Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Mission impossible? Quantifying military emissions

Military and wartime emissions are difficult to track—but too important to ignore.

Here's what America's last WWII atomic veterans want you to know

As the last surviving US servicemen who witnessed the aftermath of Hiroshima and Nagasaki reach their 100s, their harrowing firsthand accounts—a…

At 100 days, what Trump’s new trade policy means for nonproliferation and international security

The U.S. should secure a non-binding set of principles on economic security, inclusive of export controls with its allies on these key issue

Who needs a government ban? TikTok users are already defending themselves

The bill to ban TikTok passed in Congress, but some Americans are quitting the app before it gets taken away—and it’s not because they’re worrie…

Germany's nuclear weapons policy and the war: Money for nukes, words for disarmament

Since the war started in Ukraine, Germany has renewed its support for extended nuclear deterrence and nuclear sharing. But is it compatible with…

As Sweden gets ready for NATO, will its approach to nuclear weapons change?

For a country with an international profile that includes strong support of nuclear disarmament, even small changes in nuclear policy must be vi…

As bioweapons negotiators prepare to meet amid a pandemic and torrents of disinformation, can they accomplish anything?

From chemical assassinations to bioweapons disinformation, we're seeing the norms against the use of biological and chemical weapons begin to fr…

Interview: Small modular reactors get a reality check about their waste

Bulletin associate editor François Diaz-Maurin talks with Lindsay Krall, the lead author of a controversial study about the nuclear waste genera…

Climate activists contest the EU's "green" designation for gas and nuclear energy

The EU taxonomy for sustainable activities was supposed to direct capital to climate-friendly investments, not new fossil fuel projects.

Students on lockdown create a global guide to coronavirus conspiracy theories, fake cures, and other whopping lies

Have you heard the one about Europeans sending "lightly used" coronavirus-infected clothes to Egypt? What about the false conspiracy theory circ…

Space Force: Lost in space?

Assuming that the president can get the approval and the funding, what are the merits of Trump's proposal to create a new branch of the military…