The Prospect Hill Foundation has given money to the Arms Control Association and the Union of Concerned Scientists. The Carnegie Corporation of New York has given money to the Arms Control Association. So, how did this NYT article omit details of China's no first use policy?
January 30, 2026 at 9:13 PM
The Prospect Hill Foundation has given money to the Arms Control Association and the Union of Concerned Scientists. The Carnegie Corporation of New York has given money to the Arms Control Association. So, how did this NYT article omit details of China's no first use policy?
Carnegie gave $300,000 to Outrider Foundation, which also funded this essay. That donation was meant to "provide journalists and editors with training workshops, educational materials, and access to nongovernmental experts to improve overall coverage of nuclear issues."
January 30, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Carnegie gave $300,000 to Outrider Foundation, which also funded this essay. That donation was meant to "provide journalists and editors with training workshops, educational materials, and access to nongovernmental experts to improve overall coverage of nuclear issues."
This is an odd oversight considering this NYT article was funded in part by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, which announced yesterday that it was spending $8.2 million "for work aimed at preventing nuclear war and crisis escalation."
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January 30, 2026 at 9:11 PM
This is an odd oversight considering this NYT article was funded in part by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, which announced yesterday that it was spending $8.2 million "for work aimed at preventing nuclear war and crisis escalation."
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What Hennigan failed to state is that the US declares a right to use nuclear weapons first in a war, while China has maintained a "no first use policy" since 1964—a position it has repeatedly re-affirmed, including late last year.
January 30, 2026 at 9:10 PM
What Hennigan failed to state is that the US declares a right to use nuclear weapons first in a war, while China has maintained a "no first use policy" since 1964—a position it has repeatedly re-affirmed, including late last year.
The easiest way to hold Russia and China in check would be for the US to upload more weapons which would take time and money, Hennigan stated.
January 30, 2026 at 9:10 PM
The easiest way to hold Russia and China in check would be for the US to upload more weapons which would take time and money, Hennigan stated.
While NYT's W.J. Hennigan correctly noted that China has 3,100 fewer nuclear warheads than the US, he added that "Beijing has also never signed on to any agreement that limits the size of its arsenal."
January 30, 2026 at 9:10 PM
While NYT's W.J. Hennigan correctly noted that China has 3,100 fewer nuclear warheads than the US, he added that "Beijing has also never signed on to any agreement that limits the size of its arsenal."
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January 30, 2026 at 7:29 PM
In another update, the NYT wrote that Omar has "come under fire for years, including from President Trump" and that Trump "has singled her out for years" and used the "scandal" to "broadly characterize Somalians."
January 28, 2026 at 4:49 PM
In another update, the NYT wrote that Omar has "come under fire for years, including from President Trump" and that Trump "has singled her out for years" and used the "scandal" to "broadly characterize Somalians."
Nowhere in the NYT article is it noted that Campbell's personal consulting clients at The Asia Group are Lockheed Martin, McKinsey, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, according to his public financial disclosure report: documentcloud.org/documents/20...
January 28, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Nowhere in the NYT article is it noted that Campbell's personal consulting clients at The Asia Group are Lockheed Martin, McKinsey, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, according to his public financial disclosure report: documentcloud.org/documents/20...
How an $11 billion arms sale to Taiwan, and the positioning of 500 troops in Taiwan in May 2025 (stripes.com/theaters/asi...) exemplifies a policy of "ambiguity" beyond just being a "challenge to Beijing" is not considered by Campbell.
January 28, 2026 at 4:29 PM
How an $11 billion arms sale to Taiwan, and the positioning of 500 troops in Taiwan in May 2025 (stripes.com/theaters/asi...) exemplifies a policy of "ambiguity" beyond just being a "challenge to Beijing" is not considered by Campbell.
Campbell concluded that if Trump is "instead just shoring up his political position at home while appeasing China, the costs for Americans now and in the coming decades could be catastrophic."
January 28, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Campbell concluded that if Trump is "instead just shoring up his political position at home while appeasing China, the costs for Americans now and in the coming decades could be catastrophic."
The NYT noted that "officials, including Ayatollah Khamenei, have blamed terrorist cells tied to Israel and the United States for the uprising and killings"—failing to note that former CIA director Mike Pompeo and the Mossad itself have hinted at the Mossad's involvement.
January 26, 2026 at 5:40 PM
The NYT noted that "officials, including Ayatollah Khamenei, have blamed terrorist cells tied to Israel and the United States for the uprising and killings"—failing to note that former CIA director Mike Pompeo and the Mossad itself have hinted at the Mossad's involvement.