How anti-vaxxers misused the Bulletin

Kamikaze drones | COVID-19 | Flying killer robots

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May 20, 2021

Hamas claimed to have built new “suicide drones” in a video released May 13, 2021.

DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES
Hamas’ drones and Israel’s Iron Dome
Beneath the collision of Israel’s missile defense systems and Palestinian-built rockets, Hamas has begun using so-called “kamikaze drones” to try penetrating Israeli defenses another way. Read more.

The Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan in China’s central Hubei province. Credit: Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images.

COVID-19
6 essential reads on COVID-19 origins
The Bulletin is producing cutting-edge reporting on the origins of COVID-19. Here are six of the best. Read more.

A screenshot from a fake story on the site Natural News that falsely asserts that COVID-19 vaccines are making unvaccinated people sick by “shedding” part of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. The COVID-19 vaccines in the United States do not contain live virus and cannot shed spike proteins or the coronavirus, expert say.

COVID-19
How anti-vaxxers misused the Bulletin
Discover how anti-vaxxers misused a Bulletin article on self-spreading vaccines to promote a false conspiracy theory about COVID-19 vaccines. Read more.

A screenshot from a promotional video advertising the Kargu drone. In the video, the weapon dives toward a target before exploding.

DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES
Was a flying killer robot used in Libya?
Countries are debating whether to allow autonomous weapons in combat. While weighing the risks versus the benefits is a matter of values, knowing where the risks are is not; it’s just statistics. Read more.

William J. Perry, former US Secretary of Defense
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From left, Hans Kristensen, Heather Williams, and Julian Borger.

WHAT’S NEW AT THE BULLETIN
Bulletin virtual program: The UK’s new nuclear posture
On May 27, join the Federation of American Scientists’ Hans Kristensen and MIT’s Heather Williams in conversation with The Guardian’s Julian Borger to discuss the United Kingdom’s decision to increase its nuclear stockpile limit. Hear how that choice fits into global trends towards nuclear modernization but also what can be done to keep on the path of disarmament. Register here.

QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Ultimately, what people need to remember is that the Doomsday Clock was set up to serve as as warning, rather than a set prophecy, meaning there are ways to alter the time by making drastic changes in the areas it represents." —Jess Hardiman, “Doomsday Clock Experts Say There Is Hope Thanks To Steps Made By Biden", LADbible

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