Jul 27, 2021
A primer on UNSCOM’s search for bioweapons
Extracting plutonium | CRISPER summer school | Russian blacklist
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July 26, 2021
NUCLEAR RISK
Will Canada remain a credible nonproliferation partner?
A Canadian start-up’s wants to extract plutonium from used nuclear fuel bundles. That worries nonproliferation proponents who say it will undermine the country’s disarmament stance. Read more.
SPECIAL TOPICS
Russia’s college blacklist threatens education
Bard College in New York had the unfortunate distinction of becoming the first US college to land on Russia’s growing list of “undesirable” higher education institutions. The Bulletin interviews Bard President Leon Botstein about the uncertain future of US-Russian education exchanges and artistic collaborations. Read more.
NUCLEAR RISK
How UNSCOM found and destroyed Iraq’s biological weapons
A look at historical context and logistics of the UN’s effort to search for hidden bioweapons in Iraq. Read our premium magazine content.
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SPECIAL TOPICS
Tales from CRISPR summer school
Bulletin editor Dan Drollette recounts his 10-day experience at Woods Hole’s Marine Biological Laboratory where he edited the genes of a zebrafish and learned why animal life cycles are critical to research timing as he worked together with biologists. Read more.
WHAT’S NEW AT THE BULLETIN
When art and nuclear threat intersect
The Bulletin and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago have collaborated on a one-day exhibition using art to express the nuclear arms threat. “Start a Reaction” takes place Aug. 7 at the University of Chicago and features a new performance by acclaimed Japanese artist, Eiko Otake. Learn more.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“A violent domestic insurrection was almost certainly not part of the DOD and Secret Service threat matrix until six months ago, and it’s the only recent known event putting the ‘football’ in significant potential danger to provoke this level of concern,”
— Stephen Schwartz, nonresident senior fellow at the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, “Pentagon watchdog to review ‘nuclear football’ safety procedures after January 6 incident,” CNN
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