Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
WEBSubscribe to our YouTube channel. Follow us on Facebook. 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.
Doomsday Clock - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
WEBThe Doomsday Clock is a design that warns the public about how close we are to destroying our world with dangerous technologies of our own making. It is a metaphor, a reminder of the perils we must address if we are to survive on the planet. When the Doomsday Clock was created in 1947, the greatest …
September 2024 - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
WEBSep 3, 2024 · Premium subscribers can read the complete Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ archive, which contains every article published since our founding in 1945.. This archive was created in honor of John A. Simpson, one of the Bulletin’s principal founders and a longtime member of its Board of Sponsors. This searchable archive provides exclusive online access to original interviews and commentary ...
Doomsday Dashboard - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
WEBOverview Current Time FAQ Timeline Dashboard Multimedia Virtual Tour Recent Highlights Why the United States should join the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Turn back the Clock: The nuclear ban treaty is entering into force The responsibility to protect and the nuclear ban treaty Nine hurdles to reviving the …
Topics - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
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Nuclear Notebook - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
WEBSince 1987, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has published the Nuclear Notebook, an authoritative accounting of world nuclear arsenals compiled by top experts from the Federation of American Scientists. Today, it is prepared by Hans M. Kristensen, Matt Korda, Eliana Johns, and Mackenzie Knight of FAS. Because of its importance to researchers, governments, and citizens … Continued
The experts comment: Key nuclear questions that the US …
WEB21 hours ago · Laura Grego, a senior scientist and the research director of the Global Security Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, suggests five questions about the international norm against nuclear use, the presidential launch authority, the next nuclear arms race, risks from technological advances, and the compensation of exposed communities that journalists and citizens should ask the 2024 ...
FAQ - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
WEBThe Bulletin has reset the minute hand on the Doomsday Clock 25 times since its debut in 1947, most recently in 2023 when we moved it from 100 seconds to midnight to 90 seconds to midnight. Every time it is reset, we’re flooded with questions about the internationally recognized symbol. Here are answers to some of the most frequent queries.
About Us - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
WEBThe Bulletin began as an emergency action, created by scientists who saw an immediate need for a public reckoning in the aftermath of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. One mission was to urge fellow scientists to help shape national and international policy. A second mission was to help the public understand what …
2020 Doomsday Clock Statement - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
WEBJan 23, 2020 · Editor’s note: Founded in 1945 by University of Chicago scientists who had helped develop the first atomic weapons in the Manhattan Project, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists created the Doomsday Clock two years later, using the imagery of apocalypse (midnight) and the contemporary idiom of nuclear explosion (countdown to zero) to convey threats to humanity and the planet.