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In South Asia, Pakistan and India have continued to build ever-larger arsenals of nuclear weapons.Īnd in the Middle East, uncertainty about continued US support for the landmark Iranian nuclear deal adds to a bleak overall picture. In the Asia-Pacific region, tensions over the South China Sea have increased, with relations between the United States and China insufficient to re-establish a stable security situation. Hyperbolic rhetoric and provocative actions by both sides have increased the possibility of nuclear war by accident or miscalculation.īut the dangers brewing on the Korean Peninsula were not the only nuclear risks evident in 2017: The United States and Russia remained at odds, continuing military exercises along the borders of NATO, undermining the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), upgrading their nuclear arsenals, and eschewing arms control negotiations.
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North Korea’s nuclear weapons program made remarkable progress in 2017, increasing risks to North Korea itself, other countries in the region, and the United States. The greatest risks last year arose in the nuclear realm. In 2017, world leaders failed to respond effectively to the looming threats of nuclear war and climate change, making the world security situation more dangerous than it was a year ago-and as dangerous as it has been since World War II. It is my hope that the statement focuses world attention on today’s dangerous trajectory and urges leaders and citizens alike to redouble their efforts in committing to a path that advances the health and safety of the planet. This is a concern that the Bulletin has been highlighting for some time, but momentum toward this new reality is increasing.Īs you will see in the discussion that follows, the Bulletin’s Science and Security Board has once again assessed progress-actually, lack thereof-in managing the technologies that can bring humanity both relief and harm. Across the globe, nuclear weapons are poised to become more rather than less usable because of nations’ investments in their nuclear arsenals. Major nuclear actors are on the cusp of a new arms race, one that will be very expensive and will increase the likelihood of accidents and misperceptions. In 2017, we saw reckless language in the nuclear realm heat up already dangerous situations and re-learned that minimizing evidence-based assessments regarding climate and other global challenges does not lead to better public policies.Īlthough the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientistsfocuses on nuclear risk, climate change, and emerging technologies, the nuclear landscape takes center stage in this year’s Clock statement.
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The year just past proved perilous and chaotic, a year in which many of the risks foreshadowed in our last Clock statement came into full relief.