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Agree with the first part of this. But there was no public debate that preceded Operation Epic Fury. No evidence provided as to why it was necessary. Just a series of constantly shifting assertions and rationales after the fact. That flaw persists today (is the goal to collapse the regime? Force a deal?). The lack of a clear objective and realistic plan to achieve it are the main reasons why most Americans do not support the war.
The political prospects of both men and their parties aside, if either the US or Israel has information/intelligence (via national-technical means (like satellite/remote sensing, SIGINT, or anything else even like HUMINT) about the reconstitution of Iran’s nuclear program (and they can clearly explain the impact of these steps and rank order them by seriousness/threat to the national interest and international security) it must enter the public record and national debate about the use of force against the Islamic Republic at this point in time. The counterproliferation debate deserves no less, as well as the future of an increasingly contentious and unpopular war whose initial reason for being launched has by now sadly been obscured.
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The United States has publicly acknowledged for the first time that it possesses “on-orbit space control weapons,” bringing a long-running debate about deterrence, stability, and escalation in space into the public spotlight.
Join us virtually or at our DC office on November 4 at 9:30 AM ET for a coffee reception and discussion on how to reduce risk in a new era of space competition.
Learn more and register now: nti.org/events/weapons-in-or…
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Content warning: This story includes mentions of murder and sexual assault.
The Faith Hedgepeth murder trial continued Thursday morning with the defense’s cross examination of Karena Rosario, Faith Hedgepeth’s former roommate. bit.ly/4dNFI8T
ICYMI: “We don’t need to wait for a crisis to start reducing nuclear risks, and the risks are very real right now," Paul Dean of @NTI_WMD tells @davis_winkie
The Trump administration has discussed beginning reciprocal nuclear site visits with China and plans to continue pushing for that possibility during in-person meetings in the coming months, according to sources familiar with the matter. cnn.it/4j12NYZ
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“We don’t need to wait for a crisis to start reducing nuclear risks, and the risks are very real right now," said NTI's Paul Dean to @CNN. ⤵️
cnn.com/2026/10/06/politics/…
“As much transparency as possible will help calm fears of further international spread,” @HayleyAnneDC Severance of @NTI_WMD tells @mgordonwsj regarding the Siberian lab death. Full article ⤵️
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A special moment last night at the @HarvardIOP
“To give you some idea of what the IOP means to our family, my uncle Teddy, who was not even the chair, did not miss one meeting in 47 years, and he took attendance of the rest of us,” [Caroline] Kennedy said. “He didn’t do it because he wanted control. He did it because he cared.”
Kennedy also praised her brother, John F. Kennedy Jr., who she said “was ahead of his time in recognizing that politics, popular culture, and energy were converging.” She noted that the IOP was “the first of its kind” and has inspired more than 50 similar institutes in the U.S. and abroad.
“Today, this is still a living memorial for President Kennedy, the one he probably would have most enjoyed,” she said.
thecrimson.com/article/2026/…
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The U.S.-Saudi nuclear deal is a gamble. The basic bet is that U.S. control over the program can make up for nonproliferation shortcomings. In @ForeignPolicy, I write about three things that need to be true for that bet to pay off (gift link below).
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I spoke with @AJEnglish about the findings in the latest edition of the Nuclear Security Index. Appreciate the opportunity to share some of the main takeaways from that report.
سكوت روكر نائب رئيس برنامج أمن المواد النووية بمبادرة التهديد النووي يحذر في مقابلة للجزيرة من أن تزايد المواد النووية القابلة للاستخدام في الأسلحة حول العالم يرفع مخاطر استخدامها في أسلحة نووية أو وقوعها في أيدي جماعات إرهابية #الجزيرة_مقابلات
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The UAE has ranked fourth globally in the 2026 Nuclear Security Index by the Nuclear Threat Initiative, among 48 countries assessed on measures to protect nuclear facilities from acts of sabotage.
The UAE also ranked 15th among 154 countries and territories for efforts to prevent the theft of nuclear materials, scoring 85 out of 100.
The index highlighted improvements in physical protection, cybersecurity, personnel security and emergency preparedness.
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سكوت روكر نائب رئيس برنامج أمن المواد النووية بمبادرة التهديد النووي يحذر في مقابلة للجزيرة من أن تزايد المواد النووية القابلة للاستخدام في الأسلحة حول العالم يرفع مخاطر استخدامها في أسلحة نووية أو وقوعها في أيدي جماعات إرهابية #الجزيرة_مقابلات
Thought bubble from @demarest_colin in today's @axios Future of Defense newsletter: The @NTI_WMD Nuclear Index's "most interesting finding may be about the emerging class of nuclear security leaders, which includes Australia, Ghana, Japan and the Netherlands." Read more ⤵️
And find Nuclear Security Index here: ntiindex.org
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NEW: The US military was prepared to board a Chinese vessel in the Middle East earlier this spring -- during war with Iran -- after an intel report concluded it was transporting components of a nuclear weapons program.
But just before the planned operation, officials discovered the report had been generated w/ help of AI & chatbot used by the analyst inaccurately identified what the ship was carrying, sources tell @KatieBoLillis & me.
ICYMI: This week, @NTI_WMD and @econ_enterprise released the 2026 Nuclear Security Index, which reveals an alarming deterioration in nuclear security conditions in Russia and the United States. Read more in the @washpost article by @karendeyoung1 ⬇️
