President Vladimir Putin praised a newly-built supersonic strategic bomber on Thursday after watching it in flight, saying it would beef up Russia’s nuclear weapons capability.reuters.com

A quirky bill pending in the 2018 Legislature has some Washington residents wondering what they should do in case of a nuclear attack. Tri-cityherald.com

THE Doomsday Clock is expected to move closer to midnight when scientists announce their latest findings on the danger of the apocalypse on Thursday, January 25. Express.co.uk

Cybersecurity is a topic covered frequently in the pages of POWER magazine, and one that all power plants need to take seriously. A recent simulation proved that the consequences of a hack can be grave. The drill took place in Sweden, but could have been conducted anywhere in the world. The attack used plant control systems against themselves to flood a cooling system, showing that hacking of computer systems can lead to physical plant damage. Powermag.com