Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
WEBHuman activities have been the main driver of climate change, primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists informs the public about threats to the survival and development of humanity from nuclear weapons, climate change, and emerging technologies in the life sciences.
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About Us - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
WEBAbout the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Our mission The Bulletin equips the public, policymakers, and scientists with the information needed to reduce man-made threats to our existence. About us At our core, the Bulletin is a media organization, posting free articles on its website and publishing a premium digital magazine. But we are much … Continued
September 2021 - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
WEBBy John Mecklin. In the September issue of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, five expert observers of US military spending provide their views on bringing a measure of sanity to the process by which successive Congresses and presidents produce—almost automatically, with little that resembles probing oversight or even rational discussion ...
December 2020 - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
WEBBy John Mecklin. In this issue—which marks the start of the 75th year of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists —respected strategic thinkers of this era explain where the Bulletin and its readers should focus their attention in coming decades. The issue also contains noteworthy pieces from the Bulletin archives, including work by Einstein ...
Facts and opinions about climate change - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
WEBDec 7, 2020 · When the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists was founded, climate change science was in its infancy. There were no global climate models, no supercomputers, and no satellite remote-sensing data. Only a few visionaries understood that man-made increases in the amount of carbon dioxide (CO 2) might cause large global climate changes.The definitive summary of atmospheric science in the decade after ...
January 2021 - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
WEBNuclear Notebook: United States nuclear weapons, 2021. By Hans M. Kristensen, Matt Korda. The US nuclear arsenal remained roughly unchanged in the last year, with the Defense Department maintaining an estimated stockpile of approximately 3,800 warheads. Of these, only 1,800 warheads are deployed, while approximately 2,000 are held in reserve.
November 2021 - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
WEBNuclear Notebook: Chinese nuclear forces, 2021. By Hans M. Kristensen, Matt Korda. This Nuclear Notebook examines China’s nuclear arsenal, which has now surpassed France’s as the world’s third largest. The authors estimate that China's stockpile now includes roughly 350 operational warheads with more in production.
History - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
WEBWe strengthened our bonds with the University of Chicago, where we are based, and where our founders began publishing the Bulletin in 1945. And we even took a few breaks, notably one to toast the introduction of Atomic Child, a custom botanic beer by Forbidden Root Brewery that honored the Bulletin. Over the past year, the Bulletin responded as ...
Could fossil fuel companies be charged with homicide?
WEB17 hours ago · A paper published in Harvard Environmental Law Review last week argues that fossil fuel companies have been “killing members of the public at an accelerating rate.”. It says that oil giants’ awareness that their pollution could have lethal consequences solidly fits within the definition of homicide, which, in its basic form, is causing ...
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