Robert Rust
@rrucs.bsky.social
China Analyst, Union of Concerned Scientists Global Security Program.
US-China relations, especially on nukes, arms control and the like. Views my own, likes/RTs ≠ endorsements. I'm not here representing Hardbodies.
US-China relations, especially on nukes, arms control and the like. Views my own, likes/RTs ≠ endorsements. I'm not here representing Hardbodies.
The header pic is killing me
December 4, 2025 at 7:15 AM
The header pic is killing me
Worth discussing for sure, but I would argue this has been weaponized for a long time, even on as large a scale as country-to-country relations
November 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Worth discussing for sure, but I would argue this has been weaponized for a long time, even on as large a scale as country-to-country relations
Israel has been committing an internationally well-documented genocide for two years, so I don't really buy the NPR lede's claim that isolationism and antisemitism are the leading factors (I read your thread, not saying you are making that claim.)
November 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Israel has been committing an internationally well-documented genocide for two years, so I don't really buy the NPR lede's claim that isolationism and antisemitism are the leading factors (I read your thread, not saying you are making that claim.)
Reposted by Robert Rust
However, Trump could quite easily be referring to testing US nuclear-armed missiles, rather than testing nuclear weapons. He would be responding to Russia's recent test of a nuclear-powered, nuclear-capable cruise missile, a significant development made in response to US missile defenses
Russia tested new nuclear-powered cruise missile, top general says
Russia has tested a new nuclear-capable, nuclear-powered cruise missile named the Burevestnik, Russia's top general told President Vladimir Putin in remarks released on Sunday.
www.reuters.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:34 AM
However, Trump could quite easily be referring to testing US nuclear-armed missiles, rather than testing nuclear weapons. He would be responding to Russia's recent test of a nuclear-powered, nuclear-capable cruise missile, a significant development made in response to US missile defenses