Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Special Issue: After midnight

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Special Issue: After midnight

Over the decades since the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, the worldwide taboo against the use of nuclear weapons drove agreements such as SALT, START and the INF Treaty. Over the last year, however, the taboo seems to be weakening: North Korea continues to test nuclear weapons, Russia is apparently re-thinking its commitment to the INF Treaty, there’s talk of a German nuclear weapon, and US president Donald Trump has wondered why, if the US has nuclear weapons, it would not use them. The July/August issue of the Bulletin’s digital journal explores “After midnight,” an unsparing look at the aftermath of the use of nuclear weapons. Bulletin editor John Mecklin states: “In this special issue, ‘After midnight,’ top experts examine the ethics and practicalities of preparing a humanitarian response to the use of nuclear weapons, some realistic scenarios that could lead to regional nuclear weapons use—mini-Armageddons, if you will excuse the oxymoron—and various ways in which nuclear warfare might be forestalled or, in the event the unthinkable begins, stopped.” Here’s what you need to know: Introduction: Into the aftermath John Mecklin Free-access article Interview: NUKEMAP creator Alex Wellerstein puts nuclear risk on the radar Elisabeth Eaves Free-access article US cities are not medically prepared for a nuclear detonation Jerome M. Hauer Free-access article The right planning now will save countless lives after a nuclear attack Dan Hanfling, Frederick M. Burkle, Jr., and Cham Dallas After nuclear midnight: The impacts of a nuclear war in India and Pakistan Karthika Sasikumar A plausible scenario of nuclear war in Europe, and how to deter it: A perspective from Estonia Jüri Luik and Tomas Jermalavičius Nuclear foreboding:  Future shadows cast by nuclear winter Richard Turco The N.EX.T. Project: Arms control and disarmament approaches for a deadlocked age Introduction: Nuclear disarmament and arms control for the next decade Ulrich Kühn Free-access article Europe’s nuclear woes: Mitigating the challenges of the next years Ulrich Kühn, Shatabhisha Shetty, and Polina Sinovets What arguments motivate citizens to demand nuclear disarmament? Anne I. Harrington, Eliza Gheorghe, and Anya Loukianova Fink Nuclear disarmament summits: A proposal to break the international impasse Kelsey Davenport, Jana Puglierin, and Petr Topychkanov The future of US-Russian nuclear deterrence and arms control Tatiana Anichkina, Anna Péczeli, Nickolas Roth Amid high tensions, an urgent need for nuclear restraint Anastasia Malygina, Sven-Eric Fikenscher, and Jenny Nielsen Nuclear Notebook Indian nuclear forces, 2017 Hans M. Kristensen and Robert S. Norris Free-access article Book Review Preserving biodiversity, preventing climate disaster: Childish dreams or audacious strategies? Liam Heneghan Additional Reading Bunkers for the 0.003 percent An interview with Garrett M. Graff Elisabeth Eaves Free-access article on the Bulletin website

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