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- 1Trump administration plans to turn warhead plutonium into reactor fuel●The # Trump admin is moving forward with a plan to provide Cold War-era # plutonium from dismantled # nuclear warheads t
The Trump administration is moving forward with a plan to supply plutonium from dismantled Cold War-era nuclear warheads to companies that would convert the material into fuel for nuclear power plants. The proposal has generated debate and some unease among experts and observers, who question the safety and wisdom of handing weapons-grade material to private industry.
- 2AI companies urged to study nuclear weapons safety history●AI companies could learn safety lessons from the history of nuclear weapons
An essay in The Conversation argues that companies developing artificial intelligence should draw lessons from decades of nuclear weapons safety practices. The piece suggests that protocols built around nuclear arms — strict controls, oversight and fail-safe design — offer a useful model for managing powerful AI systems and reducing the risk of catastrophic accidents.