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Bulletin of Atomic Scientists advance their 'Doomsday Clock' as Trump takes office
"For these reasons, the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has dec…
Dave Mosher
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Scientists describe setting off the world's first nuclear bomb 75 years ago: No one 'even raised the possibility that what we were doing might be morally wrong'
The Trinity nuclear explosion, part of the Manhattan Project, marked the development of the deadlie…
Aria Bendix
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14,923 nukes: All the nations armed with atomic weapons and how many they have
Relations between the US and Russia - the two foremost nuclear superpowers - has reached a "low poi…
Skye Gould,Dave Mosher
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14,900 nukes: All the nations armed with atomic weapons and how many they have
This year the Bulletin is especially concerned with the rise of totalitarian and authoritarian regi…
Skye Gould,Dave Mosher
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Scientists Will Make A 'Major Announcement' About The Cold War Doomsday Clock On Friday
The Doomsday Clock is the BAS's symbolic countdown to a possible global catastrophe. The group, whi…
Peter Farquhar
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Israel may not be able to take down Iran's nuclear sites on its own
Attacking Iran's sprawling and well-defended nuclear program would be a formidable challenge for Is…
Mikhaila Friel,Tom Porter
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A secret bomb and ruined film: Why the US government only told Kodak it was going to test nuclear bombs
Kodak struck a secret deal with the US government to get advance notice before any nuclear testing …
Maiya Focht
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AI could influence 'the whole future of war,' starting with gaming out the next fight, experts say
Generative artificial intelligence could enhance decision-making in wargaming simulations, experts …
Ella Sherman
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The Doomsday Clock is now set at 90 seconds to midnight — the closest we've ever been to the apocalypse
Scientists at the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the clock ten seconds closer to the apoca…
Cheryl Teh
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Kremlin spokesperson says Putin would use nuclear weapons in face of 'existential threat'
"President Putin intends to make the world listen to and understand our concerns," Dmitry Peskov, a…
Charles R. Davis
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Russia test-fired its new 'Son of Satan' ICBM to threaten the West during its Ukraine war
Russia's military test-fired a new ICBM during the Ukraine war, in a demonstration that Putin used …
Rebecca Cohen
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Kamala Harris became the first woman to have control over US nuclear weapons, but only briefly
While Biden underwent a medical procedure, Harris had all the authority of the president, including…
Ryan Pickrell
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Pentagon watchdog assessing 'nuclear football' security after rioters got alarmingly close to one during Capitol siege
The Department of Defense inspector general wants to know more about the plans if the satchel is "l…
Ryan Pickrell
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A new report suggests that Pakistan could have the fifth-largest stockpile of nuclear weapons in the world by 2025
The authors pegged Pakistan’s nuclear stockpile at 140-150 warheads and predicted that this c…
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Spending $2 trillion on new nuclear weapons is a risk to more than just your wallet
As the US, Russia, and China rush to modernize their nuclear arsenals, the world is witnessing a ne…
Bill Perry, Jerry Brown, and …
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The 'Doomsday Clock' has moved back to its most alarming position in the symbol's 71-year history
"Apocalypticism can systematically distort our understanding of risk, mesmerizing us with sensation…
Dave Mosher
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Boris Johnson's government reportedly believes the coronavirus may have accidentally leaked from a Chinese laboratory
"Virus collection, culture, isolation, or animal infection at BSL-2 [moderate biosafety level] with…