"Now it's time to create, to build the world we want, that is more compassionate, more equal, more sustainable," said Maria Ressa at the 2026 Doomsday Clock announcement. "85 seconds to midnight. You know, the question now is not whether we can. The question is, whether you will."

I thought the show was good live but Bad Bunny is a real artist!

Will Lewis has just told staff at the Washington Post he is stepping down

Arms control was not invented because people had nothing better to do. Arms control was invented because arms racing is very dangerous and destabilizing and leaders with nuclear weapons make mistakes all the time. Arms control is not dead, it is needed now more than ever.

Arms control was not invented because people had nothing better to do. Arms control was invented because arms racing is very dangerous and destabilizing and leaders with nuclear weapons make mistakes all the time. Arms control is not dead, it is needed now more than ever.

The General and The Journalist this week: what happens when computers become smarter than us? When will it happen, and how will super AI change war? Should we worry? Ex-White House national security expert @jonatomic.bsky.social tells us. 🎧Listen here; podfollow.com/the-general-...

Another insightful piece by @wjhenn.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o... Put another way, how many times can Trump sell the illusion he knows how to negotiate agreements? North Korea? Iran? cmon

1/ The Trump administration's speech at the Conference on Disarmament accuses China of having conducted experiments to hide very low yield nuclear explosions and also made plans for bigger ones (less than 1 kiloton) not yet detonated. geneva.usmission.gov/2026/02/06/u...

The best way to know what China is doing with regards to nuclear testing, to stop it, and hold them to account is for the United States to ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. That’s what it is there for, and it should be in force so we can use it to our security benefit.

I had to explain Jerry McGuire to a younger analyst the other day. Man I am old.

Thanka to Ian at Background Briefing for our useful discussion on Trump’s inexplicable decision to let New START nuclear agreement end with no replacement www.backgroundbriefing.org

It took Trump more time to post that he is letting New START die than it would have taken to extend it. But now Trump says he wants a new treaty, so here are ideas. I am skeptical he will follow up - we are still waiting for a North Korea deal and an Iran deal. thebulletin.org/2025/09/why-...

Nuclear Arms Control Era Comes to End Amid Global Rush for New Weapons www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...

SENATE AND HOUSE DEMOCRATS ARE UNITED ON REINING IN THE ABUSES OF ICE Americans have watched in horror as ICE has terrorized communities across the country Federal agents can’t continue to cause chaos in our cities while more Americans are killed We must rein in ICE Here’s what we're demanding:

Shocking statistic of the day #2 Due to funding cuts by Trump Admin, in 2025, Americans spent more on Halloween candy than the US government did on life-saving humanitarian aid. www.cfr.org/articles/gre... @cfr.org

Reports that Witkoff and Kushner engaged Russians in Mideast and may be nearing a one year political agreement to abide by New START limits welcome news. US still able to prepare for future and make progress on range of issues including Russian NSNW and China and testing.

Nuclear Arms Control Era Comes to End Amid Global Rush for New Weapons www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...

Lee Hamilton was a giant. At a time when we need sane leaders with experience and wisdom, we are losing too many. He lived a great life and made a difference for many millions. RIP Congressman.

Honored to appear with @markey.senate.gov @merkley.senate.gov and @repgaramendi.bsky.social on Mew START. The last time we did not have nuclear arms control, the Pirates won the world series and DC baseball team called the Senators. Crazy, right? www.youtube.com/live/QV2atU4...

The New START treaty, the last guardrail limiting US and Russian nuclear weapons is about to expire. Presidents Trump and Putin must agree an extension to prevent a new nuclear arms race. youtu.be/Qn0VIjRMAbs

🚨JUST IN: Experts share their concern about the no-rules, no-inspections period that opens when New START expires on Thursday. They also see an opportunity to adapt arms control to a multipolar world. My round-up👇 - 1/n (More will be added over the next few days.) #NewSTART #armscontrol #nukesky

So, I spent many many years working on my book, and it coincidentally comes out the same week as the end of the New START Treaty.  In print from Cambridge University Press next week, and ebook is online now. www.cambridge.org/vaynman or on Amazon: a.co/d/0brNOTKq

If you are at #MSC2026 next week and worried about transatlantic relations, make sure to not miss this great @theeln.bsky.social panel. 👇‼️

For no specific reason.

@matthew-bunn.bsky.social, alongside other nuclear experts, discuss the expiration of New START and what comes next for strategic arms control www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg94...

Terrific piece by @wjhenn.bsky.social in the @nytimes.com this morning on the new arms race and the expiration of the New START arms control agreement between US and Russia. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/o...

The last major treaty limiting nuclear weapons expires in two days—and Trump’s unwillingness to cede American power may escalate the already dangerous game of nuclear chicken, @radiofreetom.bsky.social writes.

This is not a new thought, but the drum beat is growing and it is bad for the US and global security. Maybe we can survive a world of 9 nuclear states, but 20? Hard to see how. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...

I support including China in future arms control. But PRC has 600 weapons and we have 3700. It will take China, at current pace, 30 years to match US arsenal. The time to cap US and Russian weapons is now, then start engaging Russia and China on future trilateral nuclear limits.

May the content and wisdom be worthy of the visuals. We should live up to our own mythology and imagery.

#OnTheAir COUNTERPOINT RADIO airs Mondays 8-9:30pmET wpkn.org 89.5FM Bgpt #CT: @jonatomic.bsky.social of @scientistsorg.bsky.social on @thebulletin.org's Doomsday Clock set to 85 seconds to 12 midnight, "the closest the Clock has ever been to midnight in its history."

Man I hate that groundhog.

Placing AI in the role of “decision maker” when it comes to whether or not to launch a nuclear weapon should stay science fiction. Join us on February 10 from 6-8 pm for our AI x Nuclear Weapons reception in partnership with @futureoflife.org 🔗 luma.com/ecpzdn2x

Students and working professionals interested in this critical area of work are very welcome to join us. have a drink and get to know others in this vital area of research.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com Federal immigration agents detained a 5-year-old prekindergartner named Liam Ramos this month. His classmates miss him, so they decided to write letters to the agents who took him. “Dear ICE,” one student wrote, “You are scaring schools, people and the world.”

Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college Soviet Union and Mass Communication Drugs and Behavior Utopian Literature Contemporary European History after 1945 Modern Chinese History

This is the first in a series of @lawfaremedia.org articles @j-dren.bsky.social and I have coming out that look at the implications of the administration's coercive approach to alliances in general and NATO in particular. Stay tuned:

Anytime US military of defense officials state things that are demonstrably false, it undermines our defense and that of our allies. As we see US officials routinely state things that are misleading or false, we have to ask whether accountability is dead.

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New piece on the virtues for US national security of staying within New START limits for now. thehill.com/opinion/nati...

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

Meal kits available for students 🍴 FCPS Food & Nutrition Services is providing meal kits at specific schools. Kits will be available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Jan. 29 & Jan. 30 Children do not need to be present. No proof of eligibility or ID is required Pickup locations: fcps.edu/food

America first? A Russian veto over US security policy?

Catastrophic risks are increasing, cooperation is declining, and swift action is needed from global leaders to correct course. www.wired.com/story/the-do...

This is a direct violation of the Constitution.

thank you to the folks at the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists for allowing me to question the premise this year

Thrilled our work at #Doomsdayclock was on @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social last night. In fact, we are a ton of fun. Invite us on and let’s do this. @thebulletin.org youtu.be/FWjnx_zkD70?... Top 10 list? Stupid Wonk Tricks? Truth or Dare with the Clock?