China president Xi Jinping and US president Joe Biden after their talks in California Xinhua/Shutterstock The US and China agree on the need for bilateral talks to reduce the risks from advanced artificial intelligence. Such talks could lead to restrictions on using AI to control nuclear weapons command and control systems. The affirmation of the … Read more
J. Robert Oppenheimer was instrumental in creating the first atomic bomb but afterwards spent decades campaigning against it. Christopher Nolan’s new film focuses on these later years Source link
Nuclear fusion, infectious diseases and an incredible new space telescope were ongoing stories in 2022, but what were some of the other big scientific developments, discoveries and events of the year? Technology 16 December 2022 By Jacob Aron The Pivdennoukrainsk nuclear power plant in Ukraine GENYA SAVILOV/AFP via Getty Images War in Europe, a momentous … Read more
Decades-old US silos holding Minuteman III missiles that have been a key nuclear deterrent since the 1970s will be assessed by robots that can crawl straight up walls Technology 12 December 2022 By David Hambling A TOKA robot from Gecko Robotics ascending a sheer wall in a US missile silo Gecko Robotics Robots are going … Read more
The after-effects of nuclear war would be catastrophic for agriculture. Simulations show billions of people could starve depending on the size of the conflict Technology 15 August 2022 By James Dinneen Agriculture would be greatly affected by the after-effects of nuclear war Archana Thiyagarajan/AFP via Getty Images Simulations of conflict between nuclear powers suggest even … Read more
Scientists at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant say that radioactive material was stolen by looters during the Russian invasion of Ukraine Technology | Analysis 29 March 2022 By Matthew Sparkes Satellite image of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine on 10 March Satellite image (c) 2022 Maxar Technologies/DigitalGlobe/Getty Images Radioactive material has been stolen … Read more