The Future of Nuclear Weapons
The award-winning Oppenheimer film has brought attention to the origins of the atomic bomb and the anguish of its inventor. Almost 80 years after that first explosion in New Mexico, the threat of global Armageddon not only remains but has increased. Until and unless nuclear weapons are abolished, humankind will always be in danger of massive death and destruction. Yet instead of moving toward abolition, the U. S. is upgrading its arsenal. The Doomsday Clock is ticking. Sooner or later, intentionally or unintentionally, terminal war will destroy the planet. The only way to prevent that from happening is to eliminate all nuclear weapons. As long as they exist, humanity hangs by a thread.
Speaker

Sarah Scoles
Sarah Scoles is an award-winning science journalist. Her articles appear in the New York Times, Wired and the Scientific American. She is the author of Countdown: The Blinding Future of Nuclear Weapons.
Bruce Neff (verified owner) –
To those of us who grew up in the 50’s and practiced “duck & cover” in a kindergarten classroom, we feel lucky to still be alive. We need to increase the effort to eliminate these weapons.
Jerry Markatos –
“Which is interesting to me at least” is a marvelously self deprecatory comment in this absolutely accessible and important talk. Thanks for adding a mature conversation with its updates and caveats.