19th US Secretary of Defense Educating the public on the modern threat of nuclear weapons. Co-author: "The Button" Podcast: @AtTheBrinkPod
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Join survivors, scholars, lawmakers, and a former president as they unveil the hidden costs and far-reaching consequences of nuclear weapons on the AT THE BRINK podcast.
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Hey @nytopinion - we love the title of your new series At the Brink, and we agree!
In fact, we created a whole podcast with former Secretary of Defense William Perry @SecDef19 dedicated to the topic of nuclear dangers: atthebrink.org
The risk of nuclear war is often called unimaginable. In fact, it’s not imagined enough.
Read the first essay in a new Opinion series, At the Brink, about the threat of nuclear weapons in an unstable world. nyti.ms/3Tjo8Qa
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At a moment of rising geopolitical division, mistrust and outright aggression, we are in danger of inciting a humanitarian Armageddon, says @antonioguterres on today's International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons #IDTENW▶️ un.org/en/observances/nuclea….
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On September 26, 1983, one man's decision to "follow his gut" and go against military protocol would avert a global nuclear catastrophe.
Hear the story of Stanislav Petrov, known as the man who saved the world:
#NuclearBanWeek
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Omg we're *so* close to 800k followers 🥹. Let's get there today 💪
More followers on Twitter helps spread our message + expose Dr. Oz's lies to as many people as possible
Humbly asking for a RT + a follow 🙏❤️
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The hostility between the U.S. and #Russia has reached heights not seen since the dark days of the Cold War. How have we found ourselves back here? @SecDef19 William J. Perry looks back at our relationship with Russia and charts a way forward for peace. outrider.org/nuclear-weapons…
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Here’s my take on 5 steps towards Sec’y Perry’s goal of rebuilding trust with Russia: thebulletin.org/2022/04/the-…
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Wise words from @SecDef19: "There is no organic reason why #Russia should be our enemy. #Putin is the enemy, not Russia. We must work to rebuild connections with Russia...in the hopes that we can once again return to the path of friendship."
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New START successfully lowered and limited deployed launchers for 10+ years; it *works*. Neither Russia nor the United States have anything to gain from jeopardizing the New START treaty.
Russia has announced it's suspending inspections under New START - the last big treaty limiting US and Russian nuclear arsenals - citing visa and flight restrictions as making conducting reciprocal investigations difficult mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/new…
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Tensions are high, risks are rising, and when it comes to nuclear weapons there is no margin for error. Whatever the issue holding up inspections, it must be resolved quickly. reuters.com/world/russia-tel…
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How is the annexation of Mariupol or Kherson a rational response to the alleged threat of NATO expansion? I honestly can't even understand the logic of the argument? & Putin is not even bothering to make the argument himself! He's talking now about Peter the Great, not NATO.
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Today, the House joined the Senate in passing a limited extension of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act. Now they must pass an expansion bill to include those who continue to be excluded from benefit coverage. Tell your reps to cosponsor S.2798 & H.R.5338!
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"Nothing informs Costa Rica's society more than the fact that we are an unarmed democracy...We live lives with opportunities and without fear." - Ambassador Elayne Whyte Gomez, who presided over the UN conference that negotiated the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
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My latest piece for @ForeignPolicy is now out. In it, I look at the potential impact of the catastrophic war in Ukraine on the future of US-Russia arms control from an historical perspective. Here are a few key takeaways👇 1/ foreignpolicy.com/2022/03/15…
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Russia says it's not considering using tactical nukes. Russia also once denied it was considering invading Ukraine in the first place. Meanwhile, we see missile systems rolling around that could carry tacnukes. Story by @mradamtaylor, graphics by me washingtonpost.com/world/202…
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Can everyone please stop using the phrase, “World War Three.” The probabilities of either Biden or Putin triggering world war are very low.
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Don’t panic. Educate yourself.
Hear how we’ve managed nuclear weapons threats in the past, from the people who lived through them; and learn what we can do to prevent catastrophe in the future, by listening to @AtTheBrinkPod:
open.spotify.com/show/6yssSa…
The big takeaway? Just don’t panic—and don’t forget what you’re feeling right now.
Learn about nuclear weapons. Learn about the activism around them, around getting rid of them. trib.al/KHuT2M7
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A sad news from Moscow - General Evgeny Maslin passed away on February 28. He was the head of the 12th Main Directorate, which handles nuclear weapons, in 1992-1997. He oversaw safe withdrawal of nuclear weapons from KZ, BY, and UA. One of the old school professionals I respected
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In talking to colleagues in Kyiv, they often note how unnerving it is to watch the whole world discuss what your country should do and not do without ever asking what Ukrainians want to do or not do.
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Iran’s #nuclear potential can be cut, but not eliminated ow.ly/tnnh50HPO1L