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Fixed it for you @nytimes.com

THAT’S MY HEISMANDOZA

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I frickin knew the East Wing “ballroom” construction was actually a cover for a new ICBM silo

"A world where we're living under constant threat of nuclear use isn't a world we have to accept." — @mknight.bsky.social | Nuclear Information Project, @scientistsorg.bsky.social

‼️ Our latest @scientistsorg.bsky.social Nuclear Notebook is out: The changing nuclear landscape in Europe Nuclear postures in Europe are evolving, and the role of nukes is on the rise... 🔗 Read more here! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Had so much fun creating my first ever ArcGIS StoryMap based on a report by the amazing @christinaisa.bsky.social that breaks down for aspiring analysts how to do satellite imagery analysis of nuclear sites. Check out the StoryMap at the link in the post below!⬇️⬇️

Three days after Trump created a storm of confusion and concern by announcing he had directed Pentagon to start testing nuclear weapons, Secretary of Energy finally clarifies US tests are”noncritical” that don’t produce a nuclear explosion. apnews.com/article/trum...

Nuclear Information Project Senior Research Associates + Nuclear Notebook co-authors @mknight.bsky.social and @elianajjohns.bsky.social break down the President's interesting post about a return to nuclear testing line by line. 📍 www.instagram.com/reel/DQegwky...

1/n - Trump says something about nuclear weapons tests...It’s hard to know what he means. As usual, he’s unclear, all over the map, and wrong. 1. The United States has more Nuclear Weapons than any other country. Wrong. Russia has more nuclear weapons than the United States.

We're getting nights like this basically monthly now, and the major funders of nuclear policy work are still retreating

Me making a social media appearance for the first time in months to make fun of Donald Trump

[sigh] - We don't have the most - We're just getting started on "update and renovation" - Other countries aren't testing - DOW (DOD) doesn't do that - It's not happening immediately lol

I’ll give someone $1000 if they can find one factually correct statement in this post

Interestingly, following recent reports that Sentinel would require "predominantly" new silos, the GAO report says only: "the Air Force is reassessing all aspects of its plan to field Sentinel, including the extent to which Sentinel will use the existing Minuteman III launch facilities."

With the new GAO Sentinel report out, this feels like a great time to promote @mattkorda.bsky.social and I's recent report on Sentinel: The Two-Hundred Billion Dollar Boondoggle. We knew the Air Force would have to life-extend MMIII (and that they could have all along). Read more below 👇

GAO confirms what Defense Daily reported back in January: "Air Force officials are assessing options to potentially operate Minuteman III through 2050." I seem to recall many arguments in favor of Sentinel resting on the premise that Minuteman could not be life extended 🤔

New report from the GAO on the Sentinel ICBM program 👀 this should be good

don't worry guys there's gonna be a coffee bar at the new F-35 complex at Kleine-Brogel www.jandenul.com/news/foundat...

With deranged chest-thumper in Oval Office, what to think about president having sole authority to order launch of US nukes? My colleague @mknight.bsky.social does deep dive on history, mechanics, and proposed changes to this arrangement. It’s not a black and white as you might think.👇

The president has sole authority to order nuclear use- How did we get here? How does it work? What’s the issue? Can we solve it? My new @scientistsorg.bsky.social report on nuclear launch authority in the U.S. - “All the King’s Weapons” - is out! Read it below 👇 fas.org/publication/...

My colleagues and I here at the FAS Nuclear Information Project have posted this analysis of the nukes at the Chinese victory day parade. If you have corrections/suggestions, please let us know. fas.org/publication/...

Lots to read from our team today! 🚨 Our latest @scientistsorg.bsky.social nuclear notebook is out in @thebulletin.org: 🇵🇰 Pakistan nuclear weapons, 2025 by @nukestrat.bsky.social, @mattkorda.bsky.social, @elianajjohns.bsky.social, and yours truly Read it below ⬇️

TL;DR of nukes at China's military parade yesterday: 🤔 DF-61 - new ICBM?? 🕳️ DF-31BJ - silo loader? ✈️ air-launched ballistic missile? 🔺 entire nuclear triad displayed for first time Read our @scientistsorg.bsky.social team's full analysis below:

If u need me I'll be grumbling in the corner about China calling the new ALBM the JL-1

My sister and I are running the Chicago Marathon this October to raise money for the American Liver Foundation, and we’re just over $1000 away from our $5k goal! Please consider donating at the following link to help us reach the finish line 🤩🏁: liverlifechallenge.org/chicago/supp...

80 years since the US dropped a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima. This is not history - there are still survivors of this bombing alive today. It is our duty, as the last generation capable of hearing their direct testimony, to listen to their stories and ensure it never happens again.

Absolutely disgusted and disappointed to be a Hoosier with this news. Giving a literal concentration camp a quirky alliterative name - especially one that’s supposed to invoke some sort of Indiana pride - is pure evil.

It’s not every job where you get to teach a roomful of aspiring OSINT practitioners how to dissect and analyze satellite imagery for nuclear weapons research. But this is a real workplace hazard at @scientistsorg.bsky.social. Inaugural OSINT Bootcamp was 💯🤩 Let's do it again every day, ok guys? 🥹

My latest in @postopinions.bsky.social - the 5th installment of our @scientistsorg.bsky.social series "The Next Nuclear Age" How a president might come to launch a nuclear strike Massive thanks to @sebphilippe.bsky.social for helping us model what a nuclear attack on DC might look like ⬇️⬇️

NEW REPORT from @nukestrat.bsky.social, @mattkorda.bsky.social, @elianajjohns.bsky.social, and @mknight.bsky.social, with generous support from @norskfolkehjelp.bsky.social 🔗 fas.org/publication/targeting-strategies-nuclear-armed-states/

🚨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:

Zohran Mamdani stunned former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who conceded the New York City mayoral primary race to the 33-year-old state lawmaker. trib.al/KfNebEQ

An administration that claims to be obsessed with eliminating waste should look no further than the Sentinel ICBM program. @mknight.bsky.social and I have done a deep dive into the system; we explore why the program is so behind schedule, over-budget, and poorly managed. 👇 fas.org/publication/...

🚀In our latest @scientistsorg.bsky.social report, @mattkorda.bsky.social & I spill all things Sentinel: ✅ How did we get here? 📈 Why does the cost keep rising? 🤷‍♀️ Where's the program at now? 🕳️ What's up with the new silo situation?? Read here ⬇️⬇️

Interesting point here: the two largest military strikes on Iran’s facilities have not slowed the Iranian program as much as JCPOA did.

Escalation is when you retaliate for an illegal and unprovoked attack - restraint is when you do whatever the aggressor wants www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...

"Three minutes, a football and a biscuit," writes @mknight.bsky.social, a senior research associate at @scientistsorg.bsky.social. "These are all a president of the United States needs to start nuclear war."

Like I said- unfortunately timely 🫣

Really proud of my new piece on the president’s nuclear launch authority for our team @scientistsorg.bsky.social’s Next Nuclear Age series in @washingtonpost.com ! Unfortunately it turned out to be quite a timely one. Give it a read ⬇️⬇️⬇️

The third in our series of Washington Post articles is public: This one, written by my colleague @mknight.bsky.social, describes how the US president (yes Trump!) has the authority to order a nuclear strike, even if every adviser in the room is against it. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...

"But the president’s authority to order nuclear use is not limited to cases of imminent or confirmed attack on the United States. The president can, legally and logistically, simply command the Pentagon to launch." Great, timely piece on presidential sole authority from my wife @mknight.bsky.social

Protesters instigating violence in Boston, March 5, 1770.

Join us tomorrow @ 10am ET to hear from Nuclear Notebook authors @nukestrat.bsky.social and @mknight.bsky.social, plus panelists @scharap.bsky.social and @councilonstrategicrisks.org's Jess Rogers. 🔗 lu.ma/izqaqo3m

🚨: Webinar! Russia! Nukes! 🗓️: Tomorrow! 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️: Hans! Me! Friends! Register to attend! ⬇️

HASSAN: What is habeas corpus? NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country HASSAN: That's incorrect

"Russian nuclear weapons, 2025," the latest Nuclear Notebook entry, by @nukestrat.bsky.social, @mattkorda.bsky.social, @elianajjohns.bsky.social, @mknight.bsky.social. Available to all readers. (10/11)