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Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Wednesday, November 23, 2016

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Wednesday, November 23, 2016
 
 
Richard C. J. Somerville
“Why is Uncle Pete so stubborn and so resistant to overwhelming scientific evidence?” That's a very good question, and here is the answer. Editor’s note: This article is adapted from a presentation at the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ annual dinner, held on November 14 in Chicago.
 
Patricia Lewis, David Livingstone
 
Satellites form the exoskeleton of the world’s critical infrastructure—and they’re seriously vulnerable to cyber attacks.

 
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Lawrence J. Korb, Alan Robock, John Mecklin, Frank von Hippel, Robert Socolow, Sharon Squassoni
 
How can people with true expertise in major global threats help the Trump administration to take actions that protect humanity in the long-term? Science and Security Board member Sharon Squassoni joins in by focusing on the long game, wondering whether the Trump administration could be influenced to reduce rather than increase nuclear risks; climate scientist Robert Socolow believes that climate policy and science itself may be at risk over the next four years, and outlines some actions that will provide the needed counterweight to an administration that so far seems bent on trashing climate science.
 
 
Hua Han, Gregory Kulacki, Rajesh Rajagopalan
 
Rajesh Rajagopalan posts his second installment in our new debate on China's role in the nuclear order by observing that the disconnect between China's stated policy and its actual actions are so divergent that one must ask whether the two are really the same.
 
 
 
Dan Drollette Jr.
 
This week we look at the latest issue of The Economist, which features some of the best analyses of what has happened in the US election — and what it could mean for national security, global warming, the nuclear arms race, and other issues of concern to Bulletin readers.
 
 
 
Emma Hansen, University of Toronto, and Zian (Zane) Liu, UC Berkeley
 
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Board of Sponsors member Richard L. Garwin awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
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For more than 70 years the Bulletin has engaged science leaders, policy makers, and the interested public on topics of nuclear weapons and disarmament, the changing energy landscape, climate change, and emerging technologies.
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