Nuclear Weapons

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Health & Medicine

Everyone can help forge a safe ending to what Oppenheimer began

While no film can convey everything about nuclear weapons, Oppenheimer is a timely reminder of how fallible humans created the first weapons that could destroy our world

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Politics & Society

Fixing the blind spot in nuclear inspections

A blind spot in safeguards culture led to a ‘that’s the way we do things around here’ approach at the IAEA – but lessons have been learned since Iraq

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Sciences & Technology

Disarmament: What is it good for?

Efforts to control the weaponisation of new technologies like AI are fragmented, but the UN hosts an existing disarmament framework that could bring these efforts together

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Sciences & Technology

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Go Figure

Would cockroaches really survive a nuclear apocalypse?

Cockroaches have a reputation for resilience, even when it comes to surviving a nuclear bomb and radiation - but would they really outlive us all?

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Politics & Society

The risk of Australia reconsidering the Iran nuclear deal

Although Australia is not a party to the Iran nuclear deal, Scott Morrison is reviewing whether Australia should follow Donald Trump’s lead and withdraw its support

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Politics & Society

Could personal insults trigger war?

As US President Donald Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un fling insults at each other, many of those watching have asked the question: could lobbing mockery lead to lobbing missiles?

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Politics & Society

North Korea: The ‘threat that leaves something to chance’

North Korea’s latest missile test has graphically demonstrated how it’s prepared to play the strategic game against the United States

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Politics & Society

More Jaw Jaw: Stopping North Korea going critical

As North Korea tests another missile, U.S. President Donald Trump says Washington is willing to talk, but only under the right conditions

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