Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

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The Bulletin Clock is a symbol of the threat of doomsday hovering over humanity and stands at three minutes to midnight.

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists was founded in December 1945 by Hyman Goldsmith and Eugene Rabinowitch. It was originally known as the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists of Chicago, however in March 1946, the words "of Chicago" were dropped.[1] It is published by the Educational Foundation for Nuclear Science.[2]

About

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists aims to inform the public about nuclear weapon dangers, about climate change, and about emerging technologies in the life sciences. The Bulletin produces the magazine, the online content, and the "Doomsday Clock." It also hosts student fellowships and awards young journalists.[3]

History

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In 1945, a group of scientists, engineers, and other experts who had created the atomic bomb, as part of the Manhattan Project, established the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.

In 1947, the Bulletin revealed the Doomsday Clock on its cover. The Clock is meant to convey the perils posed by nuclear weapons using symbols of apocalypse (midnight) and the contemporary idiom of nuclear explosion (countdown to zero). The Bulletin has been measuring Doomsday by this symbolic clock ever since, having first changed its position in 1949 according to the Bulletin's assessment of world events and trends. The Bulletin's Board of Directors, in consultation with its Board of Sponsors, decides when to move the hands.[3]

The clock hands have moved 19 times since the clock's first appearance. Shortly before midnight January 2010, the hands edged to six minutes before midnight from five minutes before midnight.[4]

'Queering nuclear weapons'

Louis Reitmann and Sneha Nair authored a piece dated June 15, 2023 titled: "Queering nuclear weapons: How LGBTQ+ inclusion strengthens security and reshapes disarmament" posted on the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists website that argues that "Decision makers" should include LGBTQ+ for "better nuclear policy outcomes" and those who disagree are "stagnant and outdated":[5]

"Decision makers should look to LGBTQ+ inclusion for better nuclear policy outcomes, and build environments in which queer people can bring their specific skills and lived experiences to bear without fear. Arguments to the contrary are as stagnant and outdated as those who voice them.

Personnel

Staff

The following were staff-members of the Bulletin as at April, 1984:[2]

The following were staff-members of the Bulletin as of October, 1986:[6]

The following were staff-members of the Bulletin as at March 4, 2010:[7]

Governing Board

The following were on the Governing Board for the Bulletin as at Thursday, March 4, 2010[8]

Science and Security Board

The following were on the Science and Security Board for the Bulletin as at Thursday, March 4, 2010[9]

Board of Editors

The following were on the Board of Editors for the Bulletin as at April, 1984:[2]

Board of Directors

The following were on the Board of Directors for the Bulletin as at December 17, 1970:[10]

The following were on the Board of Directors for the Bulletin as at April, 1984:[2]

Sponsors

In 1949, the following were listed as founding sponsors of the Bulletin:[11]

As at May 4, 1971, the following were on the Board of Sponsors of the Bulletin:[12]

The following were sponsors of the Bulletin as at April, 1984:[2]

The following have been sponsors of the Bulletin at unspecified times:[13]

Other

Contributors

The following have contributed to The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists with articles or other contributions to the journal:

  • Anne Ehrlich's article, "Nuclear Winter: A forecast of the climatic and biological effects of nuclear war" appeared in the April 1984 edition of the journal.[14]

Partner of the March for Science

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is listed on the March for Science website as a "partner."[15]

External Links

References

  1. ↑ Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Harrison Brown 1917 - 1986, March 1987 by John Holdren
  2. ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Vol. 40, No. 4, April 1984, page 28
  3. ↑ Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 About
  4. ↑ "Doomsday Clock keeps time for ethical and technological threats," BY THOMAS FORREST, MARCH 02, 2010, Medill Reports Chicago
  5. ↑ Queering nuclear weapons: How LGBTQ+ inclusion strengthens security and reshapes disarmament (accessed June 21, 2023
  6. ↑ Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Vol. 42, No. 8., October 1986, page 2
  7. ↑ Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists website: Staff
  8. ↑ Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists website: Governing Board
  9. ↑ Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists website: Science and Security Board
  10. ↑ Letter from Managing Editor Richard S. Lewis to Professor Joshua Lederberg, Dec. 17, 1970
  11. ↑ Letter from Hans Bethe, Chairman of the Board of Sponsors of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Feb. 20, 1981
  12. ↑ Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - administrative letter to Professor Joshua Lederberg, May 4, 1971
  13. ↑ The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists website: Board of Sponsors
  14. ↑ Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Vol. 40, No. 4, April 1984, pages 25 - 34
  15. ↑ Partners, Accessed April 14 2018
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