Geoff Wilson
@nuclearwilson.bsky.social
Stimson Center Distinguished Fellow. Nuke and NatSec Thoughts. Sometimes boxer, constant matriarchy supporter, ally, husband, and dog dad. Views my own, etc.
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“They cut key experts on nuclear testing, nuclear verification and efforts to end the production of weapons grade fissile material. These cuts will only serve to increase the nuclear threats facing this nation.”
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State Department fires more than 1,300 employees in downsizing plan
The move has drawn criticism from current and former diplomats who say the cuts will degrade America’s standing in the world and curb U.S. soft power.
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July 11, 2025 at 10:18 PM
“They cut key experts on nuclear testing, nuclear verification and efforts to end the production of weapons grade fissile material. These cuts will only serve to increase the nuclear threats facing this nation.”
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Can’t say I had “dehumanizing, state-sponsored reality show,” on my fascism bingo card…
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DHS considering reality show in which immigrants compete for citizenship
The competition series was pitched by Rob Worsoff, a Canadian-born writer and producer who was behind A&E’s “Duck Dynasty” and Bravo’s “Millionaire Matchmaker.”
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May 16, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Can’t say I had “dehumanizing, state-sponsored reality show,” on my fascism bingo card…
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“A $1 trillion Pentagon budget sounds impressive, but pursuing it at a time when too many of our most urgent national needs are being neglected would be a colossal error.”
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Does America Really Need a $1 Trillion Pentagon Budget?
Spending $1 trillion on the Pentagon would be a colossal blunder at a time when America's most urgent security challenges are not military in nature.
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April 8, 2025 at 12:14 PM
“A $1 trillion Pentagon budget sounds impressive, but pursuing it at a time when too many of our most urgent national needs are being neglected would be a colossal error.”
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Despite Donald Trump occasionally sounding the alarm on nuclear weapons, his administration has taken aim at nuclear nonproliferation programs, writes @nonukesplz.bsky.social
Does Trump Really Care About Getting Rid of Nuclear Weapons?
US president Donald Trump says he opposes nuclear weapons, but his administration has taken aim at nuclear nonproliferation programs.
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April 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Despite Donald Trump occasionally sounding the alarm on nuclear weapons, his administration has taken aim at nuclear nonproliferation programs, writes @nonukesplz.bsky.social
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"Shocking" (not) news of the day: the US Air Force, after completely mismanaging a massive, unneeded effort to build high-priced, destabilizing, vulnerable land-based, nuclear-armed missiles, is looking to extend the life of the ones they already have until 2050: gulfnews.com/world/americ...
Air Force weighs keeping 1970s-era missiles until 2050
Current plan is to remove all 400 Minuteman III ICBMs made by Boeing from silos by 2039
gulfnews.com
March 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
"Shocking" (not) news of the day: the US Air Force, after completely mismanaging a massive, unneeded effort to build high-priced, destabilizing, vulnerable land-based, nuclear-armed missiles, is looking to extend the life of the ones they already have until 2050: gulfnews.com/world/americ...
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You may have seen estimates of how much America has spent on failed national missile defense systems. But Stephen Schwartz is the true authority on all of this. He estimates (below) that we have wasted $531 billion on national missile defense scams.
The money goes in; nothing comes out.
The money goes in; nothing comes out.
Moreover, since fiscal 1962, the US has spent more than $531 billion on multiple ineffective missile defense schemes—including Safeguard, which was operational for less than four months during 1975-76 and utilized nuclear-tipped interceptors to protect 150 Minuteman III ICBMs in North Dakota.
March 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
You may have seen estimates of how much America has spent on failed national missile defense systems. But Stephen Schwartz is the true authority on all of this. He estimates (below) that we have wasted $531 billion on national missile defense scams.
The money goes in; nothing comes out.
The money goes in; nothing comes out.
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"The United States is already spending $75 billion annually—the equivalent of two Manhattan Projects every year—on new nuclear weapons until at least 2032."
"What Trump got right about nuclear weapons—and how to step back from the brink," by @lucasruiz4.bsky.social and @nuclearwilson.bsky.social.
"What Trump got right about nuclear weapons—and how to step back from the brink," by @lucasruiz4.bsky.social and @nuclearwilson.bsky.social.
What Trump got right about nuclear weapons—and how to step back from the brink
Trump could renew Reagan's crowning achievement by negotiating with Russia and China to limit the growing numbers of new nuclear weapons.
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February 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
"The United States is already spending $75 billion annually—the equivalent of two Manhattan Projects every year—on new nuclear weapons until at least 2032."
"What Trump got right about nuclear weapons—and how to step back from the brink," by @lucasruiz4.bsky.social and @nuclearwilson.bsky.social.
"What Trump got right about nuclear weapons—and how to step back from the brink," by @lucasruiz4.bsky.social and @nuclearwilson.bsky.social.
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"Like so much else during the month since Trump’s inauguration, the message seemed not to have been thought through," the Editorial Board writes. wapo.st/3D77nSP
Opinion | Musk’s latest stunt suggests DOGE is running out of ideas
The backlash within Trump’s own administration exposes the mogul’s carelessness.
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February 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
"Like so much else during the month since Trump’s inauguration, the message seemed not to have been thought through," the Editorial Board writes. wapo.st/3D77nSP
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A historic betrayal not just of Ukraine and Europe, but of generations of Americans who labored and sacrificed in the hope of making the world freer for all.
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U.S. votes against U.N. resolution condemning Russia for Ukraine war
Washington’s shift on the Ukraine war marks a major break with European allies and comes as the Trump administration aims to repair relations with Russia.
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February 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
A historic betrayal not just of Ukraine and Europe, but of generations of Americans who labored and sacrificed in the hope of making the world freer for all.
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Hard for me to believe that voters will back this shift. The US has been an ambiguous actor on the world stage but Americans really do believe it's an altruistic force. No one wants to actively support the Bad Guys!
February 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Hard for me to believe that voters will back this shift. The US has been an ambiguous actor on the world stage but Americans really do believe it's an altruistic force. No one wants to actively support the Bad Guys!
Shameful. Completely at odds with every U.S. ally and every set of U.S. foreign policy values in the contemporary era.
February 24, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Shameful. Completely at odds with every U.S. ally and every set of U.S. foreign policy values in the contemporary era.
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Seems bad www.reuters.com/world/global...
Global security arrangements 'unravelling', UN chief warns nuclear disarmament conference
Security arrangements that have supported global peace for decades are unravelling, the head of the United Nations warned on Monday as he urged countries to work together towards a nuclear free world.
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February 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Seems bad www.reuters.com/world/global...
Incredibly proud to have been given the opportunity to work on this timely and important project with my colleagues Christopher Preble and @lucasruiz4.bsky.social at @stimsoncenter.bsky.social.
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Gambling on Armageddon • Stimson Center
Questioning the logic of U.S. nuclear weapons policy in the 21st Century.
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February 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Incredibly proud to have been given the opportunity to work on this timely and important project with my colleagues Christopher Preble and @lucasruiz4.bsky.social at @stimsoncenter.bsky.social.
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I’m honored to receive such praise from @joecirin.bsky.social! If you have a chance, please read my new article with @nuclearwilson.bsky.social!
Outstanding analysis from @nuclearwilson.bsky.social in @thebulletin.org. He and his co-authors lay out a sensible path for Trump to implement his insight that we have far more nuclear weapons then we would ever conceivably need. thebulletin.org/2025/02/what...
What Trump got right about nuclear weapons—and how to step back from the brink
Trump could renew Reagan's crowning achievement by negotiating with Russia and China to limit the growing numbers of new nuclear weapons.
thebulletin.org
February 24, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I’m honored to receive such praise from @joecirin.bsky.social! If you have a chance, please read my new article with @nuclearwilson.bsky.social!
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Outstanding analysis from @nuclearwilson.bsky.social in @thebulletin.org. He and his co-authors lay out a sensible path for Trump to implement his insight that we have far more nuclear weapons then we would ever conceivably need. thebulletin.org/2025/02/what...
What Trump got right about nuclear weapons—and how to step back from the brink
Trump could renew Reagan's crowning achievement by negotiating with Russia and China to limit the growing numbers of new nuclear weapons.
thebulletin.org
February 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Outstanding analysis from @nuclearwilson.bsky.social in @thebulletin.org. He and his co-authors lay out a sensible path for Trump to implement his insight that we have far more nuclear weapons then we would ever conceivably need. thebulletin.org/2025/02/what...
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More important work from @nuclearwilson.bsky.social @lucasruiz4.bsky.social! However, I have seen nothing that tells me this administration has any plan to achieve this goal and so it remains typical bluster. I hope a plan emerges!
🚨 Just in: Trump could renew Reagan's crowning achievement by negotiating with Russia and China to limit the growing numbers of new nuclear weapons, @nuclearwilson.bsky.social and @lucasruiz4.bsky.social write in @thebulletin.org
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#nuclearweapons
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#nuclearweapons
What Trump got right about nuclear weapons—and how to step back from the brink
Trump could renew Reagan's crowning achievement by negotiating with Russia and China to limit the growing numbers of new nuclear weapons.
thebulletin.org
February 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM
More important work from @nuclearwilson.bsky.social @lucasruiz4.bsky.social! However, I have seen nothing that tells me this administration has any plan to achieve this goal and so it remains typical bluster. I hope a plan emerges!
Reposted by Geoff Wilson
🚨 Just in: Trump could renew Reagan's crowning achievement by negotiating with Russia and China to limit the growing numbers of new nuclear weapons, @nuclearwilson.bsky.social and @lucasruiz4.bsky.social write in @thebulletin.org
thebulletin.org/2025/02/what...
#nuclearweapons
thebulletin.org/2025/02/what...
#nuclearweapons
What Trump got right about nuclear weapons—and how to step back from the brink
Trump could renew Reagan's crowning achievement by negotiating with Russia and China to limit the growing numbers of new nuclear weapons.
thebulletin.org
February 24, 2025 at 11:58 AM
🚨 Just in: Trump could renew Reagan's crowning achievement by negotiating with Russia and China to limit the growing numbers of new nuclear weapons, @nuclearwilson.bsky.social and @lucasruiz4.bsky.social write in @thebulletin.org
thebulletin.org/2025/02/what...
#nuclearweapons
thebulletin.org/2025/02/what...
#nuclearweapons
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Not trying to alarm people but just noting that the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, among their other important functions, is also one of the small number of people explicitly designated for translating Presidential nuclear strike orders into reality.
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February 22, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Not trying to alarm people but just noting that the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, among their other important functions, is also one of the small number of people explicitly designated for translating Presidential nuclear strike orders into reality.
www.doctrine.af.mil/Portals/61/d...
www.doctrine.af.mil/Portals/61/d...
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me trying to finish writing a history book in under the wire before all government archives, libraries, databases, and FOIA offices get shut down to pay for billionaire tax cuts
a person is laying on the ground in a dark room with a window .
ALT: a person is laying on the ground in a dark room with a window .
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February 20, 2025 at 12:18 AM
me trying to finish writing a history book in under the wire before all government archives, libraries, databases, and FOIA offices get shut down to pay for billionaire tax cuts
Very proud of this and extremely grateful to my colleagues and coauthors @lucasruiz4.bsky.social and Chris Preble for making it happen.
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Gambling on Armageddon • Stimson Center
Questioning the logic of U.S. nuclear weapons policy in the 21st Century.
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February 20, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Very proud of this and extremely grateful to my colleagues and coauthors @lucasruiz4.bsky.social and Chris Preble for making it happen.
www.stimson.org/2025/gamblin...
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New and timely report from @nuclearwilson.bsky.social, Chris Preble, and Lucas Ruiz:
"Gambling on Armageddon: How US Nuclear Policies Are Undercutting Deterrence and Lowering the Threshold for Nuclear War" www.stimson.org/2025/gamblin...
"Gambling on Armageddon: How US Nuclear Policies Are Undercutting Deterrence and Lowering the Threshold for Nuclear War" www.stimson.org/2025/gamblin...
Gambling on Armageddon • Stimson Center
Questioning the logic of U.S. nuclear weapons policy in the 21st Century.
www.stimson.org
February 20, 2025 at 2:36 PM
New and timely report from @nuclearwilson.bsky.social, Chris Preble, and Lucas Ruiz:
"Gambling on Armageddon: How US Nuclear Policies Are Undercutting Deterrence and Lowering the Threshold for Nuclear War" www.stimson.org/2025/gamblin...
"Gambling on Armageddon: How US Nuclear Policies Are Undercutting Deterrence and Lowering the Threshold for Nuclear War" www.stimson.org/2025/gamblin...
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"Look what happens when you write a report critical of this administration: They fire you the next day. This chills independent oversight, and that’s exactly what we need right now." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump fires USAID inspector general one day after blistering report
Paul K. Martin, appointed by President Joe Biden in December 2023, was informed of his dismissal through an email from the White House.
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February 12, 2025 at 9:52 PM
"Look what happens when you write a report critical of this administration: They fire you the next day. This chills independent oversight, and that’s exactly what we need right now." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Did not think McConnell had it in him.
Vice President JD Vance cast the 51-50 tie-breaking vote after former GOP Leader Mitch McConnell and GOP Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine joined Democrats to oppose Hegseth’s nomination.
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Vice President Vance casts tie-breaking Senate vote to narrowly confirm Pete Hegseth as defense secretary | CNN Politics
The Senate narrowly voted to confirm embattled Pete Hegseth as secretary of the Department of Defense, in a major win for President Donald Trump and his new administration.
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January 25, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Did not think McConnell had it in him.
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Today in isolationism
The US president insisted he was serious in his determination to take over Greenland in a fiery telephone call with Denmark’s prime minister www.ft.com/content/ace0...
January 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Today in isolationism
Man, my grandparents legitimately thought of fighting back fascism as their proudest achievement and their legacy to America and the world. USMC, USA, USO… They all volunteered to do something to help end that blight on the world. I am so glad that they did not live to see it come back here at home.
January 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Man, my grandparents legitimately thought of fighting back fascism as their proudest achievement and their legacy to America and the world. USMC, USA, USO… They all volunteered to do something to help end that blight on the world. I am so glad that they did not live to see it come back here at home.