Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, November 6, 2025

Posted: 6th November 2025

November 6, 2025

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko comments on the location of maneuvers in Belarusian territory ahead of the “Zapad-2025” joint Russian-Belarusian strategic military exercise during an interview with Timemagazine on July 25, 2025. (Credit: Andrei Stasevich / Belarusian Telegraph Agency)

The ‘Zapad’ exercise and how Lukashenko learned to love the Bomb

Despite being highly anticipated, the sudden change in public rhetoric about this year’s Zapad strategic military exercise suggests that the Russia-Belarus relationship may be more complicated than it appears, write Gabriela I. Rosa-Hernández and Decker Eveleth. Read more.

A radical act of cinematic restraint: How to understand the ending of ‘A House of Dynamite’

Emily Faux writes about how the film’s ending differs from the usual nuclear movie. Read more.

TODAY’S EVENT

Experts React: Netflix’s ‘A House of Dynamite‘

In recent movie ‘A House of Dynamite’, a nuclear missile is headed towards Chicago. Join the Bulletin to hear experts answer questions raised by the film, and discuss how the movie can spark more conversation about arms control and deterrence.

This virtual discussion will take place today at 11:30 A.M. Central / 12:30 P.M. Eastern. Watch here.

Pakistan nuclear weapons, 2025

In case you missed it: Hans M. Kristensen, Matt Korda, Eliana Johns, and Mackenzie Knight-Boyle of the Federation of American Scientists’ Nuclear Information Project published an updated review of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal. This Bulletin magazine article is available to all readers.

Video: How Big Tech is reviving colonialism

Allison Stanger, author of the forthcoming book Who Elected Big Tech?,explains Big Tech’s increasing ability to influence government policy—and how it echoes the rise of the East India Company. Watch here.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

“The surveillance actually doesn’t need to achieve a very high accuracy or effectiveness to have the desired effect.”

— Alison Sile Chen-Zhao, artificial intelligence and surveillance researcher at the University of California San Diego, “China’s Security State Sells an A.I. Dream,” The New York Times

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