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.

To pay tribute to Ewing’s many contributions to the field, this issue of the Bulletin brings together some of his former collaborators to explore the enduring risks and new challenges of nuclear materials.

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About 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

6 days ago · At our core, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is a media organization, publishing a free-access website and a bimonthly magazine. But we are much more. The Bulletin’s website, iconic Doomsday Clock, and regular events equip the public, policy makers, and scientists with the information needed to reduce man-made threats to our existence.The Bulletin focuses on three main areas: nuclear ...

6 days ago · Founded in 1945 by Albert Einstein, J. Robert Oppenheimer, and University of Chicago scientists who 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 ...

Nuclear Weapons The nuclear age dawned with the creation of the first atomic bombs dropped by the United States on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 at the end of World War II. During the Cold War years of 1949 to 1990, hostility between the United States and the Soviet Union defined the nuclear threat. Each superpower … Continued

Dec 30, 2024 · Melting glaciers, demagogues, climate crises, fusion bombs, breadfruit trees, the Greta Thunberg of AI. Each of these subjects was at the center of articles published in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ bimonthly magazine in 2024, and each of those articles was among the our best magazine articles of the year.Of course, with so many articles to choose from, some readers may disagree ...

Since 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 …

Dec 9, 2024 · Dr. Asha M. George, member of the Bulletin’s Science and Security Board, has been appointed as a member of the Committee on Planetary Protection (CoPP) at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.. CoPP monitors the implementation of planetary protection guidelines “to protect the biological and environmental integrity of extraterrestrial bodies and to preserve the ...