There are 12,000 nuclear weapons in the world, many of which are controlled by AI. We are close to a catastrophe.

Amid rising global tensions with conflicts in Russia, Ukraine, and most recently Iran and Israel, social media has been ...

The U.S. scientists who tested the first atomic bomb, July 16, 1945, took the ultimate gamble of setting the atmosphere on ...

Setsuko Thurlow, who survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945, says we're walking through "a very dark time," ...

A Bulletin short fiction contest Announcing the Bulletin‘s new short fiction contest… Over the decades, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has published the smartest minds in the fields it covers, ...

The American reaction to an attack is classified, but details made public paint a harrowing picture.

Seventy years ago, on September 17, 1955, a modified Convair B-36 departed Carswell Air Force Base in Texas. Legendary U.S.

July 14-16 gathering to create recommendations for policymakers and leaders to reduce the threat of nuclear war ...

Those who keep up on current events know that talk of nuclear war continues today, and that’s why “Two Minutes to Midnight and the Architecture of Armageddon,” a new exhibit about the Doomsday Clock ...

The UK will test its emergency alarm system for the first time in two years, as the Government warns Britain to prepare for ...

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is proud to welcome artificial intelligence expert Melanie Mitchell to its Science and ...

The Nobel Prize, considered one of the world’s most prestigious awards, is given annually to individuals who have contributed ...