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Could expanding the U.S. nuclear arsenal make Americans less safe?

18 September 2026 at 08:00
A new report from the Brookings Institution presents evidence that increasing the size of the U.S. nuclear arsenal could make nuclear crises more likely. This raises an important challenge to arguments that the U.S. must consider increasing its stockpile in response to China's growing nuclear capabilities.

Nonprofit that tracks meteors taken down by "critical blow" from a cyberattack

16 September 2026 at 22:08

The International Meteor Organization, the nonprofit that coordinates and publishes amateur and professional observations of meteor phenomena, said its infrastructure has suffered a β€œcritical blow” from a cyberattack.

β€œWe recently suffered a cyberattack that dealt a critical blow to aging infrastructure, taking much of our site offline," a static page on its website on Wednesday said. β€œWe expect several weeks of partial downtime as we transition to new infrastructure and services.”

β€œI am very sad to see the site down”

In the meantime, the IMO said it’s prioritizing the reporting of fireball observations, which can be reported here. The organization is also providing some information on its Facebook page.

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Could expanding the U.S. nuclear arsenal make Americans less safe?

18 September 2026 at 08:00
A new report from the Brookings Institution presents evidence that increasing the size of the U.S. nuclear arsenal could make nuclear crises more likely. This raises an important challenge to arguments that the U.S. must consider increasing its stockpile in response to China's growing nuclear capabilities.

Arctic Scare Stories Melt Away

17 September 2026 at 07:00

Arctic summer sea ice should have melted away years ago, according to the 'experts' who foretold its demise by 2007, 2012, 2016... But with the ice going nowhere, those experts are very quiet now, says Paul Homewood.

The post Arctic Scare Stories Melt Away appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

Survey reveals significant gap across 64 countries between commitment to the rule of law and its implementation

17 September 2026 at 01:20
A new report by the International Bar Association (IBA) has found a significant gap between the importance legal professionals attach to fundamental rule of law principles and their assessment of how effectively those principles are implemented in practice.

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