What exactly does “all lawful use” of AI mean? No one knows. “Lawful” is a legal floor that will look increasingly shaky as AI capabilities advance. It doesn’t answer whether we have adequate civil liberties guardrails or technical safety standards in place. Our statement: fas.org/publication/...

Bootcamp is back, baby. Apply today 👉 fas.org/osint-bootcamp/

Marco reports another Minuteman III ICBM test launch planned for early next month. USAF is trying to replace Minuteman with Sentinel but is over budget and behind schedule. Mil said Minuteman couldn’t be life-extended but now has to operate it for another 15 years. fas.org/publication/...

🚨 Attache ta tuque! @scientistsorg.bsky.social is hosting our 2nd Open Source Nuclear Analysis Bootcamp in partnership with @stanleycenter.org in Montréal on June 21-26! Come hang out and learn: • Geolocation • Missiles • FOIA • Imagery analysis • Poutine 🍟 • Bagels 🥯 C'est le fun! 👇

📣ATTENTION NUKE NERDS: Our one-week, intensive OSINT bootcamp to teach a new generation of open-source nuke investigators IS BACK. And this time, we’re going to Montreal. If you’re an early- to mid-career nuclear weapons analyst, this bootcamp is calling for you.

Today we’re thrilled to launch the Center for Regulatory Ingenuity (CRI): a new hub to reimagine how government can better serve Americans. 🧵

I wrote an explainer that's meant to guide not only what to know now about the new Schedule P/C (Schedule F) rule, but more importantly, what to ask OPM and agencies throughout implementation fas.org/publication/...

“We need not lose faith in the administrative state itself; we would do better to view it as having functioned with its hands tied tighter and tighter. But we are now starting, particularly in the climate and energy space, to hit real limits.” At @scientistsorg.bsky.social fas.org/publication/...

Today we’re thrilled to launch the Center for Regulatory Ingenuity (CRI): a new hub to reimagine how government can better serve Americans. 🧵

The Environmental Protection Agency claims that the endangerment finding led to ‘costly burdens’ on American families and businesses, when in reality it’s the cost of failing to regulate climate pollution that will hit people the hardest.

Revoking the endangerment finding would shove science aside in favor of special interests – at the expense of American health and wellbeing. Read our full statement ➡️ fas.org/publication/...

we said it once we'll say it again: 👀

"FAS [ @scientistsorg.bsky.social ] is starting the Center for Regulatory Ingenuity, which the group says will create "high-trust environments to brainstorm and refine the big ideas that will breathe new life into government" while building a "network of networks" to help implement those ideas."

👀 www.axios.com/2026/02/12/f...

In 2024, 1 in 3 households had to forgo food or medicine to keep the lights on, and 20M are in debt to their utility companies. Absent policy change, prices will continue to increase. States can create more clean energy supply – and fast. Here's how. statesforum.substack.com/p/the-year-o...

University of Alabama looked at transportation deserts to get to medical appointments in rural communities. Fresno researched GenAI applications and how they compare in transit efficiency recommendations. Your university can do something like this too🧵

Trust between nuclear armed states (and those that want to be) is at an all-time low. On-site inspectors are increasingly unrealistic, but something has to take their place. One idea: cooperative technical means focusing on remote investigations with both expert- and algorithmic-powered analysis.

Thanks for having @elianajjohns.bsky.social on! Eliana and the rest of the Nuclear Information Project team are hard at work shining a light on nuclear secrecy and, we will continue publishing reliable and publicly-available data on nuclear weapons arsenals.

6/7 - The Federation of American Scientists was founded by the scientists who invented the nukes because they understood the risks they create. Going forward, our work to monitor the status of nuclear forces is as important as ever as we continue to inform the public.

1/7 - The New START treaty - last remaining nuclear arms limitation treaty - expired today. Russia and the United States have so far failed to prepare a replacement treaty. At best, the two may agree voluntarily not to exceed the limits for a while.

With no federal guidance in place, states eager to deploy artificial intelligence systems have few places to turn but inward to build their capacity. It's harder than it looks. We break down California's AI policy implementation, and what other states can learn from it. fas.org/publication/...

"Without any kind of bilateral strategic arms control between these two nuclear superpowers, we're entering terrain that we have not been in several decades," @mattkorda.bsky.social tells Newsweek

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

"The expiration of New Start is not really about New Start. It is about a broader pattern of mistrust and disinterest in arms control in general," @mattkorda.bsky.social tells @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/fd1d...

If you worked in federal government tech, we would like to hear from you. The Better Government Lab is joining with the Federation of American Scientists and the Beeck Center to try to captures the lessons learned and skills lost with the purge of digital talent from govt. fas.org/publication/...

Latest Future State: When we talk about govt capacity, we usually talk about improving the engine. But a lesson from MN today is the mechanics have to care where the car is going and who is in it and how they matter. We may not (will not) agree but we have to care. www.linkedin.com/pulse/future...

"Getting this bill passed, given the current political environment, a Republican trifecta, is ultimately a win," FAS's Alice Wu tells E&E News. "Not a lot of funding has been getting out the door." www.eenews.net/articles/wha...

FAS is hiring! Come join the team. Learn more about the perks, the pay, the people, and the projects @ fas.org/careers

The Department of Energy is the heart of national energy innovation and infrastructure. Unlike your house/car/phone, it runs on people. Our team tracked the first year of Trump II’s DOE staffing. Here’s what they found 🧵⬇️

Foreign PhD students are a significant and core part of the university STEM workforce, and limiting their funding may result in a mass exodus of our brightest minds, @colesci.bsky.social tells @davidmjourno.bsky.social ⤵️ sciencebusiness.net/news/interna...

"Whether you’re making business decisions, or deciding whether to buy a house in a certain area that might be flood prone, government data can’t be replaced," FAS Denice Ross tells @kylamandel.bsky.social ⤵️

One year after the catastrophic wildfires in southern California, EESI and @scientistsorg.bsky.social invite you to a briefing this Tuesday on emerging solutions to the wildfire crisis. This event will feature remarks from Sens. John Curtis and @padilla.senate.gov. Learn more 👉 eesi.org/012726fire

Government IT is often hopelessly outdated. Despite a bipartisan legislative push and a last-ditch effort in the NDAA, the Technology Modernization Fund lapsed in December. @lorenraeds.bsky.social calls for a comeback in @notusperspectives.bsky.social www.notus.org/perspectives...

Next week, join FAS and @eesionline.org for this season’s hottest briefing on emerging solutions to tackle the wildfire crisis, and the federal policy strategies for getting these solutions into the field. Register for in-person or livestream ➡️ www.eesi.org/briefings/vi...

Government IT is often hopelessly outdated. Despite a bipartisan legislative push and a last-ditch effort in the NDAA, the Technology Modernization Fund lapsed in December. @lorenraeds.bsky.social calls for a comeback in @notusperspectives.bsky.social www.notus.org/perspectives...

Next week, join FAS and @eesionline.org for this season’s hottest briefing on emerging solutions to tackle the wildfire crisis, and the federal policy strategies for getting these solutions into the field. Register for in-person or livestream ➡️ www.eesi.org/briefings/vi...

Unless politicians find a workaround, climate science at the center will be destabilized, FAS's Dr. Hannah Safford tells @highcountrynews.org.

The Federation of American Scientists is excited to announce the arrival of @areddie.bsky.social as a Senior Advisor to some of our work, in collaboration with @futureoflife.org, at the intersection of emerging technologies, global security, and risk reduction.

Globally, in 1986 eight states controlled an estimated 64,449 nuclear warheads. Today, nine states control an estimated 12,200 warheads (including retired warheads awaiting dismantlement)—with the United States and Russia possessing 87 percent of those weapons. That’s an 81% reduction over 40 years.

Community colleges are untapped engines for economic mobility: they provide access to learning, jobs, and opportunities to those who are otherwise left out. The surprise $5M gift to some St. Charles Community Colleges is worth more than its monetary value.

"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

Project development barriers slow clean energy deployment. Political barriers grind it to a screeching halt. To address the climate crisis, rein in utility bills, and deliver on clean energy, we need to first address those barriers. READ MORE 👉 fas.org/publication/...

In 2020, @sgrodriques.bsky.social and @adammarblestone.bsky.social came to us with an idea: what if we invested in independent start-up-style labs to fill in critical research gaps that the current landscape doesn't address

👀 NSF TIP just unveiled an ambitious new "Tech Labs" program that would put big $ behind independent, goal-oriented, team-based research. "Funding for Tech Labs beyond Phase 0 is expected to range from $10 million to $50 million per team per year." sam.gov/opp/7332ade9...

In most years, the President's Management Agenda should make your eyes glaze over. But his year's PMA is eye-popping in ambition and subject. @lorenraeds.bsky.social and @gabemenchaca.bsky.social break down the good, the bad, and the bizarre ⤵️ fas.org/publication/...

Our latest Nuclear Notebook is public: The changing nuclear landscape in Europe. It provides our overview of the nuclear situation, with focus on non-strategic nukes. All the players are increasing their nuclear postures. Check details here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....

Thank you to all those who donated on Giving Tuesday and throughout the past week. Our 80-year legacy of service through science and evidence-based policy would not be possible without you.

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!⬇️⬇️

Satellite imagery has long served as a tool for observing on-the-ground activity worldwide, especially when it comes to nuclear technology. Here's how experts like Christina Krawec and @mknight.bsky.social assess and analyze imagery, using China's CFR-600 as a case study. fas.org/initiative/a...