Eight nations 'now equipped to terminate civilization'
Eight nations now have sufficient weapons of mass destruction to end civilization worldwide in a nuclear winter, a leading science writer has warned.
Environment
May 1, 2017
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US Energy Dept blocks participation in China's 'Thousand Talents' program
The US Department of Energy has moved to block its scientists from participating in China's controversial "Thousand Talents" program in order to protect US competitive strengths and national security.
Other
Jun 13, 2019
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Hardware from old nuclear weapons systems becomes valuable teaching resource
Sandia National Laboratories is preserving the history of nuclear weapons in hardware developed since the start of the nuclear era as a way to connect new generations of weapons engineers to the engineering work of past generations.
Engineering
Jul 31, 2015
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Structure, not scientists to blame for Los Alamos failings
Policy decisions and poor management have substantially undermined the US Los Alamos National Laboratory -- and, consequently, national security, according to an article available today in the current issue of the Bulletin ...
Other
Nov 1, 2011
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Nuclear concerns push 'Doomsday Clock' closer to midnight (Update)
Mounting concerns about the possibility of a nuclear war, along with US President Donald Trump's "unpredictability" have pushed the symbolic "Doomsday Clock" to two minutes before midnight, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists ...
Other
Jan 25, 2018
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Nuclear waste a growing headache for SKorea
North Korea's weapons program is not the only nuclear headache for South Korea. The country's radioactive waste storage is filling up as its nuclear power industry burgeons, but what South Korea sees as its best solution—reprocessing ...
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 26, 2013
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What Americans should fear in cyberspace
A recent Pew poll found that Americans are more afraid of a cyber attack than they are of Iranian nuclear weapons, the rise of China or climate change. Such fears are not only out of proportion to risk; if they take hold, ...
Security
Jan 24, 2014
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Colonial history of the Marshall Islands limits their ability to save themselves from climate change
Along U.S. coastlines, from California to Florida, residents are getting increasingly accustomed to "king tides." These extra-high tides cause flooding and wreak havoc on affected communities. As climate change raises sea ...
Environment
Dec 11, 2020
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Air travel is safe and getting safer – whatever else you might have read
If you've been following the news it might seem like there's been a lot of air crashes recently. It might seem that flying has become a risky business.
Other
Jan 15, 2015
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The nuclear, biological and climate threat - 2011 reviewed
In this special issue of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, published by SAGE, experts reflect on 2011 and highlight what to look out for in 2012 in the areas of nuclear energy, nuclear weapons, biosecurity, and climate ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 6, 2012
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