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jonatomic.bsky.social
Director, Global Risk at Federation of American Scientists, former Sr. Dir NSC, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists (doomsday clock setter). Pope of Chili Town. Hosts We’re All Gonna Die on DSR. No #manels, Stonecutter?
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Drag performers are expected to attend the musical alongside Trump — who after changing leadership at the Kennedy Center, said he would end drag shows there.

A Nuclear War Could Start by Accident. Space is part of that battlefield www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...

I get it. there are a lot of things to worry about right now. All are important. Yet we must continue to work to reduce the existential risk posed by nuclear weapons www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int... And we can do this. It is in our capability 1/

Honored to co-author the second in a series of articles in @washingtonpost.com about nuclear risks and challenges facing us. This one is about accidents and incidents that nearly triggered nuclear war, others that could potentially do so. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...

The @postopinions.bsky.social released our 2nd article of the Next Nuclear Age. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int... @scientistsorg.bsky.social @nukestrat.bsky.social @mattkorda.bsky.social @elianajjohns.bsky.social @alliemaloney.bsky.social Everyone makes mistakes. Even w/ nukes.

Very pleased the @postopinions.bsky.social released our 2nd article of the Next Nuclear Age. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int... @scientistsorg.bsky.social @nukestrat.bsky.social @mattkorda.bsky.social @elianajjohns.bsky.social @mknight.bsky.social Every makes mistakes. Even with nukes.

This is probably the the new North Korean uranium enrichment facility that @iaeaorg.bsky.social DG Grossi briefed the Board of Governors about. @slair.bsky.social and I have a summary on the blog. Nice shot by our friends at @planetlabs.bsky.social BTW.

What even IS that Gabbard vid?!? 🤔 Y'all should really catch the latest episode of my #JusticeByDesign podcast where @jonatomic.bsky.social breaks down the real nuclear threat, and how to stop it. With no weird music or dramatic lighting: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Xza...

This is both bizarre and fascinating. Do you think Tulsi Gabbard knows she is part of an Administration that is requesting $100 billion for nuclear weapons and related programs next year and an active contributor to increased nuclear risk. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpuP...

I am deeply honored to be invited to the upcoming Nobel Laureate Assembly for the Prevention of Nuclear War, to be held at the University of Chicago this July.

Event: "Does Europe need an alternative to the US nuclear umbrella?" 0900-1015, 18 June, Sentralen, Oslo. I am looking forward to discussing this question with @pranayrvaddi.bsky.social, Kristin Ven Bruusgaard, and organizer Henrik Hiim (IFS). Please find more information and registration below:

This will kill children. No other way to look at it.

As nuclear threats in the Asia-Pacific grow, CISAC Affiliate @laurensukin.bsky.social and MIT’s Samuel Seitz offer a potential solution: Lean on precision conventional counterforce and leave nuclear weapons for existential deterrence. www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

Now we know what Trump fired all of the military lawyers. Marines and all people in the military have a legal responsibility to reject and resist illegal orders.

Important statement on how administration policies are threatening NIH science, from staff across NIH. www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...

ICYMI - @scientistsorg.bsky.social got some ink this weekend. The OG kind

Good morning to everyone, but especially Ben Schrader tennesseestar.com/news/former-...

As this passage from a letter from several Dem lawmakers makes clear, ICE’s refusal appears to violate explicit federal law:

Are we great yet?

We’re in the find out part of democracy now

I was honored for our team at @scientistsorg.bsky.social to be online in the @postopinions.bsky.social this week. But I never imagined we would be two pages in print. Truly speechless. @davidehoffman.bsky.social @nukestrat.bsky.social @mattkorda.bsky.social

Over the past 30 years, since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the prospect of nuclear war has faded from the American consciousness. "But the weapons never went away." From @jonatomic.bsky.social, @nukestrat.bsky.social and @mattkorda.bsky.social of @scientistsorg.bsky.social: wapo.st/4dRnfXC

Trump has signed an order to deploy 2,000 National Guard troops to California

As usual, Richard does us a service by explaining his analysis on Iran and the IAEA.

Nephew's thread on the likely IAEA Board of Governors noncompliance resolution on Iran is worth reading. Not sure I agree, but he makes important points.

He is running

This is waste, fraud, AND abuse all in one.

Seoul wants the bomb, China and North Korea are piling up warheads. What role should U.S. nuclear weapons play in Asia? Sam Seitz and I tackle this question in a new article at the Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament. Read our open access article here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...