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"The saga of West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency is indeed odd and convoluted." bit.ly/3AjFXFB
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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists retweeted
As #Bonnie barrels into Central America, a reminder that HAARP can’t control minds or the weather, even if conspiracy theorists believe so…
thebulletin.org/2022/02/the-… as I posted on @BulletinAtomic earlier this year
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Chris Thorpe wants you to think about nuclear weapons because they could kill you, and he wants you to talk about them more often, writes @louisreitmann. bit.ly/3ujLLv3
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When the Clock stands at 100 seconds to midnight, we are all threatened. The moment is both perilous and unsustainable, and the time to act is now.
Be the first to know what experts are thinking about the topics that inform the Clock: bit.ly/3R0PDe1
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Anti-abortion governments and private entities are already using cutting-edge technologies to surveil women’s search history, location data, messages, online purchases, and social media activities. bit.ly/3OJHrgb
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Unlike COVID-19, a respiratory disease, monkeypox isn’t likely to spread as easily and spark another pandemic, experts say, but the staying power of this outbreak makes it worth our attention. bit.ly/3uCksML
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Interview: Chris Thorpe aims to give theatergoers an “emotional explosion” over nuclear weapons bit.ly/3ujLLv3
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Last week’s ban treaty meeting provides useful insight into what issues might be most pressing—and simultaneously presents its own challenges, says @jamiekwong. bit.ly/3nBwGRu
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A NATO official told the Bulletin that planned deployment was not “a strategic game-changer from a regional deterrence perspective,” indicating the enhancement of Russian conventional capability was more consequential than the nuclear implications. bit.ly/3R4Uj2H
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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists retweeted
Security guarantees have long served as powerful nonproliferation instruments, helping convince countries to cap and walk back their nuclear programs. But in the future, they may face serious obstacles.
Ariel Levite explains for @BulletinAtomic:
thebulletin.org/2022/06/why-…
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"The country’s political divisions were reflected in reactions to the 6-3 decision, with Republicans praising it, sometimes in fulsome terms," writes @meckdevil. bit.ly/3AjFXFB
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How disagreements over Russia’s nuclear threats could derail the NPT Review Conference bit.ly/3nBwGRu
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Russia-Belarus nuclear sharing would mirror NATO’s—and worsen Europe’s security bit.ly/3R4Uj2H
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Good, bad, ugly, relieved: Reactions to the Supreme Court decision on the EPA and climate change bit.ly/3AjFXFB
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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists retweeted
"Police, prosecutors and private anti-abortion litigants will weaponize existing American surveillance infrastructure to target pregnant people and use their health data against them in a court of law."
From a @STOPSpyingNY report, via @BulletinAtomic: bit.ly/3NuOzMy
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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists retweeted
Test flight of Conventional Prompt Strike missile ends in failure. Second failed test flight of the missile, which is intended to arm Zumwalt destroyers and attack submarines. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists retweeted
The Doomsday Clock turned 75 this year! Is it exciting or haunting that the clock created by The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, meant to signal how close humanity is to its destruction is still around three-quarters of a century later?
- @smollyhurley
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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists retweeted
Thanks to @smollyhurley for the amazing piece about pop culture references to the #DoomsdayClock and our book, “The Doomsday Clock at 75.” (Great @bts_bighit reference!)
@hatandbeardbks
@BulletinAtomic
inkstickmedia.com/when-refer…
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The United States' police state and vast prison industrial complex will likely soon be mobilized to surveil pregnant women and enforce new abortion bans that will go into effect in over half the country. bit.ly/3OJHrgb
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If the monkeypox outbreak isn’t contained, experts worry that the virus could establish itself outside of Africa. bit.ly/3uCksML
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