured speaker, David Ignatius, will be an invaluable leader in this conversation as a longtime political analyst and prize-winning columnist for The Washington Post who has covered world politics for nearly four decades.
IAN J. STEWART
Are new US export controls rules on chips and other critical tech good enough?
The United States’ new export controls on critical technologies point to a need for a mechanism to coordinate emerging technology controls internationally. Read more.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Kim Jong Un’s visit to the uranium enrichment facility, two months prior to the [United States’] election, suggests not only that Pyongyang’s indigenous ability to produce highly-enriched uranium is becoming increasingly advanced, but crucially, that North Korea has no intention to denuclearise, nor does it wish to offer any concessions on its nuclear and missile programmes in the future.”
— Edward Howell, lecturer in International Relations at the University of Oxford, ”North Korea reveals uranium site as Kim Jong Un demands more nuclear weapons,” The Washington Post
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