Mackenzie Knight-Boyle
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Mackenzie Knight-Boyle
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Senior Research Associate @ Federation of American Scientists - Nuclear Information Project

Mother to a demonic chihuahua named Pippin 🐾

Views are my own
Even including retired warheads, we estimate that Russia has more
October 30, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Russia has the most nukes, actually!
October 30, 2025 at 3:16 AM
To be more specific, as many others have pointed out, Trump is ~probably~ referring to testing nuclear delivery systems rather than explosive nuclear testing, particularly since that *would* be DOD's responsibility. (and probably in response to Russia's cruise missile test earlier this week)
October 30, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Shoot, you got me!

....my posts are not legally binding
October 30, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Omg ur so right
October 30, 2025 at 2:22 AM
But have you considered

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October 30, 2025 at 2:17 AM
More than likely, Trump is either just trying to make inflammatory threats, OR he means a very different type/level of nuclear testing than what his post implies and doesn’t know that “start nuclear weapons testing” has a very specific implication (because, well, he’s not smart).
October 30, 2025 at 2:00 AM
5. The process could literally not begin immediately.
6. DOD is not even the entity that would conduct nuclear testing - DOE is.
October 30, 2025 at 1:58 AM
1. The U.S. does not have the most nuclear weapons (Russia does).
2. Truly don’t even know what he could mean by the second sentence. That did not happen.
3. China will not be even with us in 5 years.
4. No other country is conducting nuclear weapons testing. “On an equal basis” = not at all
October 30, 2025 at 1:53 AM
"the Air Force has not yet developed a transition risk
management plan, a leading project planning practice."
"the Air Force has not developed a schedule
for construction of a Sentinel test facility."

wow I wonder why the program is billions of dollars over budget and years behind schedule
September 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM