JOHN MECKLIN The debates: Why nuclear weapons should be a major focus of the 2020 campaign The first debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden takes place on September 29th. Dive into Bulletin articles to explore the nuclear weapons questions that citizens and journalists alike should be asking the candidates now, before the election in November. Start … Continued

As the security situation ratcheted up on the Korean Peninsula over the last week, the  Bulletin’s staff, leadership, and columnists quickly jumped into action, providing a trusted source of information to help track and make sense of unfolding events. Here is a summary of what we’ve been up to, in case you missed it: Los … Continued

Tens of thousands of people came to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ website over the last week, looking for answers on what a new Trump administration means for the health and safety of our planet. As Bulletin editor John Mecklin writes, Donald Trump’s positions on serious questions have often ricocheted from side to side: … Continued

When it comes to future autonomous weapons, many governments say they want to ensure humans remain in control over lethal force. The example of the heavily automated air defense systems that militaries use to guard protected airspace shows that doing so will be difficult.

In an op-ed entitled “The U.S. Needs More Nukes,” New York Times columnist Bret Stephens laid out his case against arms control: “the bad guys cheat, the good guys don’t,” and all the while, the US nuclear arsenal is becoming “increasingly decrepit.” It’s a simple narrative; it’s also false. In fact, Stephens’ article is largely littered with bad analogies, flawed assumptions, and straight-up incorrect facts about the nature of nuclear weapons and arms control.

Just how many weapons did the two sides have during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group are delighted to announce that the Bulletin will be moving into a partnership with Routledge, part of the Taylor and Francis Group, effective January 1, 2016. Today, the rise in geo-political tensions between the West and Russia, ongoing international environmental debates on climate … Continued

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Russia may try to buy massive amounts of Chinese weapons by transferring weapons-grade plutonium—a deal that would have severe, long-term strategic consequences.

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists extends its congratulations and heartfelt thanks to Dr. Robert Standish Norris for 31 years of exceptional service. Norris is retiring from his duties as co-author of the Nuclear Notebook, the Bulletin’s authoritative accounting of world nuclear arsenals, compiled by top experts from the Federation of American Scientists. Stan Norris has been researching and preparing the Bulletin’s … Continued

Who can be mobilized as a counterweight to the perpetuation of the nuclear arsenal?Workers in the nuclear weapons complex, doctors, independent scientists, and journalists all have direct interests in nuclear disarmament. 

Special Issue: The global competition for AI dominance  The Bulletin’s May/June issue on the global competition for dominance in artificial intelligence (AI) is now available. Here’s a sneak peek at John Mecklin’s introduction. Also in this issue you’ll also find an interview with Greg Jaczko, former director of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and a brand-new Nuclear Notebook: United … Continued

While audiences around the world watched the breathless media coverage of US President Donald Trump’s follow-up summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the proud owner of perhaps 10-20 nuclear weapons, they may have missed escalating military tensions between India and Pakistan, two countries with almost 300 nuclear warheads between them. The recent crisis … Continued

Will the future of the pandemic look more like life under the delta variant, or more like life during those few weeks or months of early summer when it seemed like COVID-19 might be tamed?

A free-access magazine on missile defense. A new website. It's all happening on Monday.

Experts react to Putin's decision to suspend the New START nuclear arms treaty between Russia and the United States.

Bulletin's associate editor for nuclear affairs, François Diaz-Maurin, provides his 2022 nuclear year in review, plus seven nuclear stories that marked 2022—and that you should read.