"We won the Cold War, so it must have all been worth it..." 👀 Billions and billions of dollars were spent by the military — about one-third of the current total national debt — and much of that was done in secret. @atomicanalyst.bsky.social dives in.

A pair of lawmakers exhorted the Energy Department's top official to consider reining in a major nuclear arsenal modernization program amid long-running concerns over its cost and schedule performance. Read more from Outrider fellow @winkie.bsky.social davis of @usatoday.com

“I had one thought: I know I’m gonna die. I just hope it’s not painful.” Former U.S. Air Force Sergeant Greg Devlin shares his first-person account of surviving the Titan II nuclear warhead explosion. See more & watch the full video from Outrider's 2025 Nuclear Reporting Summit 👉 buff.ly/UdKmxKS

TIME has named “the Architects of AI” Person of the Year for 2025. There's no doubt AI is reshaping our society, including the picture for climate and energy. Outrider fellow @justinworland.com dives into the changing landscape of energy demand, emissions and more. 👉

The US stopped enriching uranium for nuclear weapons in the 1960s as a sign to the rest of the world that nuclear weapons were not something they wanted to pursue. We’re about to restart. See more and watch the full video from Outrider's 2025 Nuclear Reporting Summit 👉 buff.ly/XsWnbds

What was it like to be a woman at Los Alamos Lab in the high Cold War? @wellerstein.bsky.social's conversation with the chemist Cheryl Rofer dives into just that, and more, as they chat about her 30+ year career at the lab. 👇 outrider.org/nuclear-weap...

More than 50 years after India’s first nuclear bomb tests, health issues persist in the blast areas. While the Smiling Buddha operation marked the country's entry into the nuclear age, it left behind a haunting legacy. Read the full piece from @anujbehal.bsky.social 👇 buff.ly/qYNTUo4

There is not—nor has there ever been—a single line item in the federal budget for nuclear weapons. Author @atomicanalyst.bsky.social follows the money, finding the answers to how nuclear weapons get funded through lab budgets and Congress funding. Watch the full video 👉 buff.ly/UGcNpnR

It looks like the Great Lakes region might get another relatively normal ice year − a relief given recent trends. 🧊 Outrider fellow Caitlin Looby writes on the U.S. National Ice Center's seasonal outlook.

Arms race instability and crisis instability are fueling the new nuclear arms race. @mattkorda.bsky.social of @scientistsorg.bsky.social breaks it down. What do these developments mean for all nine nuclear nations? See more 👉 buff.ly/UTTA04L

“Once missiles are launched...they're going to their target. There's no recall button. And you have about seven minutes to make this decision.” Sharon K. Weiner of American University shares what psychology and economics studies tell us: we’re not the rational people that deterrence was based on.

We're in a new nuclear landscape. Author @nktpnd.bsky.social's new book, The New Nuclear Age: At The Precipice of Armageddon, attempts to explain the changes that have occurred – why, how, and what can be done about it. Read the Q&A with @zoemas0n.bsky.social ⬇️

"What's my hot take? Well...we need nuclear energy." Theo Kalionzes, Senior Director of The Oppenheimer Project talks about what it might mean to "electrify everything," where abundant power is needed, and how nuclear power plays a role.

Now accepting submissions for the Outrider AI + Nuclear Reporting Fund. ✍️ Are you a journalist explaining the evolving relationship between artificial intelligence and nuclear weapons in your work? Submit your project proposal today 👉 buff.ly/djZtBHZ

Appreciated this opportunity to speak to @outrider.org about my book outrider.org/nuclear-weap...

An exciting fellowship for journalists – with the deadline closing this week! 📣 Designed to support early-career journalists who are pursuing — or have a strong interest in pursuing — careers in science, health or environmental reporting (or all three). @sejorg.bsky.social @coveringclimatenow.org

Hey journalists: @outrider.org has substantial funding for reporting projects in all media examining the intersection of #AI and nuclear weapons/war. Still open for submissions. outrider.org/projects/out... #journalism

“AI can’t distinguish between the bullet and the bullshit.” It’s now being claimed that AI will make it possible to hit a bullet with a bullet. Director Paul Jay shares that isn’t fact – AI can't tell the difference between a missile and the decoys that surround it.

“If human beings were primarily driven by logic rather than emotion, we wouldn’t live in a world where nuclear weapons exist.” @emmapike.bsky.social shares her take on why human-centered storytelling is so essential when reporting on nuclear weapons.

If you give A.I. a nuclear weapon... Outrider fellow @joshuakeating.bsky.social joined @slate.com's podcast What Next: TBD to talk nuclear security, technology, power, and the future. Take a listen:

This fall, in a former nuclear missile silo, we gathered journalists at the nexus of health, climate, artificial intelligence, and more to discuss how these issues are interconnected in the new nuclear landscape. Curious? Watch the session recordings 👉 buff.ly/rzPIwCy

At Outrider, Jessica Urwin, author of CONTAMINATED COUNTRY, discusses nuclear colonialism in Australia and the Aboriginal movement against out-of-sight, out-of-mind nuclear activity.

Many of the uranium mining and nuclear testing events in history took place on indigenous lands. ☢️ And then, the harmful contamination spread. @benetickmaddison.bsky.social of the Marshallese Educational Initiative’s message: “Nuclear weapons know no borders.”

What do you think about the U.S. military starting to use AI in their decision support systems to enhance decision making? 🌐 @istorg.bsky.social's Sylvia Mishra shares more about where things stand. See more and watch the full video from Outrider's 2025 Nuclear Reporting Summit: buff.ly/a07fYLY

Years of timecard fraud at a nuclear weapons plant have harmed production timelines and operational safety procedures. What followed? Subsequent firings have caused quality control issues with the nuclear weapons produced there. Outrider fellow @winkie.bsky.social reports:

Hear from Scoville Fellow '18 Sylvia Mishra.

“The Cold War didn’t end. We are in the midst of it.” Director Paul Jay considers today’s nuclear rhetoric in a discussion about how documentaries can confront nuclear history and spark dialogue. See more and watch the full video from Outrider's 2025 Nuclear Reporting Summit: buff.ly/GVlCiYj

“We’re in a high-interest, low-understanding environment.” Science Educator and Nuclear Communications Consultant @khill.bsky.social talks about nuclear war’s presence in pop culture and news media — and the problem communicators face. See more: buff.ly/bymgUCO

How do other countries feel about President Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile defense system? 🌏 Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins shares that the risk of introducing an idea like the Golden Dome is to create a desire from other countries for more weapons.

"The stuff that makes you squirm in your seat and sends you marching into the streets yelling, “No nukes,” has often happened just off screen..." 📽️ @nytopinion.nytimes.com Spencer Cohen's latest, after attending this year's Outrider Nuclear Reporting Summit 👇 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/o...

What's the concern re: AI and nuclear weapons? Sylvia Mishra of @istorg.bsky.social breaks it down. “A lot of these AI tools...could have downstream errors or automation biases and creates the challenge of emergent behavior. There is a lack of opacity on how AI models interact with each other.”

What should people really be worried about with nukes and AI? 💥 🧑💻 Today Explained, @vox.com's daily news podcast, talks AI and nuclear command-and-control with Outrider fellow @joshuakeating.bsky.social. Listen to the episode ⬇️

Ever heard of the nuclear winter theory? ☢️ Author Alec Nevala-Lee quotes physicist Luis Alvarez: “It’s probably a good thing to have a theory that will discourage U.S. and Soviet leaders from thinking a nuclear war is winnable.”

New thoughts (and an article for @vox.com) from Outrider fellow @joshuakeating.bsky.social. ⬇️

Friends, I'm seeking a #photo researcher for a publishing project at @outrider.org — please send suggestions for anyone you have worked with I should know about. Thanks in advance!

Radiology experts are saying the effects of Trump's new possible exposure limits range from “undeniably homicidal” to “catastrophic” for those living close to nuclear operations and beyond — and women and children could see the worst of it. ☢️ @thebulletin.org thebulletin.org/2025/11/trum...

At the @outrider.org Nuclear Reporting Summit this October, Bulletin editor François Diaz-Maurin @francoisdm.bsky.social spoke on a panel discussing how to find unexpected stories on the nuclear beat, whether that’s in tech, policy, AI, space, or the community impacts of nuclear policy. ⬇️

If the U.S. resumes testing nuclear weapons (as per Trump's instructions), Russia will too. Senior Russian officials on Nov. 11 said they were still waiting for a White House explanation about what President Trump meant. Read more from Outrider fellow @winkie.bsky.social 👉

"Research shows narratives must connect with young people in a deeper way to have a lasting impact. A House of Dynamite creates a connection by not placing the blame on an individual or falling into good vs. evil tropes," writes NTI's Anusha Trivedi in our latest blog post.

Meet our newest fellow, Caitlin Looby, Great Lakes & Environmental Reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Looby has provided Journal Sentinel readers with in-depth coverage of environmental issues in the Great Lakes region since 2022. Read the full announcement 👉 outrider.org/news/caitlin...

When it comes to nuclear weapons strategy, stability is the goal. But President Donald Trump’s back-to-back announcements about nuclear testing and nuclear submarines could turn the nuclear weapons world upside down. Read more from @winkie.bsky.social @usatoday.com

Stay up-to-date on climate change and nuclear topics with our weekly newsletter. Every Tuesday and Thursday, you’ll receive the latest stories we publish connecting the dots between U.S. policy and a safe and livable planet. 🌎 Subscribe here:

@outrider.org Announces Fellowship in Partnership with Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Fund for Lake Michigan, and Journalism Funding Partners. outrider.org/news/caitlin...

Across the country, a new story is unfolding in local news. The new series “Reimagining Local News,” hosted by author and journalist Charles Blow, highlights community reporters to statewide collaborations. 👀 Watch the series: ReimaginingLocalNews.com

Pres. Trump wants the Pentagon to “start testing our nuclear weapons on an equal basis” with Russia and China. Why is the statement so puzzling? Outrider fellow @wjhenn.bsky.social dives in at @nytopinion.nytimes.com. 👇

Cutting food waste is a huge potential climate win. So, why are we ignoring it? Read more about this rare bipartisan-approved strategy from our partners at @floodlightnews.org and @sentientmedia.org; outrider.org/climate-chan...

President Trump’s directive to test nuclear weapons “on an equal basis” caused widespread alarm. But is the U.S. actually about to start testing nuclear weapons again? The reality of the situation is a bit murkier than it may seem. @jamiekwong.bsky.social explains.

President Donald Trump announced on Oct. 29 that the United States will "immediately" resume nuclear weapons tests, a move he said is needed to ensure the country keeps up with its rival nuclear powers. "That process will begin immediately." www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... @winkie.bsky.social

The threat of nuclear war never went away. 📰 For the @latimes.com, @atomicbell.bsky.social & Gov. Jerry Brown of @thebulletin.org discuss the "cold, hard truth" of A House of Dynamite and the paramount importance of diplomacy and ongoing public discourse ⬇️ www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Pres. Vladimir Putin is sending a message to Pres. Donald Trump by holding nuclear drills and boasting about a successful test of a pioneering atomic-powered cruise missile. Read more about Russia's new nuclear missile and Putin's positioning from @apnews.com: apnews.com/article/russ...