Toro Nagashi: Lantern Ceremony at Jackson Park

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7:00 p.m. CT August 6, 2026 | Chicago


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Too Good for Too Long? Arms Control, Foreign Policy, and the American People in 2026

May 282026 | Virtual


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End Credits: Doomsday on Film

July 29, 2026 | Virtual


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Bombshell: Screening and Discussion

April 28, 2026 | New York, NY


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Climate Change: New Data, New Debate

June 22, 2026 | Virtual


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Expertise on Demand: AI in Journalism, Academia, and Thought Leadership

April 22, 2026 | Virtual


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Targeting Nuclear Power

April 13, 2026 | Virtual


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A Nuclear Renaissance?

March 30, 2026 | In person + virtual


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Conflict in Iran–Rapid Response

March 2, 2026 | Virtual


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Decision Time: AI and Our Nuclear Arsenal

February 19, 2026 | Virtual


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The 2026 Doomsday Clock

February 10, 2026 | In person


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2026 Doomsday Clock Town Hall at Georgetown University

January 27, 2026 | Virtual


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January 27, 2026 | Virtual


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Art + Science: Harnessing the Power of Art and Storytelling

January 15, 2026 | Virtual


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Conversations Before Midnight 2025

November 12, 2025 | Chicago, IL


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November 6, 2025 | Virtual


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Your Data and Your Truth in the AI Era

October 22, 2025 | Virtual


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Outrider Nuclear Reporting Summit

October 9-10, 2025 | Titan Ranch, Vilonia, Arkansas


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Under Attack: Science, Research, and the Trump Administration

September 25, 2025 | Virtual


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Science, Power, and Consequence: Luis Alvarez and the Atomic Age

August 21, 2025 | Virtual


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Trump Meets with Putin: Experts React

August 18, 2025 | Virtual


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Toro Nagashi (Lantern Ceremony)

August 6th, 2025 | Chicago, IL


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Orbits, Networks, and the Future of War

July 22, 2025 | Virtual


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Kronos Quartet | A Hard Rain

July 16, 2025 | Chicago, IL


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Nobel Laureate Assembly for the Prevention of Nuclear War At a time when the risk of nuclear war is increasing, actions to prevent nuclear war are vital to humanity’s future. Coinciding with the 80th anniversary of the Trinity Test and the dawn of the nuclear age, the Assembly will gather Nobel Laureates and nuclear experts to discuss and debate current and future nuclear challenges. The assembly will produce and endorse a list of actionable recommendations for preventing nuclear war aimed at leaders and policy makers around the world.

Nobel Laureate Assembly for the Prevention of Nuclear War Press Conference

July 16, 2025 | Virtual


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Experts React: Israel and Iran

June 16, 2025 | Virtual


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How We Might Stop (Or Start) The Next Pandemic

June 6, 2025 | Virtual


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Iran Update: What Happens Now?

May 14, 2025 | Virtual


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Mapping Nuclear Legacies Symposium

May 1-2, 2025 | In-person


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Featuring Bulletin President and CEO Alexandra Bell on the panel, "Nuclear policy and security: The role of cities."

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Avoiding Doomsday for the NPT: Addressing Challenges to the 2026 RevCon

April 28, 2025 | In-person


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Beyond the Threshold: The Urgency of Climate Change

April 17, 2025 | Virtual


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Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathaniel Carlyle, assigned to the guided missile destroyer USS Porter, prepares to fire the ship’s five-inch cannon during a live-fire exercise in support of Exercise Formidable Shield 2023 in the Atlantic Ocean, May 13, 2023. Formidable Shield is a biennial exercise involving a series of live-fire events against subsonic, supersonic, and ballistic targets.

The Uncertain Future of U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy

April 10, 2025 | Virtual


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89 seconds to midnight: Is time running out on nuclear arms control?

March 3, 2025 | Virtual/In-person


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Closer to Midnight: The Return to a Nuclear Arms Race

February 19, 2025 | Virtual


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President Trump's Nuclear Arms Challenges and The Dangers Ahead

January 30, 2025 | Virtual


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The Doomsday Clock and the Current Nuclear Threat

January 29, 2025 | Oslo | Hybrid


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2025 Doomsday Clock Announcement

January 28, 2025 | Washington, D.C.


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Nuclear Reporting Summit

December 5 - 6, 2024 | Washington, D.C.


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Conversations Before Midnight 2024

November 12, 2024 | Chicago, IL


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August 6, 2024 from 7 - 10 pm CDT | Chicago, IL


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Let’s talk about the Doomsday Clock

April 30, 2024 | 11 a.m. CDT


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April 24, 2024 | 10 a.m. CDT


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February 28, 2024 | 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. EST | United Nations Headquarters


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February 9 - 12, 2024 | Chicago, IL


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Feb 6, 2024 | 5:30-7:00 pm | Chicago, IL


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2024 Doomsday Clock Announcement

Jan 23, 2024 | 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time


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The climate-nuclear nexus: What climate change means for nuclear security

Jan 11, 2024 | 12:00 p.m. Central Time


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Nov. 6, 2023 | 5:00 p.m. Central Time

Featuring a keynote conversation with Christopher Nolan


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Timbie Conference Happy Hour

Oct. 16, 2023 | 6:00 p.m. EST


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Hiroshima anniversary screening and panel discussion of 'Oppenheimer'

August 6, 2023 | 2:00 p.m. CDT


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Beyond Oppenheimer: Building a safer future from our nuclear past

August 3, 2023 | 6:00 p.m. CDT


Virtual program co-hosted by the Bulletin and the Elders

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July 29, 2023 | 2:00 pm CDT


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Oppenheimer screening: Washington, DC

July 26, 2023


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Oppenheimer screening: Santa Fe

July 22, 2023


Santa Fe, NM

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Oppenheimer screening: Los Angeles

July 20, 2023


Los Angeles, CA

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Oppenheimer screening: San Francisco

July 19, 2023


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Oppenheimer screening: Denver

July 19, 2023


Denver, CO

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"Creating the Framework for Tomorrow’s Pathogen Research" Conference

April 19-20, 2023


Geneva, Switzerland

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2023 Doomsday Clock Townhall 2: Setting the Doomsday Clock

Jan. 24, 2023 | 7 p.m. EST


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2023 Doomsday Clock Townhall 1: Threats and Challenges to Global Governance in the 21st Century

Jan. 24, 2023 | 2 p.m. EST


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Jan. 24, 2023 | 10 a.m. EST


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What’s next for Russia: Does Putin matter?

Dec. 13 2022  |  12:00 p.m. US Central


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Maximum containment labs and biorisk management

Dec. 9, 2022 | 7:00 a.m. US Central


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November 9, 2022  | 5:00 p.m. Central


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The Cuban Missile Crisis After Sixty Years

Oct. 24, 2022


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The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and Pedro Reyes present: Amnesia Atómica NYC

May 17-24, 2022


Times Square, NYC

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Biological and chemical weapons security and the war in Ukraine

Virtual Program

May 5, 2022  |  4:00 p.m. Central


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Goodbye sole purpose: The Biden administration’s emerging nuclear policy and budget

Virtual Program

April 27, 2022  |  1:00 p.m. Central


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Human/Nature Exhibit

Jan. 14–Apr. 16, 2022


Chicago, IL

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The war in Ukraine and its implications for our nuclear future

April 11, 2022  |  12:00 p.m. Central


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March 26, 2022


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Women in space: Propelling International Women's Day into a new dimension

March 8, 2022 | 1:30 p.m. Central


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March 6, 2022 | 5:00 p.m. Central 


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Feb. 4, 2022 | 10 a.m. Central


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At doom’s doorstep: It is 100 seconds to midnight

Feb. 4, 2022 | 10 a.m. Central


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2022 Doomday Clock Announcement

January 20, 2022 | 10 a.m. EST


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HEEA Alumni Speaker Series: Dan Misch

November 17, 2021 | 12 p.m. CT


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Conversations Before Midnight: 2021 Virtual Annual Event

November 9, 2021 | 5 p.m. CST


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Bulletin Virtual Program—What to expect from the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference

October 15, 2021 | 11 a.m. CST


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Bulletin Virtual Program—China’s new nuclear silo fields

September 21, 2021 | 8 a.m. CST


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Bulletin Virtual Program—Restricted Data: The History of Nuclear Secrecy

July 21, 2021 | 12 p.m. CST (1 p.m. EST)


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Bulletin Virtual Program—Media Accountability in a World of Disinformation

June 23, 2021 | 11 a.m. CST (12 p.m. EST)


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Bulletin Virtual Program— The origin of COVID: Did people or nature open Pandora's box at Wuhan?

June 9, 2021 | 10 a.m. CST (11 a.m. EST)


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Bulletin Virtual Program—The United Kingdom's new nuclear posture

May 27, 2021 | 12 p.m. CST (1 p.m. EST)


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Bulletin Virtual Program—The AI Era: What will the future look like?

April 26, 2021 | 4pm CST | 5pm EST


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March 30, 2021


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Bulletin Virtual Program—Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future

March 17, 2021 | 12 pm CST | 1 pm EST


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Nuclear Disaster Compensation: A Call for Action

March 9, 2021 | 4:00 pm CST


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Bulletin Virtual Program: Why is America getting a new $100 billion nuclear weapon?

February 24, 2021 | 12:00 pm CST


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2021 Doomday Clock Announcement

January 27, 2021 | 10am EST


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Bulletin Virtual Program: The Korean Peninsula, the Incoming Biden Administration and Advice from Four Former Chief Negotiators

Bulletin Virtual Program: The Korean Peninsula, the Incoming Biden Administration, and Advice from Four Former Chief Negotiators

December 9, 2020, 8 am EST


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2020 75th Anniversary Dinner

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November 12, 2020


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Bulletin Virtual Program: The brain-computer interface is coming and we are so not ready for it

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October 21, 2020, 1 pm Central


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Bulletin Virtual Program with Astrophysicists Daniel Holz and Vicky Kalogera

September 23, 2020, 12 pm Central


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With Scott Sagan and Allen Weiner. Moderated by Sara Kutchesfahani

10 am CST | August 3, 2020


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Bulletin Virtual Program: The Button

With former Secretary of Defense William Perry and Ploughshares Fund policy director Tom Collina. Moderated by Kennette Benedict.

12 pm CST | July 14, 2020


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Bulletin Virtual Program: Nuclear Weapons Policy and the US Presidential Election

With Alexandra Bell and John P. Holdren

11 am CST | March 2, 2020


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February 14, 2020


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Bulletin Virtual Program: What You Need to Know About the Coronavirus

With Asha George and Suzet McKinney

11 am CST | February 11, 2020


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February 4, 2020


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Harris School of Public Policy Town Hall: Can We Turn Back the Hands of the Doomsday Clock?

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Reddit Ask Me Anything with Rachel Bronson, Daniel Holz, and Sivan Kartha

January 27, 2020


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January 23, 2020


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January 23, 2020


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November 9, 2019


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Geopolitics and Nuclear Energy: Does US Leadership Matter?

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Turn Back the Clock at the MSI, Chicago

Closed June 9, 2019


 Museum of Science and Industry

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January 24, 2019


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Screening and discussion of the Atomic Cafe

September 23, 2018


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The Santa Fe Opera and the New Nuclear Age

July 13, 2018


  New Mexico History Museum

Commonwealth Club, San Francisco

Can we turn back the hands of the Clock?

Wednesday, June 13, 2018


 Commonwealth Club, San Francisco

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Art and activism, Not Every Mountain

Saturday, June 9, 2018


  Pivot Arts Festival, Chicago

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  May 11- May 19, 2018


  Weinberg/Newton Gallery, Chicago

It Is Two Minutes to Midnight - Opening Reception

Opening reception and book signing

  Friday, May 11 2018


  Weinberg/Newton Gallery

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The Madeleine Albright Interview - Video

Thursday, April 19, 2018


 Institute of Politics, UChicago

Blind Date at the Goodman Theatre

Blind Date performance and discussion

Sunday, February 11, 2018


 Goodman Theatre

A performance by Cai Guo-Qiang

Pyrotechnics by Cai Guo-Qiang - Video

Sunday, December 3, 2017


 UChicago CP1 Commemoration 

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 2017 Annual Dinner and Meeting

Annual Meeting and Dinner

Monday, November 6, 2017


University Club of Chicago

Chicago Pile-1 75th Anniversary

Security and the new nuclear landscape--Video

Sunday, October 2, 2017


UChicago CP1 commemoration

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Why the Bulletin supports the March for Science

Sunday, April 22, 2017


 Chicago, Illinois

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Atomic Child Release Party

Wednesday, August 30, 2017


 Forbidden Root Botanical Brewery

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January 27, 2026 | Virtual


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Art + Science: Harnessing the Power of Art and Storytelling

January 15, 2026 | Virtual


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Conversations Before Midnight 2025

November 12, 2025 | Chicago, IL


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Experts React: Netflix's A House of Dynamite

November 6, 2025 | Virtual


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Your Data and Your Truth in the AI Era

October 22, 2025 | Virtual


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Outrider Nuclear Reporting Summit

October 9-10, 2025 | Titan Ranch, Vilonia, Arkansas


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Under Attack: Science, Research, and the Trump Administration

September 25, 2025 | Virtual


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Science, Power, and Consequence: Luis Alvarez and the Atomic Age

August 21, 2025 | Virtual


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Trump Meets with Putin: Experts React

August 18, 2025 | Virtual


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Toro Nagashi (Lantern Ceremony)

August 6th, 2025 | Chicago, IL


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Orbits, Networks, and the Future of War

July 22, 2025 | Virtual


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Promotional graphic for the event "Kronos Quartet: A Hard Rain + Allison Russell." The left side shows black-and-white portraits of four musicians. The right side includes event details on a dark background: "Kronos Quartet: A Hard Rain + Allison Russell" in bold text. Below, it states the date and time—July 16, 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM—at the Logan Center for the Arts Performance Hall, 915 E 60th St. Admission is free. A note explains the event marks the 80th anniversary of the world’s first nuclear explosion and will explore the risks of nuclear war. Logos and website information appear at the bottom, indicating the event is presented with the 2025 Nobel Laureate Assembly for the Prevention of Nuclear War and hosted by the University of Chicago.

Kronos Quartet | A Hard Rain

July 16, 2025 | Chicago, IL


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Nobel Laureate Assembly for the Prevention of Nuclear War At a time when the risk of nuclear war is increasing, actions to prevent nuclear war are vital to humanity’s future. Coinciding with the 80th anniversary of the Trinity Test and the dawn of the nuclear age, the Assembly will gather Nobel Laureates and nuclear experts to discuss and debate current and future nuclear challenges. The assembly will produce and endorse a list of actionable recommendations for preventing nuclear war aimed at leaders and policy makers around the world.

Nobel Laureate Assembly for the Prevention of Nuclear War Press Conference

July 16, 2025 | Virtual


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2025 Event Page Cards (2)

Experts React: Israel and Iran

June 16, 2025 | Virtual


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How We Might Stop (Or Start) The Next Pandemic

June 6, 2025 | Virtual


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Iran Update: What Happens Now?

May 14, 2025 | Virtual


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An image of the abandoned Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

Mapping Nuclear Legacies Symposium

May 1-2, 2025 | In-person


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Featuring Bulletin President and CEO Alexandra Bell on the panel, "Nuclear policy and security: The role of cities."

The United Nations headquarters in New York. (Credit to Darren Ornitz)

Avoiding Doomsday for the NPT: Addressing Challenges to the 2026 RevCon

April 28, 2025 | In-person


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Beyond the Threshold: The Urgency of Climate Change

April 17, 2025 | Virtual


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Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathaniel Carlyle, assigned to the guided missile destroyer USS Porter, prepares to fire the ship’s five-inch cannon during a live-fire exercise in support of Exercise Formidable Shield 2023 in the Atlantic Ocean, May 13, 2023. Formidable Shield is a biennial exercise involving a series of live-fire events against subsonic, supersonic, and ballistic targets.

The Uncertain Future of U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy

April 10, 2025 | Virtual


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A graphic reads, "89 seconds to midnight: Is time running out on nuclear arms control?." Below it are images of Former Governor of California Jerry Brown, Bulletin President and CEO Alexandra Bell, Bulletin Science and Security Board member Herb Lin, and former Deputy Secretary General of NATO Rose Gottemoeller.

89 seconds to midnight: Is time running out on nuclear arms control?

March 3, 2025 | Virtual/In-person


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Closer to Midnight: The Return to a Nuclear Arms Race

February 19, 2025 | Virtual


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Donald Trump and Donald Trump Jr. at the 2024 New York City 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony.

President Trump's Nuclear Arms Challenges and The Dangers Ahead

January 30, 2025 | Virtual


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The Doomsday Clock and the Current Nuclear Threat

January 29, 2025 | Oslo | Hybrid


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A person holds the minute hand of the Doomsday Clock at the 2024 Clock announcement.

2025 Doomsday Clock Announcement

January 28, 2025 | Washington, D.C.


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Nuclear Reporting Summit

December 5 - 6, 2024 | Washington, D.C.


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Conversations Before Midnight 2024

November 12, 2024 | Chicago, IL


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Toro Nagashi (Lantern Ceremony)

August 6, 2024 from 7 - 10 pm CDT | Chicago, IL


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Let’s talk about the Doomsday Clock

April 30, 2024 | 11 a.m. CDT


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An update on the war in Ukraine

April 24, 2024 | 10 a.m. CDT


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Pathogens Project Report Launch

February 28, 2024 | 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. EST | United Nations Headquarters


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Science on Screen at the Gene Siskel Film Center

February 9 - 12, 2024 | Chicago, IL


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Global Voices Program: Doomsday Clock

Feb 6, 2024 | 5:30-7:00 pm | Chicago, IL


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2024 Doomsday Clock Announcement

Jan 23, 2024 | 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time


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The climate-nuclear nexus: What climate change means for nuclear security

Jan 11, 2024 | 12:00 p.m. Central Time


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Bulletin Annual Gathering 2023

Nov. 6, 2023 | 5:00 p.m. Central Time

Featuring a keynote conversation with Christopher Nolan


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Timbie Conference Happy Hour

Oct. 16, 2023 | 6:00 p.m. EST


Washington, DC

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Hiroshima anniversary screening and panel discussion of 'Oppenheimer'

August 6, 2023 | 2:00 p.m. CDT


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Beyond Oppenheimer: Building a safer future from our nuclear past

August 3, 2023 | 6:00 p.m. CDT


Virtual program co-hosted by the Bulletin and the Elders

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Opening up Oppenheimer

July 29, 2023 | 2:00 pm CDT


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Oppenheimer screening: Washington, DC

July 26, 2023


Washington, DC

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Oppenheimer screening: Santa Fe

July 22, 2023


Santa Fe, NM

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Oppenheimer screening: Los Angeles

July 20, 2023


Los Angeles, CA

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Oppenheimer screening: San Francisco

July 19, 2023


San Francisco, CA

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Oppenheimer screening: Denver

July 19, 2023


Denver, CO

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"Creating the Framework for Tomorrow’s Pathogen Research" Conference

April 19-20, 2023


Geneva, Switzerland

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2023 Doomsday Clock Townhall 2: Setting the Doomsday Clock

Jan. 24, 2023 | 7 p.m. EST


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2023 Doomsday Clock Townhall 1: Threats and Challenges to Global Governance in the 21st Century

Jan. 24, 2023 | 2 p.m. EST


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2023 Doomsday Clock Announcement

Jan. 24, 2023 | 10 a.m. EST


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What’s next for Russia: Does Putin matter?

Dec. 13 2022  |  12:00 p.m. US Central


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Maximum containment labs and biorisk management

Dec. 9, 2022 | 7:00 a.m. US Central


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Conversations Before Midnight 2022

November 9, 2022  | 5:00 p.m. Central


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The Cuban Missile Crisis After Sixty Years

Oct. 24, 2022


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The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and Pedro Reyes present: Amnesia Atómica NYC

May 17-24, 2022


Times Square, NYC

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Biological and chemical weapons security and the war in Ukraine

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May 5, 2022  |  4:00 p.m. Central


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Goodbye sole purpose: The Biden administration’s emerging nuclear policy and budget

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April 27, 2022  |  1:00 p.m. Central


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"Monument," a sculpture created by artist Regan Rosburg.

Human/Nature Exhibit

Jan. 14–Apr. 16, 2022


Chicago, IL

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The war in Ukraine and its implications for our nuclear future

April 11, 2022  |  12:00 p.m. Central


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Student program—Ukraine and the future of arms control: A conversation with Michael Krepon

March 26, 2022


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Women in space: Propelling International Women's Day into a new dimension

March 8, 2022 | 1:30 p.m. Central


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Moving forward together: A climate scientist's vision for collaboration

March 6, 2022 | 5:00 p.m. Central 


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Student Program: Reflections on the 2022 Doomsday Clock

Feb. 4, 2022 | 10 a.m. Central


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At doom’s doorstep: It is 100 seconds to midnight

Feb. 4, 2022 | 10 a.m. Central


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2022 Doomday Clock Announcement

January 20, 2022 | 10 a.m. EST


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HEEA Alumni Speaker Series: Dan Misch

November 17, 2021 | 12 p.m. CT


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Conversations Before Midnight: 2021 Virtual Annual Event

November 9, 2021 | 5 p.m. CST


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Bulletin Virtual Program—What to expect from the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference

October 15, 2021 | 11 a.m. CST


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Bulletin Virtual Program—China’s new nuclear silo fields

September 21, 2021 | 8 a.m. CST


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Bulletin Virtual Program—Restricted Data: The History of Nuclear Secrecy

July 21, 2021 | 12 p.m. CST (1 p.m. EST)


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Bulletin Virtual Program—Media Accountability in a World of Disinformation

June 23, 2021 | 11 a.m. CST (12 p.m. EST)


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Bulletin Virtual Program— The origin of COVID: Did people or nature open Pandora's box at Wuhan?

June 9, 2021 | 10 a.m. CST (11 a.m. EST)


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Bulletin Virtual Program—The United Kingdom's new nuclear posture

May 27, 2021 | 12 p.m. CST (1 p.m. EST)


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Bulletin Virtual Program—The AI Era: What will the future look like?

April 26, 2021 | 4pm CST | 5pm EST


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UChicago Student Series: The Future of Nuclear Energy in the United States

March 30, 2021


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Bulletin Virtual Program—Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future

March 17, 2021 | 12 pm CST | 1 pm EST


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Nuclear Disaster Compensation: A Call for Action

March 9, 2021 | 4:00 pm CST


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Bulletin Virtual Program: Why is America getting a new $100 billion nuclear weapon?

February 24, 2021 | 12:00 pm CST


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2021 Doomday Clock Announcement

January 27, 2021 | 10am EST


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Bulletin Virtual Program: The Korean Peninsula, the Incoming Biden Administration and Advice from Four Former Chief Negotiators

Bulletin Virtual Program: The Korean Peninsula, the Incoming Biden Administration, and Advice from Four Former Chief Negotiators

December 9, 2020, 8 am EST


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2020 75th Anniversary Dinner

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November 12, 2020


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Bulletin Virtual Program: The brain-computer interface is coming and we are so not ready for it

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October 21, 2020, 1 pm Central


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Bulletin Virtual Program with Astrophysicists Daniel Holz and Vicky Kalogera

September 23, 2020, 12 pm Central


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Bulletin Virtual Program: Why the atomic bombing of Hiroshima would be illegal today

With Scott Sagan and Allen Weiner. Moderated by Sara Kutchesfahani

10 am CST | August 3, 2020


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Bulletin Virtual Program: The Button

With former Secretary of Defense William Perry and Ploughshares Fund policy director Tom Collina. Moderated by Kennette Benedict.

12 pm CST | July 14, 2020


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Bulletin Virtual Program: Nuclear Weapons Policy and the US Presidential Election

With Alexandra Bell and John P. Holdren

11 am CST | March 2, 2020


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Pedro Reyes presents: Amnesia Atomica

February 14, 2020


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Bulletin Virtual Program: What You Need to Know About the Coronavirus

With Asha George and Suzet McKinney

11 am CST | February 11, 2020


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The Manhattan Project: The National WWII Museum Electronic Field Trip

February 4, 2020


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Harris School of Public Policy Town Hall: Can We Turn Back the Hands of the Doomsday Clock?

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Reddit Ask Me Anything with Rachel Bronson, Daniel Holz, and Sivan Kartha

January 27, 2020


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Georgetown Town Hall: Can We Turn Back the Hands of the Doomsday Clock?

January 23, 2020


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2020 Doomsday Clock Announcement

January 23, 2020


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2019 Annual Dinner and Meeting

November 9, 2019


Chicago, IL

Atlantic Council Global Energy

Geopolitics and Nuclear Energy: Does US Leadership Matter?

MSI-Exhibit

Turn Back the Clock at the MSI, Chicago

Closed June 9, 2019


 Museum of Science and Industry

Doomsday Clock Event 2019

2019 Doomsday Clock Announcement

January 24, 2019


  National Press Club

Annual Meeting and Dinner

2018 Annual Dinner and Meeting

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Screening and discussion of the Atomic Cafe

September 23, 2018


  Gene Siskel Film Center

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The Bulletin and the Doomsday Clock

Dr Atomic Santa Fe Opera

The Santa Fe Opera and the New Nuclear Age

July 13, 2018


  New Mexico History Museum

Commonwealth Club, San Francisco

Can we turn back the hands of the Clock?

Wednesday, June 13, 2018


 Commonwealth Club, San Francisco

Not Every Mountain

Art and activism, Not Every Mountain

Saturday, June 9, 2018


  Pivot Arts Festival, Chicago

It is two minutes to midnight at Weinberg/Newton Gallery

It is Two Minutes to Midnight--Video

  May 11- May 19, 2018


  Weinberg/Newton Gallery, Chicago

It Is Two Minutes to Midnight - Opening Reception

Opening reception and book signing

  Friday, May 11 2018


  Weinberg/Newton Gallery

Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright

The Madeleine Albright Interview - Video

Thursday, April 19, 2018


 Institute of Politics, UChicago

Blind Date at the Goodman Theatre

Blind Date performance and discussion

Sunday, February 11, 2018


 Goodman Theatre

A performance by Cai Guo-Qiang

Pyrotechnics by Cai Guo-Qiang - Video

Sunday, December 3, 2017


 UChicago CP1 Commemoration 

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 2017 Annual Dinner and Meeting

Annual Meeting and Dinner

Monday, November 6, 2017


University Club of Chicago

Chicago Pile-1 75th Anniversary

Security and the new nuclear landscape--Video

Sunday, October 2, 2017


UChicago CP1 commemoration

The Bulleltin of the Atomic Scientists respresented at the March for Science, 2017

Why the Bulletin supports the March for Science

Sunday, April 22, 2017


 Chicago, Illinois

Atomic Child from Forbidden Root

Atomic Child Release Party

Wednesday, August 30, 2017


 Forbidden Root Botanical Brewery