John Mecklin

3 weeks ago | thebulletin.org | John Mecklin

Even as President Trump’s tariffs, deportations, and insults occupy news headlines, nuclear weapons have gained a measure of public attention of late. The United States and Iran have begun new talks about the Iranian nuclear program. And the United States and Russia continue to circle one another, negotiating—so far inconclusively—about an end to the war in Ukraine and a revival of arms control talks in advance of next year’s expiration of New START.

3 weeks ago | thebulletin.org | John Mecklin

Archway signage for the University of Chicago's 519th Convocation Saturday, June 14, 2014, on the Main Quadrangle of campus. (Robert Kozloff/The University of Chicago) Editor’s note: This open letter was originally posted on LinkedIn. Misho Ceko is a member of the Governing Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic ScientistsMy name is Misho Ceko. I’m the son of Bosnian immigrants who came to the South Side of Chicago chasing something simple and beautiful—a future for their kids.

4 weeks ago | thebulletin.org | Seyed Hossein Mousavian |John Mecklin

The ongoing nuclear negotiations between Iran and the United States have taken an unexpected turn, with recent developments in Muscat, Oman shedding light on the potential for a breakthrough. In a statement on April 12, White House described the talks as very positive and constructive. “As the first meeting, it was a constructive meeting held in a very peaceful and respectful environment, because no inappropriate language was used,” Iran’s lead negotiator, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, said.

2 months ago | ourcommunitynow.com | John Mecklin

Share At the end of 2024, an attempt to reauthorize the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), which expired last summer, and expand its geographic reach fell apart. The Senate had passed reauthorization legislation by a more than two-to-one margin, but House Republicans refused to include it in a massive year-end government-funding bill, at least partly because of cost concerns.

2 months ago | thebulletin.org | John Mecklin

At the end of 2024, an attempt to reauthorize the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), which expired last summer, and expand its geographic reach fell apart. The Senate had passed reauthorization legislation by a more than two-to-one margin, but House Republicans refused to include it in a massive year-end government-funding bill, at least partly because of cost concerns. A bipartisan group of senators reintroduced a RECA reauthorization and expansion bill in January, led by Republican Sen.