Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Friday, December 2, 2016

Friday, December 2, 2016

OPLAN 2045: Preparing for nuclear disarmament   James E. Doyle With the nuclear-weapon states and their allies headed away from the increased security a world without nuclear weapons would bring, it is time to act to create a multilateral plan for verifiable nuclear disarmament by the year 2045, 100 years after the first use of nuclear weapons.   Will climate-change efforts affect EU–Russian relations? (Probably not.)   Rachel S. Salzman   Given the fact that changes in the European energy market can have significant geopolitical effects, it might seem like EU emissions-cutting policies could cause serious changes in the EU–Russia relationship. From the November/December subscription journal. It's more important than ever to stay up on the Nuclear Roundup Sign up to receive Jodi Lieberman's Nuclear Roundup. Discover why so many readers find this daily summary of nuclear-related news simply indispensable.   New Voices of Tomorrow essay: Who killed the US-Russia plutonium agreement, and does it really matter?   Darya Dolzikova   If a nuclear security agreement dies, but it wasn’t really about the nuclear security, does it matter who killed it?     Chairman Xi abandons banning the bomb   Hua Han, Gregory Kulacki, Rajesh Rajagopalan   Greg Kulacki closes the second round of our new debate on China's role in the nuclear order by observing that Beijing's position on the UN resolution to ban nuclear weapons could be a bellwether for how China will behave in a world that's no longer ordered around the United States.     What We're Reading   Dan Drollette Jr.   This week we look at a study from the latest issue of Nature, which finds that as soil warms due to climate change, vast amounts of carbon and methane will be released into the atmosphere.   #GivingTuesday campaign a huge success    We'd like to send our warmest thanks to everyone who contributed to a successful Giving Tuesday campaign. We raised over $5,000 toward the Bulletin's Next Generation programs, made all the more special because the median average gift during the day was $50. You are making it possible for us to recruit and publish new authors and columnists--and to recognize today's emerging leaders. If you did not get a chance to participate, you can still make a gift today and give the Next Generation of changemakers a good shot at creating a safer and healthier planet.  NEUTRINOS in a New Light Ellen Sandor is Fermilab's 2016 artist-in-residence and a friend of the Bulletin. She and (art)n, the collaborative artists group she founded, spent months speaking with Fermilab scientists and learning about the ways they study subatomic particles called neutrinos. She created a series of new works that visualize the invisible science of particle physics. The exhibit, “NEUTRINOS in a New Light,” will be on display at the Fermilab Art Gallery from Dec. 2, 2016, through March 17, 2017. 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.

Some images provided by Shutterstock. Receive this message as a forward? Click here to sign up for future mailings. To unsubscribe from ALL future emails from the Bulletin, please click the 'unsubscribe' button below. Share this message on Social Media: