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21 stories and discussions about nuclear, aggregated from every source we track.
Seventy-five years ago, in the heart of America’s second-largest city, a group of scientists lit a secret fire.
Addressing the UN General Assembly in New York, Secretary-General António Guterres warned that technology “without accountability” threatens humanity.
But the military's overall use of AI seems to be accelerating.
But the military's overall use of AI seems to be accelerating.
A shuttered Southern California nuclear plant that now stores nuclear waste accidentally sent about 5,000 gallons of wastewater containing radioactive material toward the Pacific Ocean, according to a report the…
Study suggests nuclear testing fundamentally altered the region’s tectonic landscape, making earthquakes stronger and more frequent for years afterwards
Japan’s naval capabilities are evolving rapidly in the face of growing threats and so are its undersea requirements. Tokyo is keeping its options open as China’s expanding naval reach reshapes Japan’s undersea…
The reasons the Montreal Protocol and START worked are also the reasons an international AI regime would fail.
When AI reaches the nuclear control room, more intelligence doesn't mean more safety. A look at the risks, and the path we should follow.
Small modular reactors (SMRs) were first conceived for military use and deployed on polar bases. Seventy years on, their record remains dismal.
The US narrowly avoided boarding a Chinese ship based on an "entirely false" US intelligence report generated with the help of AI tools, according to a CNN report . That erroneous intelligence, submitted by a US Special Operations Command analyst, suggested the Chinese ship was transporting nuclear arms program components through the Middle East, according to "four sources familiar with the episode" cited by CNN. The US military was preparing to intercept and board the ship, with air support, before officials discovered a chatbot used in generating the report had "inaccurately identified the material the ship was carrying." One source told CNN the AI-powered fiasco "almost started a war." Read full article Comments