For 70 years, the U.S. has practiced what it calls extended deterrence, which includes the so-called “nuclear umbrella” for its NATO allies in Europe. Countries under the umbrella agree not to develop their own nuclear weapons with the understanding that the U.S. could theirs on their behalf.

One more comment on the Post debacle: this hurts journalism broadly. Good journalists will go do something else. The rest will be fighting for fewer jobs and everyone will earn less. Fewer people will take up the career. The damage done is to the ecosystem, as well as the paper.

Asia’s most iconic species is making an ‘improbable return’ in the forests of Russia and China. But will geopolitics get in the way of conservation?

“National leaders … must take the lead in finding a path away from the brink,” writes the Science and Security Board in the 2026 Doomsday Clock statement. “Citizens must insist they do so.” Watch the announcement: buff.ly/BGu0Zse

After today’s shameful “press briefing” at the WH, here’s a press conference that actually matters. #Minnesota physicians on ICE presence in hospitals. www.youtube.com/live/kNXKBoN... #ICEOUT of #MN

Greenlandic people are obviously very strong and smart if they can survive in such an unforgiving environment. Instead of threatening them, why don't walk talk with them and learn from their culture, history, and wisdom. I am sure they have so much to teach us. #Greenland 🇬🇱

Peace marchcommemorates the 133rd year since #Hawaiian Kingdom's illegal #overthrow youtu.be/uvv0O2NIuUk?... via KHON2 News

Today, January 17, is the 133rd anniversary of the illegal US overthrow of the #Hawaiian kingdom in 1893. @ainamomona offers a history lesson and a reminder: www.kaainamomona.org

Perverse beyond words. ICE agents eat at small-town Mexican restaurant — then detain workers. Federal agents detained three workers from a family-owned Mexican restaurant in Willmar, Minn., on Jan. 15, hours after four agents ate lunch there www.startribune.com/ice-agents-e...

Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"

Here's some good news: Robert Floyd of @ctbto.bsky.social noted that Wed 1/14/26 marks the longest period without a nuclear detonation since the Trinity test on 7/16/45. It has been 3,055 days since the last explosive nuclear weapons test by North Korea on 9/3/17 youtu.be/1lN7cXxkvHY?...

I spoke with scientists at @ucs.org @armscontrolnow.bsky.social @thebulletin.org @armscontrolwonk.bsky.social and @uchicagopsd.bsky.social about the role the public needs to play in reducing the risk of nuclear war because if we get this wrong, nothing else matters. truthout.org/articles/sci...

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Finally, something that reflects his contributions to this country.

In a tropical island paradise where the world’s wealthiest individuals purchase sprawling private enclaves and entire islands, there is one entity that has scored a land deal that would make even a billionaire blush: the US military. inkstickmedia.com/hawaii-commu...

#Japanese Americans are seeing parallels between the government’s incarceration of their families during World War II and the current detention of #Latinos. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...

After landmark climate win, lawyer hopes for a ‘new legal order’ to protect Indigenous rights www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n... Read more at: @environment.theguardian.com

After landmark climate win, lawyer hopes for a ‘new legal order’ to protect Indigenous rights. Pacific lawyer Julian Aguon to be honoured with Right Livelihood award for his work that led to ICJ ruling on climate harm. https://www.europesays.com/2601795/ After landmark climate win, lawyer hopes …

It's refreshing to be able to write about thoughtful, compassionate, competent people dedicated to doing what is right and just. Read about Julian Aguon of Blue Ocean Law, PISFCC, and other recipients of this year's @rightlivelihood.org award. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

At at time when those with control over nuclear weapons are making all the wrong decisions, this is an important film with a message everyone should take to heart. Take 33 minutes to watch this important film: youtu.be/DhrSXF74SYo?...

When the Central Asian presidents gathered in Washington DC, their summit was the crowning achievement for a decade-old format.

Rather than pick a flashy headline for clicks, Inkstick is committed to honest, in-depth, on-the-ground reporting and fearless analysis. If you contribute to support Inkstick's nonprofit newsroom today, NewsMatch will match your donation.

His social media is vague and incoherent but exceedingly reckless nonetheless. I have a hard time believing he actually means explosive nuclear testing. We’ve been warned about this person for years. Was the danger not obvious?

The action speaks for itself. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

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As the world marks the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, Kazakhstan’s youth and civil society lead the fight for justice and awareness. inkstickmedia.com/kazakh-activ...

Banking on Pollen When seed saving doesn’t work, pollen may be the answer to preserving botanical heritage. by @toughcitywriter.bsky.social www.biographic.com/banking-on-p...

Marshall Islands picks up the pieces after fire destroys its ‘heart of democracy’

The Most Environmentally Imaginative Country on Earth Is Under Assault www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/o... #Ecuador #biodiversity

The atomic bombings of #Hiroshima and #Nagasaki killed and injured tens of thousands of Koreans who continue to fight for justice, recognition and an apology. thediplomat.com/2025/06/kore...

She Was 19 When the Atomic Bomb Dropped Akiko Takakura survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. This is her story, in her words. www.nytimes.com/2023/04/04/o...

VIDEO: Poetry helps Omanis preserve an ancient language. Against the backdrop of southern Oman's lush mountains, men in traditional attire chant poems in an ancient language used by just 2% of the population. The majority of Omanis speak Arabic, but in region of Dhofar, people speak Jibbali

I see lots of op-eds, articles, etc. explaining why nuclear weapons are so horrific and the threat so grave. I do not see nuclear weapons proponents telling us why these weapons are so important that we must invest trillions of $$ and put all life at risk. Why so silent nuclear weapons supporters?

Even a “small” nuclear weapon could precipitate the use of a gigaton’s worth of nuclear arsenal being used, causing the collapse of civilization. “The public needs to be focused on asking our respective governments to lower the risk of nuclear war.”

Speaking at the UN, Hamasumi Jiro invokes the humanitarian cost of nuclear weapons — and the fading voices of survivors — as global powers continue to ignore the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. inkstickmedia.com/on-the-80th-...

We’ve seen the horror of #Hiroshima and #Nagasaki yet we allow ourselves to be held hostage by nine nuclear armed nations who have the equivalent of 146,605 Hiroshima-sized bombs (nearly 90% belong to 🇺🇸& 🇷🇺). Learn more at @banmonitor.bsky.social and @scientistsorg.bsky.social

The world urgently needs both Russia and the United States to take concrete steps to prevent a war of words from spiraling into actual conflict between two nuclear-armed countries. The stakes could not be higher. www.nti.org/news/stateme...

Trump’s announcement that he has ordered “two nuclear submarines” into position in response to Medvedev’s equally stupid statement is deeply irresponsible and reckless. It is unnecessary, escalates the situation, and shows Trump is unfit to be president. www.reuters.com/world/trump-...

Intentionally (or unintentionally) starving people or actually targeting people trying to feed their families is one of the cruelest and most sadistic things I can think of. Yes, I am talking about you Netanyahu and enablers. This policy is bad for #Israel, much worse for #Palestine.

A first-hand report from the site of the Nobel Laureate Assembly for the Prevention of Nuclear War, from Bulletin editor-in-chief @meckdevil.bsky.social.

The risk of nuclear war is increasing. #Nuclearweapons spending is rising and arsenals are being modernized and expanded. But this group of experts and Nobel laureates has a plan to reduce risks (and there is a role for the public): www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

“Civil society” means all of us. You, me, your family and friends. We need to turn up the pressure on policy makers. “…we call on scientists, academics, civil society, and communities of faith to help create the necessary pressure on global leaders to implement nuclear risk reduction measures.”

On the Dalai Lama's 90th birthday week, I am resharing this article I wrote in 2012 when he visited #Hawaii. This piece looks at what it's like to be an interpreter for the #DalaiLama. Interesting, his 2012 comments on succession are proving just as he said. www.civilbeat.org/2013/10/2015...

🚨Our @scientistsorg.bsky.social team's latest piece is out in our Next Nuclear Age series with @postopinions.bsky.social:🚨 @jonatomic.bsky.social, @nukestrat.bsky.social, and @mattkorda.bsky.social discuss the uncertain and worrisome future of nuclear proliferation in this phenomenal piece:

As #SouthKorea debates developing its own nuclear weapon, there's a group of #Koreans who know the horrors of nuclear war firsthand. For South Korea's 원폭치해자 (atomic bomb victims) nuclear weapons represent a painful history. My latest for @thediplomat.com thediplomat.com/2025/06/kore... #Korea

If carried out, DoD’s and DOE’s plans to operate, sustain, and modernize current US nuclear forces and purchase new forces would cost a total of $946 billion over the 2025–2034 period, or an average of about $95 billion a year. SOURCE: CBO www.cbo.gov/publication/...

Tell me again, who is the greatest bully and threat to peace in the world?