Nuclear weapons RISK: it's real. Can our minds cope with it?
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Who will be preaching about the big #Oppenheimer @OppenheimerFilm this summer? joescarry.blogspot.com/2023/… @UnitedChurch @ChristianCent @PaxChristiUSA @Oikoumene
Where is the conversation happening about the way the @OppenheimerFilm coming out this summer is likely to impact political engagement and activism on #nuclear #AI #climate and other dangers?
The good news is the generals are keeping calm: it was just an unmanned machine.
The bad news: the computers in the Pentagon are PISSED!
(AI - what could go wrong?🤷♂️)
The Pentagon released video of the events leading up to a Russian fighter jet colliding with an unarmed U.S. reconnaissance drone this week, forcing the American aircraft down into the Black Sea. nytimes.com/live/2023/03/16/…
Nuclear arms control just a fantasy? nytimes.com/2023/03/13/opini…
0%Yes: we're doomed
50%No: we can affect change
50%Just don't think about it
2 votes • Final resultsThought experiment: what would happen if all the celebrities showed up for #Oscars2023 wearing #Ukraine + #Russia pins? #AllQuietOnTheWesternFront
The perfect storm? Artificial intelligence (AI), nuclear weapons, and a divided Congress.
ICYMI: Artificial intelligence (AI) has done amazing things for our society, but if left unregulated could also do significant harm. Wrote an op-ed in the @nytimes on the need to create a regulatory infrastructure for AI. Read: nyti.ms/3kJJGql
Problem: the public is not paying attention to #nuclearwar risk
Solution: get them to bet on it?
nytimes.com/2022/12/24/busin…
"I don't know if we can be trusted with such a weapon."
What does it mean when 22 million people are watching the #Oppenheimer trailer?
youtube.com/watch?v=bK6ldnjE…
#nuclear @nuclearban
So ... I know this is a minuscule response ... but there IS an anomalous spread in people's opinions. Thoughts?
I'm pondering this G20 Leaders' "commitment" from Bali: "The use or threat of use of #nuclearweapons is inadmissible."
???
mailchi.mp/feb6446b0574/the-…
(thanks @pnndglobal )
Today I'm paging through "Waiting for the End of the World" by @therichardross and wondering how many influential people think they have a shelter that will save them from nuclear war ....
Probability of nuclear weapons use in context of Russia-Ukraine war in 2023 ...
67%< 3 %
0%3% - 9%
0%10% - 29%
33%30% or more
9 votes • Final results"Imagine a world . . . "
I'm coming to the conclusion we would be better off engaging a VAST number of people in imagining a world in which they somehow survive ... VS ... catering to a trivial number of people imagining we will force the US to relinquish its nuclear weapons.
What approach offers the greatest opportunity in nuclear weapons activism?
0%isolate NWSs?
100%cut off the $$$?
0%reach a wider public?
0%risk reduction?
1 votes • Final results
Yes: in fact, putting a price on it -- and ARGUING ABOUT the price we put on it -- would be a huge step toward getting us from the pitiful position we're in today to the place we want to be ... #nuclearweapons #security
We need to use technology to vastly expand the conversation around this exact question! #nuclearweapons #Wellbeing
THANK YOU. The discourse on alternatives to Twitter offers the perfect moment to talk about how to better leverage ALL flavors of communications tech for the whole global community of people working on nuclear disarmament. @seb_bw
Fascinating anecdote from @G_Zlauvinen on using remote technology instead of in-person meetings for international nuclear weapons diplomacy. Remote meetings have many advantages, including on climate change. This is a notable example.
youtube.com/watch?v=neGjxVx5…
