Laura Grego
@lauraegrego.bsky.social
Senior scientist & research director, Global Security Program, ucsusa.org. Space, missile defense, nuclear weapons.
EXCITING NEWS. WE’RE HIRING! The Nuclear Information Project at FAS is hiring for a full-time, early career position to support both research and operations. Please share widely and apply by June 28! @scientistsorg.bsky.social fas.org/career/resea...
Research and Program Associate, Nuclear Information Project - Federation of American Scientists
The Federation of American Scientists is seeking a Research and Program Associate to join our Nuclear Information Project team.
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Starting soon!
Taylor Barnes@tkbarnes.bsky.social · 5mo ago#nukesky Tomorrow I'll be live posting about a remarkable event at the South Carolina statehouse. A group of citizen watchdogs got extremely rare access to the heart of the new nuclear arms race – they went inside the Savannah River Site's warhead pit plant. And will tell the public what they saw!
If you're at the APS Global Summit, come by for tomorrow's panel on Golden Dome. I'll be speaking along w Dr. Fred Lamb, chair of the recent APS missile defense study, & Prof Aaron Bateman, who just published an outstanding book "War in Space". 8-9:48 am, Tuesday, March 17, Hyatt Regency Capitol 4.
For more information about the Friday night massacre at CDC, I wrote up an analysis of who got terminated and what that means for public health. Grateful to @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social for supporting and amplifying. We are in really terrible trouble. rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/the-death-...
The Death of Public Health
Another Friday night massacre, but this time it's not just an essential federal public health agency that will die
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Angie Rasmussen@angierasmussen.bsky.social · 12mo agoI don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.
Timely and important, be sure to follow the Bulletin's investigations into how AI is shaping our world and the future.
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists@thebulletin.org · 12mo agoThe Bulletin is excited to announce The AI Power Trip, a year-long project examining how the people and organizations developing AI applications are gaining control of the world's governance, information ecosystems, energy resources, military-industrial complex, and more. #AIPowerTrip
New START is the last remaining arms control agreement between the US and Russia. Extending it would keep sensible limits on nuclear weapons while further reductions and limits are negotiated. The US should reciprocate and get to work on a follow up to New START.
Putin offers Trump a temporary nuclear arms control deal that would extend status quo by one year
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that he was ready to extend by one year the last arms control treaty between Washington and Moscow that limits the number of nuclear weapons each side has if U.S. President Donald Trump does the same.
reuters.com
Two weeks ago, on the 80th anniversary of the Trinity test, Nobel Laureates, nuclear experts, and community leaders discussed the urgency of avoiding nuclear war. I was glad to have been there. The resulting declaration and recommendations, endorsed by 120 Laureates: nobelassembly.org/declaration/
Eighty years is a lifetime and we’re losing the most compelling messengers about nuclear war. Frank Von Hippel also reminded me that because it’s been a lifetime since nuclear weapons were used that people think it can’t happen again. But disarming is as urgent as ever. apnews.com/article/japa...
Japan's aging atomic bomb survivors speak out against nuclear weapons
The number of survivors of the U.S. atomic attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki is dwindling 80 years later, but they are increasingly speaking out against nuclear weapons.
apnews.com
Two weeks ago, on the 80th anniversary of the Trinity test, Nobel Laureates, nuclear experts, and community leaders discussed the urgency of avoiding nuclear war. I was glad to have been there. The resulting declaration and recommendations, endorsed by 120 Laureates: nobelassembly.org/declaration/
My UCS colleague has written a deeply researched and very timely report on the US push to ramp up production of new plutonium "pits," the cores of nuclear weapons. It covers the science, policy, and strategic issues, as well as the impacts of these programs on local communities. Please circulate!
Dylan Spaulding@dkspaulding.bsky.social · last yr.I've written a comprehensive report on plutonium pit production - including a critical look at the history, the risks and costs, and the science of Pu aging. Short story: new pits are unnecessary, dangerous, and expensive and alternatives provide a safer future. Please read and circulate! #NukeSky
The last 100 days have been an unprecedented assault on American science, scientists, institutions, and thus the people around the world who rely on it. Let's speak up. Our collective future depends on it. Please watch and reshare. #ScienceMatters www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPlu... savesciencenow.org
You Need Science. Now Science Needs You.
YouTube video by Union of Concerned Scientists
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The #Signalgate debacle affirms our take when Hegseth was first nominated: "Given the enormity of the challenges facing the next [defense] secretary, the US deserves someone with the experience, expertise, and judgment to deal with them wisely." Hegseth has clearly failed on all three fronts.
Congress Needs to Ask Pete Hegseth Tough Questions
The new secretary of defense must face a number of challenges with experience, a steady hand, and a willingness to listen before making decisions. Pete Hegseth falls short.
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