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It’s been more than 5 decades since the US pulled off a weapons program this big. 👀
The projected price of an Air Force program to build a next-generation nuclear missile had risen 81%, from $77.7 billion to nearly $141 billion.
Read @winkie.bsky.social's latest 👇
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The projected price of an Air Force program to build a next-generation nuclear missile had risen 81%, from $77.7 billion to nearly $141 billion.
Read @winkie.bsky.social's latest 👇
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Crumbling silos, rushed deals – how US blew missile budget by billions
The Air Force's next-generation nuclear missile program has blown its budget and hit serious delays. Here's how things went sideways.
www.usatoday.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:32 PM
It’s been more than 5 decades since the US pulled off a weapons program this big. 👀
The projected price of an Air Force program to build a next-generation nuclear missile had risen 81%, from $77.7 billion to nearly $141 billion.
Read @winkie.bsky.social's latest 👇
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
The projected price of an Air Force program to build a next-generation nuclear missile had risen 81%, from $77.7 billion to nearly $141 billion.
Read @winkie.bsky.social's latest 👇
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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Oh, wow. So we’re here, again?
Where’s my dinky metal school desk to hide under? <sarcasm>
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Where’s my dinky metal school desk to hide under? <sarcasm>
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What would it look like if America’s nuclear missile silos were attacked?
The Nuclear Sponge, a new 5-part explanatory project, covers the strategic debate and costs of modernizing the land leg of America’s nuclear triad. ☢️ Explore the interactive project 👇
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@winkie.bsky.social
The Nuclear Sponge, a new 5-part explanatory project, covers the strategic debate and costs of modernizing the land leg of America’s nuclear triad. ☢️ Explore the interactive project 👇
buff.ly/CXTgJFV
@winkie.bsky.social
Fallout maps show how an attack on nuclear silos would impact US cities
USA TODAY mapped the far-reaching potential consequences of a nuclear strike against America's 450 nuclear missile silos.
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January 11, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Oh, wow. So we’re here, again?
Where’s my dinky metal school desk to hide under? <sarcasm>
😣
Where’s my dinky metal school desk to hide under? <sarcasm>
😣
What would it look like if America’s nuclear missile silos were attacked?
The Nuclear Sponge, a new 5-part explanatory project, covers the strategic debate and costs of modernizing the land leg of America’s nuclear triad. ☢️ Explore the interactive project 👇
buff.ly/CXTgJFV
@winkie.bsky.social
The Nuclear Sponge, a new 5-part explanatory project, covers the strategic debate and costs of modernizing the land leg of America’s nuclear triad. ☢️ Explore the interactive project 👇
buff.ly/CXTgJFV
@winkie.bsky.social
Fallout maps show how an attack on nuclear silos would impact US cities
USA TODAY mapped the far-reaching potential consequences of a nuclear strike against America's 450 nuclear missile silos.
buff.ly
January 11, 2026 at 2:24 AM
What would it look like if America’s nuclear missile silos were attacked?
The Nuclear Sponge, a new 5-part explanatory project, covers the strategic debate and costs of modernizing the land leg of America’s nuclear triad. ☢️ Explore the interactive project 👇
buff.ly/CXTgJFV
@winkie.bsky.social
The Nuclear Sponge, a new 5-part explanatory project, covers the strategic debate and costs of modernizing the land leg of America’s nuclear triad. ☢️ Explore the interactive project 👇
buff.ly/CXTgJFV
@winkie.bsky.social
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Shutting off the internet? Detonating a nuke in space? None of the options to kill a rogue AI are very appealing.
Outrider fellow @joshuakeating.bsky.social dives into recent research concerning the potential catastrophic risks from hyperintelligent AI. @vox.com
Read the full story:
Outrider fellow @joshuakeating.bsky.social dives into recent research concerning the potential catastrophic risks from hyperintelligent AI. @vox.com
Read the full story:
How to kill a rogue AI
Shutting off the internet? Detonating a nuke in space? None of the options are very appealing.
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January 8, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Shutting off the internet? Detonating a nuke in space? None of the options to kill a rogue AI are very appealing.
Outrider fellow @joshuakeating.bsky.social dives into recent research concerning the potential catastrophic risks from hyperintelligent AI. @vox.com
Read the full story:
Outrider fellow @joshuakeating.bsky.social dives into recent research concerning the potential catastrophic risks from hyperintelligent AI. @vox.com
Read the full story:
The New START Treaty serves two key functions.
The treaty establishes a limit on long-range nuclear weapons Russia and the U.S. could produce and sets expectations for a mutual monitoring system.
With it's expiration date in sight, where does this leave Europe's nuclear arsenal?
The treaty establishes a limit on long-range nuclear weapons Russia and the U.S. could produce and sets expectations for a mutual monitoring system.
With it's expiration date in sight, where does this leave Europe's nuclear arsenal?
The New START Treaty is expiring. Where does that leave Europe's nuclear arsenal?
European rearmament has raised the stakes on weapons talks between the U.K. and France.
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January 8, 2026 at 6:03 PM
The New START Treaty serves two key functions.
The treaty establishes a limit on long-range nuclear weapons Russia and the U.S. could produce and sets expectations for a mutual monitoring system.
With it's expiration date in sight, where does this leave Europe's nuclear arsenal?
The treaty establishes a limit on long-range nuclear weapons Russia and the U.S. could produce and sets expectations for a mutual monitoring system.
With it's expiration date in sight, where does this leave Europe's nuclear arsenal?
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But please do read all four parts of this excellent new series of articles in @usatoday.com by @winkie.bsky.social (supported by @outrider.org) about the deeply troubled Sentinel ICBM program:
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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January 6, 2026 at 3:58 PM
But please do read all four parts of this excellent new series of articles in @usatoday.com by @winkie.bsky.social (supported by @outrider.org) about the deeply troubled Sentinel ICBM program:
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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What could happen if the U.S.'s nuclear missile silos were attacked? An interactive map in @usatoday.com paints a bleak picture.
Feat. expertise from grantees @wellerstein.bsky.social, Sébastien Philippe, @armscontrolnow.bsky.social, w/ support from @outrider.org
www.usatoday.com/graphics/int...
Feat. expertise from grantees @wellerstein.bsky.social, Sébastien Philippe, @armscontrolnow.bsky.social, w/ support from @outrider.org
www.usatoday.com/graphics/int...
Fallout maps show how an attack on nuclear silos would impact US cities
USA TODAY mapped the far-reaching potential consequences of a nuclear strike against America's 450 nuclear missile silos.
www.usatoday.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:53 PM
What could happen if the U.S.'s nuclear missile silos were attacked? An interactive map in @usatoday.com paints a bleak picture.
Feat. expertise from grantees @wellerstein.bsky.social, Sébastien Philippe, @armscontrolnow.bsky.social, w/ support from @outrider.org
www.usatoday.com/graphics/int...
Feat. expertise from grantees @wellerstein.bsky.social, Sébastien Philippe, @armscontrolnow.bsky.social, w/ support from @outrider.org
www.usatoday.com/graphics/int...
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The United States was close to a deal to co-produce Tomahawks at a factory in Japan, potentially doubling production of the missiles. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | To Outbuild China, America Needs Friends
For the sake of global security and freedom, the world’s democracies must collaborate better.
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The United States was close to a deal to co-produce Tomahawks at a factory in Japan, potentially doubling production of the missiles. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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I've covered climate at TIME for a decade. This year, I spent much of my time reporting on the fire that destroyed my hometown—and my own childhood home
The result: a story of LA's recovery—and a warning of what happens when systems break down
time.com/7335166/la-w...
The result: a story of LA's recovery—and a warning of what happens when systems break down
time.com/7335166/la-w...
November 21, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I've covered climate at TIME for a decade. This year, I spent much of my time reporting on the fire that destroyed my hometown—and my own childhood home
The result: a story of LA's recovery—and a warning of what happens when systems break down
time.com/7335166/la-w...
The result: a story of LA's recovery—and a warning of what happens when systems break down
time.com/7335166/la-w...
"We won the Cold War, so it must have all been worth it..." 👀
Billions and billions of dollars were spent by the military — about one-third of the current total national debt — and much of that was done in secret. @atomicanalyst.bsky.social dives in.
Billions and billions of dollars were spent by the military — about one-third of the current total national debt — and much of that was done in secret. @atomicanalyst.bsky.social dives in.
January 2, 2026 at 4:16 PM
"We won the Cold War, so it must have all been worth it..." 👀
Billions and billions of dollars were spent by the military — about one-third of the current total national debt — and much of that was done in secret. @atomicanalyst.bsky.social dives in.
Billions and billions of dollars were spent by the military — about one-third of the current total national debt — and much of that was done in secret. @atomicanalyst.bsky.social dives in.
A pair of lawmakers exhorted the Energy Department's top official to consider reining in a major nuclear arsenal modernization program amid long-running concerns over its cost and schedule performance.
Read more from Outrider fellow @winkie.bsky.social davis of @usatoday.com
Read more from Outrider fellow @winkie.bsky.social davis of @usatoday.com
Warren, Garamendi call for pause, review of nuclear bomb-building plan
The two lawmakers questioned the necessity of the nuclear weapons agency's plutonium pit strategy in a letter exclusively shared with USA TODAY.
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January 1, 2026 at 6:00 PM
A pair of lawmakers exhorted the Energy Department's top official to consider reining in a major nuclear arsenal modernization program amid long-running concerns over its cost and schedule performance.
Read more from Outrider fellow @winkie.bsky.social davis of @usatoday.com
Read more from Outrider fellow @winkie.bsky.social davis of @usatoday.com
“I had one thought: I know I’m gonna die. I just hope it’s not painful.”
Former U.S. Air Force Sergeant Greg Devlin shares his first-person account of surviving the Titan II nuclear warhead explosion.
See more & watch the full video from Outrider's 2025 Nuclear Reporting Summit 👉 buff.ly/UdKmxKS
Former U.S. Air Force Sergeant Greg Devlin shares his first-person account of surviving the Titan II nuclear warhead explosion.
See more & watch the full video from Outrider's 2025 Nuclear Reporting Summit 👉 buff.ly/UdKmxKS
December 31, 2025 at 3:22 PM
“I had one thought: I know I’m gonna die. I just hope it’s not painful.”
Former U.S. Air Force Sergeant Greg Devlin shares his first-person account of surviving the Titan II nuclear warhead explosion.
See more & watch the full video from Outrider's 2025 Nuclear Reporting Summit 👉 buff.ly/UdKmxKS
Former U.S. Air Force Sergeant Greg Devlin shares his first-person account of surviving the Titan II nuclear warhead explosion.
See more & watch the full video from Outrider's 2025 Nuclear Reporting Summit 👉 buff.ly/UdKmxKS
TIME has named “the Architects of AI” Person of the Year for 2025.
There's no doubt AI is reshaping our society, including the picture for climate and energy.
Outrider fellow @justinworland.com dives into the changing landscape of energy demand, emissions and more. 👉
There's no doubt AI is reshaping our society, including the picture for climate and energy.
Outrider fellow @justinworland.com dives into the changing landscape of energy demand, emissions and more. 👉
AI Is Great for Utilities. It’s Also a Political Headache
The AI boom—and the rising electricity demand that has followed—is changing the calculus for utilities. And politicians.
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December 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
TIME has named “the Architects of AI” Person of the Year for 2025.
There's no doubt AI is reshaping our society, including the picture for climate and energy.
Outrider fellow @justinworland.com dives into the changing landscape of energy demand, emissions and more. 👉
There's no doubt AI is reshaping our society, including the picture for climate and energy.
Outrider fellow @justinworland.com dives into the changing landscape of energy demand, emissions and more. 👉
The US stopped enriching uranium for nuclear weapons in the 1960s as a sign to the rest of the world that nuclear weapons were not something they wanted to pursue.
We’re about to restart.
See more and watch the full video from Outrider's 2025 Nuclear Reporting Summit 👉 buff.ly/XsWnbds
We’re about to restart.
See more and watch the full video from Outrider's 2025 Nuclear Reporting Summit 👉 buff.ly/XsWnbds
December 29, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The US stopped enriching uranium for nuclear weapons in the 1960s as a sign to the rest of the world that nuclear weapons were not something they wanted to pursue.
We’re about to restart.
See more and watch the full video from Outrider's 2025 Nuclear Reporting Summit 👉 buff.ly/XsWnbds
We’re about to restart.
See more and watch the full video from Outrider's 2025 Nuclear Reporting Summit 👉 buff.ly/XsWnbds
What was it like to be a woman at Los Alamos Lab in the high Cold War?
@wellerstein.bsky.social's conversation with the chemist Cheryl Rofer dives into just that, and more, as they chat about her 30+ year career at the lab.
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@wellerstein.bsky.social's conversation with the chemist Cheryl Rofer dives into just that, and more, as they chat about her 30+ year career at the lab.
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outrider.org/nuclear-weap...
Working at Cold War Los Alamos
A conversation with the chemist Cheryl Rofer about her over thirty year career at Los Alamos.
outrider.org
December 29, 2025 at 5:26 PM
What was it like to be a woman at Los Alamos Lab in the high Cold War?
@wellerstein.bsky.social's conversation with the chemist Cheryl Rofer dives into just that, and more, as they chat about her 30+ year career at the lab.
👇
outrider.org/nuclear-weap...
@wellerstein.bsky.social's conversation with the chemist Cheryl Rofer dives into just that, and more, as they chat about her 30+ year career at the lab.
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outrider.org/nuclear-weap...
More than 50 years after India’s first nuclear bomb tests, health issues persist in the blast areas.
While the Smiling Buddha operation marked the country's entry into the nuclear age, it left behind a haunting legacy.
Read the full piece from @anujbehal.bsky.social 👇
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While the Smiling Buddha operation marked the country's entry into the nuclear age, it left behind a haunting legacy.
Read the full piece from @anujbehal.bsky.social 👇
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December 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
More than 50 years after India’s first nuclear bomb tests, health issues persist in the blast areas.
While the Smiling Buddha operation marked the country's entry into the nuclear age, it left behind a haunting legacy.
Read the full piece from @anujbehal.bsky.social 👇
buff.ly/qYNTUo4
While the Smiling Buddha operation marked the country's entry into the nuclear age, it left behind a haunting legacy.
Read the full piece from @anujbehal.bsky.social 👇
buff.ly/qYNTUo4
There is not—nor has there ever been—a single line item in the federal budget for nuclear weapons.
Author @atomicanalyst.bsky.social follows the money, finding the answers to how nuclear weapons get funded through lab budgets and Congress funding.
Watch the full video 👉 buff.ly/UGcNpnR
Author @atomicanalyst.bsky.social follows the money, finding the answers to how nuclear weapons get funded through lab budgets and Congress funding.
Watch the full video 👉 buff.ly/UGcNpnR
December 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
There is not—nor has there ever been—a single line item in the federal budget for nuclear weapons.
Author @atomicanalyst.bsky.social follows the money, finding the answers to how nuclear weapons get funded through lab budgets and Congress funding.
Watch the full video 👉 buff.ly/UGcNpnR
Author @atomicanalyst.bsky.social follows the money, finding the answers to how nuclear weapons get funded through lab budgets and Congress funding.
Watch the full video 👉 buff.ly/UGcNpnR
It looks like the Great Lakes region might get another relatively normal ice year − a relief given recent trends. 🧊
Outrider fellow Caitlin Looby writes on the U.S. National Ice Center's seasonal outlook.
Outrider fellow Caitlin Looby writes on the U.S. National Ice Center's seasonal outlook.
The 2025-'26 Great Lakes ice forecast is out. What's in store?
Another year of normal conditions would be a reprieve. Winter is the fastest-warming season in the region, becoming increasingly warmer and wetter.
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December 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
It looks like the Great Lakes region might get another relatively normal ice year − a relief given recent trends. 🧊
Outrider fellow Caitlin Looby writes on the U.S. National Ice Center's seasonal outlook.
Outrider fellow Caitlin Looby writes on the U.S. National Ice Center's seasonal outlook.
Arms race instability and crisis instability are fueling the new nuclear arms race.
@mattkorda.bsky.social of @scientistsorg.bsky.social breaks it down. What do these developments mean for all nine nuclear nations?
See more 👉 buff.ly/UTTA04L
@mattkorda.bsky.social of @scientistsorg.bsky.social breaks it down. What do these developments mean for all nine nuclear nations?
See more 👉 buff.ly/UTTA04L
December 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Arms race instability and crisis instability are fueling the new nuclear arms race.
@mattkorda.bsky.social of @scientistsorg.bsky.social breaks it down. What do these developments mean for all nine nuclear nations?
See more 👉 buff.ly/UTTA04L
@mattkorda.bsky.social of @scientistsorg.bsky.social breaks it down. What do these developments mean for all nine nuclear nations?
See more 👉 buff.ly/UTTA04L
“Once missiles are launched...they're going to their target. There's no recall button. And you have about seven minutes to make this decision.”
Sharon K. Weiner of American University shares what psychology and economics studies tell us: we’re not the rational people that deterrence was based on.
Sharon K. Weiner of American University shares what psychology and economics studies tell us: we’re not the rational people that deterrence was based on.
December 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
“Once missiles are launched...they're going to their target. There's no recall button. And you have about seven minutes to make this decision.”
Sharon K. Weiner of American University shares what psychology and economics studies tell us: we’re not the rational people that deterrence was based on.
Sharon K. Weiner of American University shares what psychology and economics studies tell us: we’re not the rational people that deterrence was based on.
We're in a new nuclear landscape.
Author @nktpnd.bsky.social's new book, The New Nuclear Age: At The Precipice of Armageddon, attempts to explain the changes that have occurred – why, how, and what can be done about it.
Read the Q&A with @zoemas0n.bsky.social ⬇️
Author @nktpnd.bsky.social's new book, The New Nuclear Age: At The Precipice of Armageddon, attempts to explain the changes that have occurred – why, how, and what can be done about it.
Read the Q&A with @zoemas0n.bsky.social ⬇️
New Nuclear Weapons Testing ‘Would Be Really Damaging to U.S. interests,’ Expert Says
International security expert Ankit Panda discusses his new book and the challenges of the new era of nuclear politics
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December 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
We're in a new nuclear landscape.
Author @nktpnd.bsky.social's new book, The New Nuclear Age: At The Precipice of Armageddon, attempts to explain the changes that have occurred – why, how, and what can be done about it.
Read the Q&A with @zoemas0n.bsky.social ⬇️
Author @nktpnd.bsky.social's new book, The New Nuclear Age: At The Precipice of Armageddon, attempts to explain the changes that have occurred – why, how, and what can be done about it.
Read the Q&A with @zoemas0n.bsky.social ⬇️
"What's my hot take? Well...we need nuclear energy."
Theo Kalionzes, Senior Director of The Oppenheimer Project talks about what it might mean to "electrify everything," where abundant power is needed, and how nuclear power plays a role.
Theo Kalionzes, Senior Director of The Oppenheimer Project talks about what it might mean to "electrify everything," where abundant power is needed, and how nuclear power plays a role.
December 17, 2025 at 8:47 PM
"What's my hot take? Well...we need nuclear energy."
Theo Kalionzes, Senior Director of The Oppenheimer Project talks about what it might mean to "electrify everything," where abundant power is needed, and how nuclear power plays a role.
Theo Kalionzes, Senior Director of The Oppenheimer Project talks about what it might mean to "electrify everything," where abundant power is needed, and how nuclear power plays a role.
Now accepting submissions for the Outrider AI + Nuclear Reporting Fund. ✍️
Are you a journalist explaining the evolving relationship between artificial intelligence and nuclear weapons in your work?
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Are you a journalist explaining the evolving relationship between artificial intelligence and nuclear weapons in your work?
Submit your project proposal today 👉 buff.ly/djZtBHZ
December 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Now accepting submissions for the Outrider AI + Nuclear Reporting Fund. ✍️
Are you a journalist explaining the evolving relationship between artificial intelligence and nuclear weapons in your work?
Submit your project proposal today 👉 buff.ly/djZtBHZ
Are you a journalist explaining the evolving relationship between artificial intelligence and nuclear weapons in your work?
Submit your project proposal today 👉 buff.ly/djZtBHZ
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Appreciated this opportunity to speak to @outrider.org about my book outrider.org/nuclear-weap...
New Nuclear Weapons Testing ‘Would Be Really Damaging to U.S. interests,’ Expert Says
International security expert Ankit Panda discusses his new book and the challenges of the new era of nuclear politics
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December 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Appreciated this opportunity to speak to @outrider.org about my book outrider.org/nuclear-weap...