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Hans Kristensen @nukestrat.bsky.social · 1d

Good news on the nukes front: as the time is running out for the New START Treaty that expires in four months, Putin and Trump are signaling they might be willing to continue to adhere to the limits for another year. apnews.com/article/russ...

Kremlin welcomes Trump's comments on Putin's offer to extend the New START nuclear arms pact

The Kremlin has welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments about Russia’s offer to extend the last remaining nuclear arms treaty with the United States, saying it raises hope for keeping the pact...

apnews.com

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Hans Kristensen @nukestrat.bsky.social · 1d

Renewable energy now bigger than coal as global electricity source and more than covered the increased demand last year. Except in the USA, where the Trump regime is taking country backward resulting in halving of renewable growth forecast. EU also dipped. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity

Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.

www.bbc.com

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Hans Kristensen @nukestrat.bsky.social · 5d

Danish defense Intel assessment of hybrid threat against Denmark concludes “Russia is currently conducting hybrid warfare against NATO and the West” but that “The threat of conventional military attacks against Denmark is NONE.” www.fe-ddis.dk/da/nyheder/2...

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Chris Gordon @bychrisgordon.bsky.social · 6d

The Pentagon is downgrading a significant 4-star Air Force position, making the commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe, who is also head of NATO Allied Air Command, a 3-star job, effectively demoting the U.S. commander below his or her NATO counterparts. www.airandspaceforces.com/usafe-nato-a...

Air Force Downgrading USAFE Commander Job to 3 Stars

The Pentagon is downgrading the position of U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa commander into a three-star billet.

www.airandspaceforces.com

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Hans Kristensen @nukestrat.bsky.social · 6d

3/3 "The W87-1 program is not producing a SAR even though it has entered Phase 6.3. NNSA officials stated that delays to DOD’s [Sentinel ICBM program] have delayed accurate cost estimates for the W87-1 program."

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Hans Kristensen @nukestrat.bsky.social · 6d

2/3 Although required by law to provide cost growth notifications to Congress, NNSA has not developed an effective process to consistently provide notifications of reportable cost growth. A lack of written NNSA guidance has led to missing or deficient root cause assessments.

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Hans Kristensen @nukestrat.bsky.social · 6d

1/3 GAO report: "NNSA has not implemented effective processes to manage cost growth notifications...We identified 14 baselined construction projects" of which "seven have exceeded or are likely to exceed the threshold for a cost growth notification." www.gao.gov/assets/gao-2...

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Hans Kristensen @nukestrat.bsky.social · 8d

The secretary of war, who thinks he’s a warrior, wants fit men and war preparation. And the president, who thinks he’s CEO of the United States Inc., says he wants military to go to war against American cities. Welcome to the Trump regime. 🤪 www.war.gov/Multimedia/V...

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Hans Kristensen @nukestrat.bsky.social · 8d

With a Congress paralyzed by hyper-partisanship and a White House that can’t govern and has crippled agencies, a government shutdown Wednesday sounds less dramatic; our government has essentially already been shut down. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Government shutdown set to begin overnight as Congress hits impasse

Government funding will run out at the end of the day, and lawmakers do not have a bipartisan solution.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Hans Kristensen @nukestrat.bsky.social · 8d

After firing independent watchdogs at 19 agencies and installing partisan loyalists, the Trump regime cuts funding of oversight group that helps inspectors general root out waste, fraud and abuse. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Yep, it is as corrupt and dangerous as it sounds.

Trump administration moves to defund inspector general watchdog group

The decision marks the latest example of the administration’s push to limit government oversight activities.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Hans Kristensen @nukestrat.bsky.social · 8d

Only in the backward and corrupt Trump regime would you find people who would advocate for expanding the dirty coal industry. 🙄

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d

Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Fox: "We're announcing today expanded programs to help the American coal industry. We're helping it because for years it has been under assault. It was out of fashion with the chardonnay set in San Francisco, Boulder, and NYC ... coal just makes the world go round."

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Reveal @revealnews.org · 9d

Good news! Paul Dama, a Nigerian man in ICE detention, has finally been freed!

Earlier this month, we spoke with his sister and the other families torn apart by the Trump administration's mass deportations.

🎧 You can listen to his full story here: tinyurl.com/4cm2bsdr

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Hans Kristensen @nukestrat.bsky.social · 8d

As the clock is ticking down for the New START treaty expiring in four months, very timely publication of the latest volume Foreign Relations of the United States 1989-1991. This volume is on the START I treaty: history.state.gov/historicaldo...

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Hans Kristensen @nukestrat.bsky.social · 9d

I spoke with NYT about the expanding DF-26 base in eastern China. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Read more in our recent China Nuclear Notebook: www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....

The Missiles Threatening Taiwan

China’s rapidly growing missile force threatens Taiwan and the U.S. forces that protect the island.

www.nytimes.com

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Hans Kristensen @nukestrat.bsky.social · 12d

The Trump regime hates facts. Everything has to bend to his will.

Gabbard Ends Intelligence Report on Future Threats to US. Some issues in the document, which is issued every four years, had become politically inconvenient, former officials said. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...

Gabbard Ends Intelligence Report on Future Threats to U.S.

www.nytimes.com

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Hans Kristensen @nukestrat.bsky.social · 12d

I’m old enough to remember when the Republicans were screaming and complaining that Biden had weaponized the Department of Justice. Now it has become an attach dog for the Orange king. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Comey indictment escalates Trump's promise of political retribution

The criminal case against Comey fulfils the president's desire to seek retribution and further raises concerns about abuse of power.

www.bbc.com

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Hans Kristensen @nukestrat.bsky.social · 13d

3/3 - Read more about India's nuclear forces in our Nuclear Notebook here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....

Indian nuclear weapons, 2024

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www.tandfonline.com

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Hans Kristensen @nukestrat.bsky.social · 13d

2/3 - Government seems to have a hard time figuring out what type of missile Agni P is. Statements call Agni P an intermediate range missile (3,000+ km), but say it's "designed to cover a range of up to 2,000 km," which makes it a medium-range missile. www.pib.gov.in/PressRelease...

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Hans Kristensen @nukestrat.bsky.social · 13d

1/3 - India yesterday test-launched Agni-Prime ballistic missile from what looks like an actual rail launcher. x.com/drdo_india/s... Credited with "cross country mobility" and "capability to launch within a short reaction time with reduced visibility." www.pib.gov.in/PressRelease...

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Hans Kristensen @nukestrat.bsky.social · 13d

3/3 - Read more about India's nuclear forces in our Nuclear Notebook here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....

Indian nuclear weapons, 2024

You have to enable JavaScript in your browser's settings in order to use the eReader.

www.tandfonline.com

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Hans Kristensen @nukestrat.bsky.social · 13d

2/3 - Government seems to have a hard time figuring out what type of missile Agni P is. Statements call Agni P an intermediate range missile (3,000+ km), but say it's "designed to cover a range of up to 2,000 km," which makes it a medium-range missile. www.pib.gov.in/PressRelease...

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Hans Kristensen @nukestrat.bsky.social · 13d

1/3 - India yesterday test-launched Agni-Prime ballistic missile from what looks like an actual rail launcher. x.com/drdo_india/s... Credited with "cross country mobility" and "capability to launch within a short reaction time with reduced visibility." www.pib.gov.in/PressRelease...

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Hans Kristensen @nukestrat.bsky.social · 14d

A closer reading indicates article is referring to a standoff weapon, which indeed would be too big to fit inside. But there’s no known plan to build a nuclear air-launched standoff missile for fighters. Perhaps they’re talking about conventional JASSM?

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Hans Kristensen @nukestrat.bsky.social · 14d

After a former US attorney failed to prosecute Trump’s perceived enemies, he was forced out. Now Trump is replacing him with a hyper-loyalist with no experience as a prosecutor or overseeing complex national security cases. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/u...

It’s all about kissing the ring.

Trump’s Pick to Replace Ousted U.S. Attorney Lacks Prosecutorial Experience

www.nytimes.com

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Hans Kristensen @nukestrat.bsky.social · 14d

And that’s not just my opinion. Check out the Trump speech fact checkers:

Kessler: glennkessler.substack.com/p/trumps-un-...

Guardian: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

PolitiFact: www.politifact.com/article/2025...

ABCnews: abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...

NYT: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/u...

Trump’s U.N. Speech: A World of His Own

False claims, imagined triumphs, and a fantasy take on global affairs.

glennkessler.substack.com

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