Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Posted: 1st April 2024
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April 1, 2024
J. Robert Oppenheimer lectures at Kyoto University on September 14, 1960 in Kyoto, Japan. Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images.
GREGORY KULACKI
Oppenheimer’s second coming
Friday marked the delayed premiere of Oppenheimer in Japan, a country that understands the impact of nuclear weapons use all too well. The Japanese public was interested when Oppenheimer visited the country in 1960. What does the modern-day public think? Read more.
RACHEL MINYOUNG LEE
To do or not to do: Pyongyang’s seventh nuclear test calculations
A nuclear test is often as political as it is technical. North Korea’s decision to conduct—or not conduct—another nuclear test will depend as much on the country’s internal politics as anything else, argues an expert on North Korean domestic and foreign policy. For a limited time, the paywall on this premium article has been removed.
JOHN MECKLIN
An interview with Annie Jacobsen, author of ‘Nuclear War: A Scenario’
Nuclear war is a topic few care to think about. We sometimes call it unthinkable. But we need to think carefully and talk about how we can avoid launching a weapon that would end our civilization. The new book, Nuclear War: A Scenario, is a lightning-fast read intended to put the nuclear threat back on everyone’s radar. Read more.
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ERIN HURLEY
Say no to small modular reactors: Stop normalizing the exploitation of nature
Nuclear power is a serious problem disguised as a solution to climate change, argues a student studying environment and journalism. “Don’t saddle my generation with its dangerous waste.” Read more.
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An update on the war in Ukraine
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
“President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has warned that if F-16 fighter jets supplied to Ukraine by its Western allies operated from airfields in other countries, the bases would be ‘legitimate targets’ for attack.”
— Russian writer and journalist Ivan Nechepurenko, “Putin offers both reassurance and threat on a wider war,” The New York Times
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