In 2014, the U.S. Department of Justice ordered the Albuquerque Police Department to reduce its deadly use of force. Today, APD is in near-total compliance but still killing at record levels.
The aging of plutonium pits is a big question mark. The potential power they yield is one of the most critical factors in triggering a nuclear explosion. But just as American voters are facing a “contest of the ancients” in this electoral year, so are scientists grappling with the vexing matter of plutonium’s lifespan.