Andrew Facini
@andrewfacini.com
Nuclear weapons policy, history, culture, and other things to help you sleep. Comms Director and Sr Fellow, @councilonstrategicrisks.org. Teaching and such at Harvard Extension. Views my own.
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Andrew Facini
@andrewfacini.com
· Jan 24
In the first 100 days I will dig down into the place of honor. On day one I will issue an Executive Order that the radical woke warning signs be removed and anyone perpetuating the "dangerous and repulsive" lie to be terminated. I will restore the country by touching the ancient treasures.
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The SASC discussed nuclear deterrence policy after New START, but it's not particularly encouraging stuff. almauroni.substack.com/p/coping-wit...
almauroni.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:30 PM
The SASC discussed nuclear deterrence policy after New START, but it's not particularly encouraging stuff. almauroni.substack.com/p/coping-wit...
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The NYT fired everyone who knew that sugar cane is kinda important to Puerto Rico.
They're dumber than dogshit over there. This is so fucking embarrassing.
They're dumber than dogshit over there. This is so fucking embarrassing.
At the start of his Super Bowl performance, Bad Bunny appeared in a field of green grass wearing a jersey featuring the number “64.” Fans immediately started tossing out theories about what the number meant.
What Was the ‘Ocasio 64’ Reference on Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Look?
And where did his suit come from? The answers may surprise.
nyti.ms
February 9, 2026 at 4:36 AM
The NYT fired everyone who knew that sugar cane is kinda important to Puerto Rico.
They're dumber than dogshit over there. This is so fucking embarrassing.
They're dumber than dogshit over there. This is so fucking embarrassing.
Nonne sic initia obliterationis praedicta sunt?
February 9, 2026 at 4:42 AM
Nonne sic initia obliterationis praedicta sunt?
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MAGA is not popular and their hold on power is crumbling under the focus and strength of mutual aid and common decency. Thank you for your attention in this matter!
February 9, 2026 at 3:38 AM
MAGA is not popular and their hold on power is crumbling under the focus and strength of mutual aid and common decency. Thank you for your attention in this matter!
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no eres mis casa bonita
no eres mis esposa bonita
no eres mis esposa bonita
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
no eres mis casa bonita
no eres mis esposa bonita
no eres mis esposa bonita
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I'm always saying this
Rip out your Ring doorbell RN, jfc
February 9, 2026 at 2:22 AM
I'm always saying this
Ring being like "we're only tracking dogs we swear" gtfoh
February 9, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Ring being like "we're only tracking dogs we swear" gtfoh
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I would simply take the football and select one of the OPLANs to obliterate my opponent.
February 9, 2026 at 12:52 AM
I would simply take the football and select one of the OPLANs to obliterate my opponent.
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The vibe of the Halftime Show
February 9, 2026 at 1:40 AM
The vibe of the Halftime Show
Imagine being mad about this sick shit
February 9, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Imagine being mad about this sick shit
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Genuinely Democratic FP would be leaps and bounds better if the import of people who work at WINEP, FDD, and AEI was decreased by like even 50% and the Quaker lobby had its import increased by 50%
But the key thing is that Democratic FP could still be immeasurably better even without such democratization, the voter is obviously not always right, but Democrats *could* just not outsource policy to a crank who works at an analyst desk at WINEP
February 7, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Genuinely Democratic FP would be leaps and bounds better if the import of people who work at WINEP, FDD, and AEI was decreased by like even 50% and the Quaker lobby had its import increased by 50%
Response from @ctbto.bsky.social today: www.ctbto.org/resources/fo...
February 6, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Response from @ctbto.bsky.social today: www.ctbto.org/resources/fo...
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New claim on China (most specific to date) and nuclear-testing from Tom DiNanno in Geneva. Decoupling involves muting seismic signatures by testing in an underground cavity; some of the concern around excavation at Lop Nur is likely related. x.com/undersect/st...
February 6, 2026 at 3:16 PM
New claim on China (most specific to date) and nuclear-testing from Tom DiNanno in Geneva. Decoupling involves muting seismic signatures by testing in an underground cavity; some of the concern around excavation at Lop Nur is likely related. x.com/undersect/st...
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With New START expired, the United States is likely to reopen the deactivated launch tubes on it‘s Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) starting March 1, allowing each SSBN to carry an additional four Trident D5 submarine-launched ballistic missiles.
Money has already been appropriated.
Money has already been appropriated.
February 6, 2026 at 2:09 PM
With New START expired, the United States is likely to reopen the deactivated launch tubes on it‘s Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) starting March 1, allowing each SSBN to carry an additional four Trident D5 submarine-launched ballistic missiles.
Money has already been appropriated.
Money has already been appropriated.
Rejoining Catholicism as a single-issue zealot, namely that force(s (three??)) beyond our understanding have gifted us an extremely improbable set of circumstances and it is our solemn responsibility to protect this world from our own failings until such time that we can Understand.
February 6, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Rejoining Catholicism as a single-issue zealot, namely that force(s (three??)) beyond our understanding have gifted us an extremely improbable set of circumstances and it is our solemn responsibility to protect this world from our own failings until such time that we can Understand.
Pulling me softly with his rug
February 5, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Pulling me softly with his rug
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umm...I guess it's dead?
February 5, 2026 at 6:54 PM
umm...I guess it's dead?
Thrilled to propose the Golden STrategic Arms Nuclear Deterrence and Reduction Deal (Gold STANDARD)
A revolutionary and smart deal never before struck by anybody:
- 1550 maximum warheads (Golden)
- 700 max long range missiles
- 800 max launchers
Thank you for your attention to this matter
A revolutionary and smart deal never before struck by anybody:
- 1550 maximum warheads (Golden)
- 700 max long range missiles
- 800 max launchers
Thank you for your attention to this matter
umm...I guess it's dead?
February 5, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Thrilled to propose the Golden STrategic Arms Nuclear Deterrence and Reduction Deal (Gold STANDARD)
A revolutionary and smart deal never before struck by anybody:
- 1550 maximum warheads (Golden)
- 700 max long range missiles
- 800 max launchers
Thank you for your attention to this matter
A revolutionary and smart deal never before struck by anybody:
- 1550 maximum warheads (Golden)
- 700 max long range missiles
- 800 max launchers
Thank you for your attention to this matter
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February 5, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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How I define/describe the issue: Arms control is a process that nations have used to manage their nuclear competition, demonstrate restraint, and reduce the risk of nuclear war (or escalation to nuclear war) even if it doesn't produce legally binding treaties that reduce nuclear weapons.
February 5, 2026 at 2:57 PM
How I define/describe the issue: Arms control is a process that nations have used to manage their nuclear competition, demonstrate restraint, and reduce the risk of nuclear war (or escalation to nuclear war) even if it doesn't produce legally binding treaties that reduce nuclear weapons.
Big W for the world, generally
Big L for those Serious Thinkers in our field who ran to place pieces on why we gotta upload the arsenal
Big L for those Serious Thinkers in our field who ran to place pieces on why we gotta upload the arsenal
Scoop: U.S. and Russia agree to observe New START nuclear pact after expiration
New START is the last major guardrail constraining the nuclear arsenals of the two countries that together hold some 85% of the world's warheads.
www.axios.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Big W for the world, generally
Big L for those Serious Thinkers in our field who ran to place pieces on why we gotta upload the arsenal
Big L for those Serious Thinkers in our field who ran to place pieces on why we gotta upload the arsenal
One of the first websites I remember visiting, after our library sent out a newsletter in the mail letting the town know they now had access to the Internet. Helped begin a path that led to studying IR and doing the work I do today.
They closed the CIA World Factbook and deleted it entirely.
February 4, 2026 at 10:43 PM
One of the first websites I remember visiting, after our library sent out a newsletter in the mail letting the town know they now had access to the Internet. Helped begin a path that led to studying IR and doing the work I do today.
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The last US-Russia nuclear arms control agreement expires tomorrow, and the most some centrist think tankers can muster in response is, "finally, now the US can join the sprint toward 'tactical' nuclear use." Something is deeply wrong in our nuclear discourse. www.csis.org/analysis/thr...
Three Truths About the End of New START and What It Means for Strategic Competition
The expiration of New START does not necessarily foretell an arms race or a massive U.S. nuclear buildup. Instead, the expiration of the treaty may be an opportunity for a new era of arms control.
www.csis.org
February 4, 2026 at 5:32 PM
The last US-Russia nuclear arms control agreement expires tomorrow, and the most some centrist think tankers can muster in response is, "finally, now the US can join the sprint toward 'tactical' nuclear use." Something is deeply wrong in our nuclear discourse. www.csis.org/analysis/thr...