Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Papers
(The median citation count of Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is 0. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)
ArticleCitations
Introduction: UNSCOM and the future of WMD verification32
To do or not to do: Pyongyang’s seventh nuclear test calculations24
Interview: Robert Latiff on the worsening international security situation in space22
Puzzling out the Iraqi biological weapons program13
Some long-term effects of UNSCOM: People are important, or, therein lies much of the problem12
Cis-lunar space and the security dilemma11
Oppenheimer Replies9
Perspectives on UNSCOM and UNMOVIC: An interview with Nikita Smidovich9
Regenerative agriculture sequesters carbon—But that’s not the only benefit and shouldn’t be the only goal8
We cannot afford another lost year for food and climate action8
Collateral damage: American civilian survivors of the 1945 Trinity test8
It’s time to reignite US-Russia cooperation in space. Nuclear power may hold the key8
Praying for the ice (and snow, and water) as the climate changes7
“H is For Hope” sounded a lot better than “D is For Despair”: Interview with Elizabeth Kolbert about climate change7
A China-US war in space: The after-action report6
“It’s a different kind of world we’re living in now”: Interview with Francis Fukuyama6
Diversification from Russian nuclear fuel requires market-oriented solutions6
Smart devices, cell phone cameras, social shaming and the loss of the right to a private self: Interview with Michel Paradis about the modern panopticon6
Opportunities for US-Russian collaboration on the safe disposal of nuclear waste6
Monitoring Iraq’s dual-use capabilities: An interview with Gabriele Kraatz-Wadsack6
The trouble with Taiwan5
China and the United States: It’s a Cold War, but don’t panic5
Burning biomass: A Drax-tic idea, and bad for environmental justice4
When burning wood to generate energy makes climate sense4
Nuclear fear: The irrational obstacle to real climate action4
I gave my baby tooth to science: Project Sunshine’s role in the Limited Test Ban Treaty and cutting-edge pollution research4
A just transition for US workers is within reach4
United States nuclear weapons, 20224
The long view: Strategic arms control after the New START Treaty3
Interview: Tom Collina of the Ploughshares Fund on the politics of defense spending3
A perspective on UNSCOM culture2
Introduction: How to dial back a disinformation dystopia2
Introduction: Climate change—where are we now?2
“The world has already ended”: Britt Wray on living with the horror and trauma of climate crisis2
Building a nuclear off-ramp following the war in Ukraine2
Introduction: Near-misses, close calls, and early warnings2
Space Force: Fact or fiction?2
In Germany, the energy transition continues2
Introduction: Why some renewable technologies will perish in – and others survive – the “Valley of Death”2
Chinese nuclear weapons, 20212
Able Archer: How close of a call was it?2
Machine learning improves satellite imagery analysis of North Korean nuclear activity2
Where climate journalism is now: Interview with Emily Atkin, the fire behind the Heated climate newsletter2
Alan Miller: How the News Literacy Project teaches schoolchildren (and adults) to dismiss and debunk internet disinformation2
Introduction: Climate action in the general interest2
Despite challenges, US-Russian nuclear arms control has its benefits1
The campaign volunteer who used AI to help swing Pakistan’s elections: Interview with Jibran Ilyas1
Russian nuclear weapons, 20241
Russian nuclear weapons, 20221
Nuclear testing in the 21st century—legacy, tensions, and risks1
A reality check and a way forward for the global governance of artificial intelligence1
Russian nuclear weapons, 20231
What do we really know about urban agriculture’s impact on people, places, and the planet?1
Long-duration energy storage for reliable renewable electricity: The realistic possibilities1
Putin’s psychology and nuclear weapons: The fundamentalist mindset1
Interview: Lawrence Norden on US election security1
“He did not speak the ordinary language”: Memories of Oppie from a Manhattan Project physicist1
Preserving the nuclear test ban after Russia revoked its CTBT ratification1
The complicating role of the private sector in space1
Chinese nuclear weapons, 20241
An extended interview with Christopher Nolan, director of Oppenheimer1
Water and war1
Interview: Emerging military technology expert Paul Scharre on global power dynamics in the AI age1
Not your grandparents’ Cold War: Why America should emphasize economic rather than military strategies in its rivalry with China1
Avoiding an unintentional space war: Lessons from Cold War nuclear diplomacy1
The Oppenheimer case: A study in the abuse of law1
AI misinformation detectors can’t save us from tyranny—at least not yet1
Introduction: Bringing the world’s food production in line with global climate goals1
United States nuclear weapons, 20231
Do Germany and the Netherlands want to say goodbye to US nuclear weapons?1
Peak water in an era of climate change1
North Korean nuclear weapons, 20241
Interview: Diane Randall, director general of the Friends Committee on National Legislation, discusses restraining the US defense budget0
Interview: CalPERS’ Anne Simpson on the climate change power of investment managers0
How my Gen Z students learned to start worrying and dismantle the Bomb0
North Korean nuclear weapons, 20210
United States nuclear weapons, 20250
Israeli nuclear weapons, 20210
Laying the groundwork for long-duration energy storage0
What a Cold War crisis over Taiwan could tell us about China-Russia relations today0
A new transatlantic division of labor could save billions every year!0
Fusion power: The uncertain certainty0
The future of technology: Lessons from China0
Introduction: Can we make overspending on the military politically costly?0
United States nuclear weapons, 20240
Why the final frontier should not become the final battleground0
Why will some promising renewables technologies enter a “Valley of Death,” from which they never emerge?0
How demagogues destroy democracy: A step-by-step global guide0
Small and advanced nuclear reactors: Closing the fuel cycle?0
Oppenheimer: The man behind the movie0
Introduction: how to negotiate the China-Taiwan impasse0
One if by invasion, two if by coercion: US military capacity to protect Taiwan from China0
Distressing a system in distress: global nuclear order and Russia’s war against Ukraine0
Figuring out the most realistic projections for sea-level rise: Interview with glaciologist Rob DeConto0
Climate change and water scarcity will increase risk of nuclear catastrophe in South Asia0
Conditional restraint: Why the India-Pakistan Kargil War is not a case of nuclear deterrence0
Russia’s economy is much more than a “big gas station.” Under sanctions, that’s now its biggest problem0
Introduction: The brave new world of the high-tech surveillance state0
North Korean nuclear weapons, 20220
Meme warfare: AI countermeasures to disinformation should focus on popular, not perfect, fakes0
The enduring risks and new challenges of nuclear materials: A special issue dedicated to Rodney C. Ewing’s scientific and policy contributions0
Will AI make us crazy?0
Indian nuclear weapons, 20220
Indian nuclear weapons, 20240
Does wood bioenergy help or harm the climate?0
Interview: Catherine Bertini on eliminating hunger in a changing climate0
Legal and political myths of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons0
UNSCOM: A successful experiment in disarmament0
Sociotechnical risks posed by the geologic disposal of weapons plutonium0
Lessons to be drawn from the search for Iraqi WMD0
Instead of reforming Facebook, should we just build something else?0
Correction0
Global and regional confrontation in South and Southeast Asia0
Climate anxiety is not a mental health problem. But we should still treat it as one0
Constitutional mistakes of the past can tyrannize the present—But we can fix them0
How to deal with an AI near-miss: Look to the skies0
Nuclear-free NYC: How New Yorkers are disarming the legacies of the Manhattan Project0
Creating a model democratic alternative to the surveillance state0
United Kingdom nuclear weapons, 20210
Why what happened to Oppenheimer then is relevant now0
Plant power: Burning biomass instead of coal can help fight climate change—but only if done right0
The final countdown to site selection for Canada’s nuclear waste geologic repository0
The horrors of nuclear weapons testing0
Becoming a responsible ancestor0
How the renewables revolution can move from catchphrase to reality0
Pakistani nuclear weapons, 20210
After Putin – what?0
Redefining the wildfire problem and scaling solutions to meet the challenge0
New confidence-building measures can reduce tensions around subcritical tests0
After ITER: What China and others are doing in fusion. Interview with MIT’s Dennis Whyte0
Trust but verify: How to get there by using next-generation nuclear verification and warhead dismantlement techniques0
Why President Biden needs to revisit—and reduce—his defense budget0
Interview with Graham Allison: Are the United States and China charging into Thucydides’s trap?0
When glaciers calve: Large underwater tsunamis discovered at edge of Antarctica, likely affecting ice melt, climate and marine ecosystem0
The United States and stability in the Taiwan Strait0
How countries can build on UNSCOM’s legacy to solve today’s problems0
Sure, deter China—but manage risk with North Korea, too0
Popping the chatbot hype balloon0
Introduction: Securing elections, democracy, and the information ecosystem in a critical political year0
Interview: California Congressman Ted Lieu on what you, as a citizen, can do about existential threats0
The fuel supply quandary of fusion power reactors0
The five things that must happen for renewables to fit into the grid: Interview with Greg Nemet0
Fukushima: Lessons learned from a devastating “near-miss”0
How bitcoin makes burning fossil fuels more profitable than ever0
An overview of the fusion landscape0
The logic for US ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty0
Why a mind-set of stubborn optimism about the climate crisis is needed, now more than ever0
Charging ahead: Steven Chu, Nobel Prize-winner and former energy secretary, on today’s battery research—and more0
Nerds, ninjas, and neutrons: The story of the Nuclear Emergency Support Team0
Interview with Sam West, founder of the Museum of Failure0
United Kingdom nuclear weapons, 20240
Glass and ceramic nuclear waste forms: The scientific battle0
The Swiss cheese model for mitigating online misinformation0
Between two wars0
Sanctioning Russia’s oligarchs – with shame0
Nuclear energy: A distraction on the road to climate solutions0
Renewable ammonia: The future of fuels?0
A US history of not conducting cyber attacks0
The United States needs to cut military spending and shift money to two pressing threats: Pandemics and climate change0
Oppenheimer’s tragedy—and ours0
To protect democratic values, journalism must save itself0
Countries have more than 100 laws on the books to combat misinformation. How well do they work?0
Interview with Sneha Revanur, “the Greta Thunberg of AI”0
Introduction: The unintended—and undermanaged—consequences of blockchain and cryptocurrency0
Pakistan nuclear weapons, 20230
The war in Ukraine shows the game-changing effect of drones depends on the game0
Book excerpt—Catastrophic climate change: Lessons from the dinosaurs0
Correction0
How to avoid nuclear war with China0
Introduction: What you can do to turn back the hands of the Clock0
“When it comes to Russia, it’s like living in a volcano”: An interview with Farida Rustamova, an independent reporter working in Putin’s Russia0
An interview about the 2024 election with Harper Reed, chief technology officer for Obama 20120
Nichols presents charges0
To reassure Taiwan and deter China, the United States should learn from history0
Can small modular reactors help mitigate climate change?0
Making the transition to a green economy: What is our responsibility as citizens?0
We need to act now to ensure global food security, and reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions0
The history of nuclear power’s imagined future: Plutonium’s journey from asset to waste0
“Sustainable” biomass: A paper tiger when it comes to reducing carbon emissions0
Lessons learned in blood: Why we fail to use near-misses to prevent man-made disasters0
Stolen billions from errant mouse clicks: Crypto requires new approaches to attack money-laundering0
The path to compulsory voting0
AI and atoms: How artificial intelligence is revolutionizing nuclear material production0
Deterring a Chinese military attack on Taiwan0
How we know Antarctica is rapidly losing more ice0
Environmental impacts of underground nuclear weapons testing0
Introduction: Fusion, the next big thing—again?0
Nuclear weapons sharing, 20230
Final thoughts: The fragile connection of safety and science in the geological disposal of radioactive waste0
Bulletin statement on the Energy Department’s Oppenheimer decision0
If you worry about humanity, you should be more scared of humans than of AI0
Introduction: Can we grow and burn our way out of climate change?0
Oppenheimer—“A very mysterious and delphic character.” Interview with Kai Bird, author of American Prometheus0
Ferreting out the truth about fusion: Interview with Bob Rosner0
French nuclear weapons, 20230
What if potatoes grew on trees? An interview with the Breadfruit Institute’s Diane Ragone0
RFK Jr.’s presidential ambitions may have fallen short, but his anti-vax beliefs are winning in many statehouses0
Is nuclear power sustainable in a carbon-free world? The case of Sweden0
The Alps’ iconic glaciers are melting, but there’s still time to save the biggest0
Blockchain beyond cryptocurrency: A revolution in information management and international security0
Correction0
Russian nuclear weapons, 20210
Remote monitoring: Verifying geographical arms limits0
The entanglement of fusion energy research and bombs0
How Fukushima’s radioactive fallout in Tokyo was concealed from the public0
Chinese nuclear weapons, 20230
Does ‘net zero’ mean zero cows?0
What do ordinary Russians think? Interview with a Russian independent reporter0
Wood-burning: Carbon hero or carbon villain. Q&A with forest modeling scientist Michael Ter-Mikaelian0
“Fusion is not a typical bet.” Interview with Silicon Valley venture capitalist Mark Coopersmith0
Microchips in humans: Consumer-friendly app, or new frontier in surveillance?0
Introduction: Can the United States and China co-exist in the 21st century? Will they?0
UNSCOM’s work to uncover Iraq’s illicit biological weapons program: A primer0
Tom Steyer on clean energy: It’s where the big money is going0
Interview with Susan Solomon: The healing of the ozone hole, and what else we can learn from atmospheric near-misses0
Interview with Eric Schlosser: Why we can’t trust the government’s figures about nuclear close calls0
After the fall: Bitcoin’s true legacy may be blockchain technology0
Introduction: The hype, peril, and promise of artificial intelligence0
Exchanging atoms for influence: Competition in Southeast Asia’s nuclear market0
“Like writing the biography of a ghost”—Interview with Jeff Goodell, author of The Heat Will Kill You First0
The high-tech surveillance state is not restricted to China: Interview with Maya Wang of Human Rights Watch0
Introduction – Russia: what to expect next?0
Bill McKibben explains what individuals can do to win the climate fight. Together0
Offshore wind: Poised for the big time. An interview with Anthony Kirincich0
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