Director, Nuclear Information Project, Federation of American Scientists. Tracking nuclear arsenals, co-author of Nuclear Notebook, SIPRI Yearbook. Opinions my own.
Website: https://fas.org/initiative/nuclear-information-project/
Hans Kristensen
While Congress is working to pass the Trump regime’s defense budget - the biggest ever, GAO report finds DOD’s costliest weapon programs consistently exceed cost estimates and delivery schedules, wasting billions of dollars and decades of time. www.gao.gov/products/gao...
Tranquil view during interesting conference at Protestant Academy Loccum in Germany discussing nuclear security issues in Europe. Lots of interesting speakers and views. Happy to contribute. www.landeskirche-hannovers.de/presse
The corruption of the Trump regime is astounding. After a frivolous $10 billion lawsuit against the US tax agency (IRS), a “settlement” ordered by Trump’s former lawyer - now acting Attorney General - ordered IRS to end audits of Trump and his family. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/u...
As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, poll finds Trump phenomenon and hardship have corrosive effect on how Americans view their country. apnews.com/article/ap-p...
Great brief from @warinthefuture.bsky.social mickryan.substack.com/p/highway-to... Only one quibble about new construction in China: interviewed “broadly agreed the infrastructure supports China’s nuclear programme” + “points toward a second-strike hardening programme.” Don’t see evidence for that.
I spoke with @jonasolsson.bsky.social about our new nuke number estimates and the scrambling in Europe for nuclear and conventional deterrence fixes given Trump’s undermining of US credibility and security guarantee. breakingdefense.com/2026/06/macr...
Trump picks mortgage boss with no intelligence experience…to head US intelligence. But he’s loyal. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
The new $250 bill should have label: “In incompetence we trust.”
Our updated world nuclear arsenal overview in the SIPRI Yearbook is now public. Honored to assemble, with @mattkorda.bsky.social, this annual production with @sipri.org to assist the public debate about the status and future of nuclear weapons. Press release: www.sipri.org/media/press-...
Here is the link to the conference: www.loccum.de/tagungen/2624/
It’s hard to fathom why more countries would be interested in nuke arrangement with the US at a time when confidence in the US security commitment is in doubt. Plus, if current arrangements aren’t sufficient, why would more make a difference? www.ft.com/content/1a32...
Since 1990, DOD’s costliest weapon programs have consistently exceeded cost estimates and delivery schedules—wasting billions of dollars and decades...
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My weekly update. This week, Ukraine's logistic lockdown and its integration with tactical and deep strike operations, the new Taiwanese Littoral Combat Command and my Big 5 recommended reads.
Pulte, head of a mortgage regulation agency and a loyalist to President Donald Trump, will replace Tulsi Gabbard, who is leaving as director of national intelligence.
