Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Box office bombs: What I learned watching 20 nuclear films in a month

The quandaries posed by the nuclear film pantheon are the same ones experts in the nuclear threat reduction community face ...

In Kathryn Bigelow’s new film, Chicago is the target of a nuclear attack. Does the movie reflect reality?

Experts with the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists in Chicago analyze the risks, both as they’re depicted in the movie and in ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Fictional nuclear threat serves a reminder of the past horrors, potential devastation

As audiences watch the film, I hope they will consider how nuclear weapons have held our planet and its people hostage for 80 years and how the risks they pose today may be greater than ever before.

There’s a Reason We Can’t Look Away From ‘A House of Dynamite’

The ticking-clock threat of an imminent missile strike makes for propulsive viewing. It’s long been a go-to setup in Hollywood, from “Dr. Strangelove” on.

How The US Tested Nuclear Weapons (And Why It Became Too Dangerous To Continue)

The history of nuclear weapons testing is a complex and interesting one. Here's the story of the U.S.' nuclear testing program and why it stopped.
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Trump’s remarks on nuclear testing upend decades of U.S. policy. Here’s what to know

President Donald Trump's comments Thursday suggesting the United States will restart its testing of nuclear weapons upends ...

Before 'A House of Dynamite,' These Movies Took on the Bomb

A House of Dynamite is far from the first movie to think about the “what if” doomsday scenario. For much of the Cold War, the ...
Variety

Sabrina Carpenter Sings Two F-Words Uncensored on ‘SNL’ While Performing ‘Nobody’s Son’

Sabrina Carpenter delivered an NSFW performance on the Oct. 18 episode of “Saturday Night Live,” when she sang her “Man’s Best Friend” track “Nobody’s Son” and didn’t self-censor the lyrics “He sure ...