Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, October 14, 2024

FRANÇOIS DIAZ-MAURIN, THOMAS GAULKIN
Hibakusha group receives Nobel Peace Prize for “demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be used again”

This year’s Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement formed by survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings and nuclear weapons testing. Bulletin editors spoke with issue experts on the announcement’s importance. Read more.

MATT FIELD
RFK Jr.’s presidential ambitions may have fallen short, but his anti-vax beliefs are winning in many statehouses

Pre-COVID, observers viewed most anti-vax legislation as doomed to die on the statehouse floor. And historically many anti-vaccine bills have failed. Recently, that began to change. Part of our most recent magazine, this article is available to all readers for a limited time. Read more.

ERIK ENGLISH
How modern slavery—in China and elsewhere—undermines the fight against existential threats

A new report from the Center for Advanced Defense Studies reveals that some Chinese pharmaceutical products made using forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region have reached the global marketplace. Read more.
 

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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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“It has been said that because of nuclear weapons, the world maintains peace. But nuclear weapons can be used by terrorists [...] For example, if Russia uses them against Ukraine, Israel against Gaza, it won’t end there. Politicians should know these things.”

— Toshiyuki Mimaki, Nihon Hidankyo co-chair and Hiroshima atomic bombing survivor, “A Japanese organization of atomic bombing survivors wins the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize,” NPR

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