Introduction: The new threat matrix

By John Mecklin, November 1, 2018

Binary code.Binary code.

Extraordinarily fast-paced advance across the full breadth of the world’s scientific and technological enterprise creates a new threat matrix where dangerous technologies may collide—with catastrophic results.

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Issue: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Volume 74 Issue 6

Topics: Climate Change, Disruptive Technologies, Nuclear Risk

 

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John Mecklin is the editor-in-chief of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Previously, he was editor-in-chief of Miller-McCune (since renamed Pacific Standard...

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