Balgarianovinite.com In an interview for BTA, Alexandra Bell, President and CEO of the non-profit organization Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, said that people should remember and reflect on the horror and tragedy of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, because otherwise, we are doomed to repeat the same mistakes. Sunday marks the 81st anniversary of the second bombing of Japan during WW2, over the city of Nagasaki. Three days before that, the US dropped a nuclear bomb over Hiroshima.
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists was founded in Chicago in 1945. Among its founders were scientists such as Albert Einstein and J. Robert Oppenheimer who recognized the urgent need for society to come to terms with the events following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Bell told BTA that to this day, the atomic bombings of Japan remain the only instances of nuclear weapons being used in warfare. She attributed this fact to deterrence postures, arms control agreements, grassroots activism to reduce nuclear threats, and plain dumb luck. “The solemn legacy of these two cities should forever serve as a reminder of what is at stake and the need for all countries to work to prevent any further nuclear use,” Bell said.
The President of the Bulletin noted that 2025 was marked by growing tensions, risky conflicts between nuclear powers, and a general disregard for the need to manage nuclear risks. She reported: “Conflicts involving nuclear armed powers (such as Russia-Ukraine, India-Pakistan, and Iran-US and Israel), China’s continued nuclear arms buildup, and stalling progress on arms control discussions are all factors for concern. Those worrying trendlines have continued into 2026, with no evidence world leaders have the political will or courage to reverse course. In short, global nuclear risk is higher than it has been since the end of the Cold War.”
At the beginning of 2026, the Bulletin set the Doomsday Clock to 85 seconds to midnight – the closest to global catastrophe since 1947. This estimate was reached by evaluating the mounting risks in four key areas: nuclear risk, climate change, biosecurity, and disruptive technologies.
Bell reported: “First, every nuclear challenge is growing worse and more complex, with reckless nuclear posturing, attacks on nuclear facilities, arsenal build-ups, and threats to proliferate becoming common occurrences.
“Second, the Earth’s climate is rapidly changing, with global average temperatures and carbon dioxide levels reaching record highs, warming oceans and rising sea levels, and irreversible loss of glaciers and countless natural habitats putting our homes, economies, and biodiversity at critical risk.
“Third, there are a number of emerging biosecurity threats, including research into the creation of so-called ‘mirror life’ microbes, AI’s ability to design dangerous new pathogens, the potential for state-sponsored biowarfare, and the world’s deteriorating public health infrastructure, something that could lead to increased threat from infectious diseases.
“Finally, emerging and disruptive technologies, including AI, have the potential to upend global security as we know it. AI systems and their tendency to ‘hallucinate’ pose serious disinformation risks, and the lack of safety constraints on the AI industry open the door for deepfakes and risky AI (over)involvement in biosecurity and nuclear systems.”
Bell noted that in order to reduce the risk of nuclear conflict, it is crucial for nuclear-armed states to engage in diplomatic efforts to reduce nuclear threats. This includes the US and Russia entering renewed arms-control negotiations following the recent expiration of New START, all parties to the Non-Proliferation Treaty renewing their commitment to its core principles, and every country adhering to the global moratorium on explosive nuclear testing.
Dialogue on these issues should be a global concern, not just the responsibility of a few policymakers in nuclear armed states. Every country has a role to play in advancing nuclear risk reduction measures and engaging in multilateral dialogues with all parties involved to advance the causes of nuclear security, arms control, nonproliferation, and eventually, disarmament.
Bell concluded: “We must remember and reflect on the horror and tragedy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, or we may be doomed to repeat it. For eighty-one years, we have avoided further nuclear use in warfare, but again the trendlines are pointing towards danger. The anniversaries of Hiroshima and Nagasaki should serve a twin purpose: as memorials for those that were lost in the bombings, and as a call to ensure that nuclear weapons are never used again.” Scientists Urge Global Community to Remember the Horror of WW2 Nuclear Bombings 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-08-09 11:34:50 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law