Nuclear time est3/31/2023 ![]() The Clock was originally the work of Martyl Langsdorf, an abstract landscape artist whose husband Alexander had been a physicist with the Manhattan Project. It’s one that has been with us for so long that it has receded into the background of our nightmares: nuclear war - and the threat is arguably greater at this moment than it has been since the end of the Cold War. But the Clock still works for the biggest existential threat facing the world right now, the one that the Doomsday Clock was invented to illustrate 75 years ago. The sheer number of factors that now go into Bulletin’s annual decision can obscure the bracing clarity that the Doomsday Clock was meant to evoke. New technologies like artificial intelligence, autonomous weapons, even advanced cyberhacking present harder-to-gauge but still very real dangers. Even with increasing efforts to reduce carbon emissions, climate change is worsening year after year. Covid-19 has amply demonstrated just how unprepared the world was to handle a major new infectious virus, and both increasing global interconnectedness and the spread of new biological engineering tools mean that the threat from both natural and human-made pathogens will only grow. ![]() “The Doomsday Clock continues to hover dangerously, reminding us how much work is needed to ensure a safer and healthier planet.”Īs for why the world is supposedly lingering on the edge of Armageddon, take your pick. “The world is no safer than it was last year at this time,” said Rachel Bronson, the president and CEO of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. That matches the setting in 20, making all three years the closest the Clock has been to midnight in its 75-year history. That’s the latest setting of the Doomsday Clock, unveiled yesterday morning by the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. The NEA community extends its sincere condolences to his widow Zahra Saïd-Strohl and his family.One hundred seconds to midnight. « Pas du tout, c’est l’expert italien ! » Arangio-Ruiz est bien l’expert espagnol ». Sur ce, le nouveau aurait rétorqué « Mais quand même, M. Strohl est français et il appartient au Secrétariat ». ![]() « Ah bon, pardonnez-moi je pensais que c’était plutôt M. On disait qu’un expert nouveau qui arrivait dans le groupe et qui ne connaissait pas encore les autres aurait dit « Je vois ici la liste des membres et, si je comprends bien, M. Il s’agit d’une histoire qui courait dans les couloirs du Groupe d’experts au cours des premières années. The following story, which he told at the 2007 Colloquium on the Past, Present and Future of the Nuclear Law Committee, captures some of his esprit de vie: I kept in touch with him afterwards and was lucky to benefit from his advice and knowledge on nuclear law. It was an enriching experience for all participants coming from around the world. I participated in a research session of The Hague Academy of International Law as young law professor under the supervision of Pierre Strohl. Pierre Strohl is remembered fondly by his colleagues and those who studied under him. The NEA continues to carry out Pierre’s initial work in the development, strengthening and harmonisation of nuclear legislation and regulation, as well as publishing the Nuclear Law Bulletin for over 50 years. Pierre Strohl initiated the programme of nuclear legislation studies as well as the Nuclear Law Bulletin, a rather unorthodox idea at the time, and tasked your humble servant to carry it on. ![]() After his retirement he remained active in academia, participating in such diverse bodies as the section de langue française du Centre d'Étude et de Recherche de l'Académie as well the Centre for Studies and Research in International Law and International Relations, part of the Hague Academy of International Law, amongst others.Patrick Reyners, who also served as Head of the NEA Legal Division, writes: As Deputy Director of Security and Regulation of Nuclear Activities and later Deputy Director-General, Pierre was with the Agency until his retirement in 1991. In his role as Head of the ENEA/NEA Legal and External Relations Division from 1966-1974, Pierre led the NEA’s work on the exclusion of small quantities from existing conventions and the establishment of the Convention on Civil Liability for Maritime Carriage of Nuclear Material. An official since 1948, Pierre joined the European Nuclear Energy Agency in 1956 where he worked under Pierre Huet and was heavily involved in the foundation of the present OECD Nuclear Energy Agency. It is with deep sadness that the NEA Community learned of the passing of Pierre Strohl, former Deputy Director-General of the NEA. ![]()
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