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-...
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...
Since 1990, DOD’s costliest weapon programs have consistently exceeded cost estimates and delivery schedules—wasting billions of dollars and decades...
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...
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...
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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.”
After having slashed government agencies and fired tens of thousands of employees while celebrating their loss with a chainsaw dance, Musk returned to his business empire with billions more in new government contracts and is now the world’s first trillionaire. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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...
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...
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.
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.
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Norway is just the latest ally to open discussions with Paris about France’s extended nuclear deterrence initiative.
