Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Friday, November 18, 2016

Friday, November 18, 2016

Brian Schmidt: Climate change is a real, existential threat that should be dealt with immediately   Dan Drollette Jr.   That time 71 Nobel laureates issued a call for immediate action on climate change. Image: Markus Pössel, WikiCommons The complicated geopolitics of renewable energy Sergey Paltsev Despite uncertainty, there is no question that the balance of power in energy geopolitics is shifting from fossil-fuel owners to countries that are developing low-carbon solutions. A free-access article from our latest subscription journal.   Nuclear Notebook: Pakistani nuclear forces, 2016   Hans M. Kristensen, Robert S. Norris   Pakistan has a nuclear weapons stockpile of 130–140 warheads and appears to have plans to increase its arsenal further. The deployment of short-range, so-called tactical nuclear weapons is causing considerable concern. A free-access article from our latest subscription journal. The Nuclear Roundup is now at the Bulletin Sign up to receive Jodi Lieberman's Nuclear Roundup. Discover why so many readers find this daily summary of nuclear-related news simply indispensable.   The experts, and the Trump administration   Lawrence J. Korb, Alan Robock, John Mecklin, Frank von Hippel   How can people with true expertise in major global threats help the Trump administration to take actions that protect humanity in the long-term? Excellent new post by Frank von Hippel in our collection of expert commentary.     What if nuclear weapons are used?   Victor Gilinsky   The world relies too much on the indefinite continuation of the post-1945 taboo on military use of nuclear weapons.     Washington and Moscow hold the keys to the door of disarmament   Hua Han, Gregory Kulacki, Rajesh Rajagopalan   China is ready to disarm - it's just needs the US and Russia to take the lead. Hua Han kicks off the first installment of the second round of our new debate on China's role in the nuclear order.     Reality and fantasy in nuclear South Asia   Jayita Sarkar, Rabia Akhtar, Mario E. Carranza   Our excellent debate on reducing South Asia’s nuclear dangers is closing. Find out what measures are available to India, Pakistan, and outside nations that might reduce the risk of a South Asian nuclear exchange.      Support the Bulletin's Next Generation on #GivingTuesday   Emma Hansen, University of Toronto, and Zian (Zane) Liu, UC Berkeley   As you know, our donors make it possible for us to move forward with new features and new columnists. This #GivingTuesday, November 29th, the Bulletin is dedicating all contributions we receive to the very important effort of recruiting and publishing today's emerging leaders. Help us publish authors like Emma Hansen and Zian (Zane) Liu by making a donation to this effort, and know you are supporting the Bulletin's Next Generation of authors and researchers.   Use the hashtags #GivingTuesdayBAS and #BulletinNextGen on your social networks to increase the Bulletin’s reach and fundraising potential. You can share our social media messages and post your own to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Google+, and others.   Epic Orphan, a nuclear risk game Epic Orphan is a video game that aims to raise awareness about nuclear risk. In this episodic, choice-based adventure game, players will take the role of a secret agent working on international crises around nuclear weapons, including the tracking of nukes in unstable countries, management of waste, and nuclear materials used in terrorism. About the Bulletin 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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