Stanislav Petrov saved the world from nuclear disaster 41 years ago today
During the height of the cold war, the actions of one Soviet military officer were all that stood between peace,…
Category: Nuclear War
The latest on the existential risk from nuclear war.
Toby Ord: Climate risk down, Nuclear risk up
The author of The Precipice has reassessed the existential risk from artificial intelligence, pandemics, climate change, and nuclear war. In a speech at the…
‘Abrupt sunlight reduction scenarios’ could cause 120 million deaths
In 1816, a volcanic eruption caused Europe to experience a ‘year without a summer’, causing widespread famine and an increase…