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The new book... exists!!! Got my author copies in the mail today! Looks quite readable! Spelled my name right on the cover, even!!!

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Culture and Courage The Steady State | by The Honorable John Roth

Culture and Courage
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Critical guardrails against tyranny: Personal and professional ethics and courage.

Useful fact-based reporting from a purported war zone.

The Steady State’s Accelerating Authoritarian Dynamics: Assessment of Democratic Decline, Autocratic Indicators

What happens when “before” is better than “after”?

And they don’t even show up for work.

President Trump’s directive to test nuclear weapons “on an equal basis” caused widespread alarm. But is the U.S. actually about to start testing nuclear weapons again?

The reality of the situation is a bit murkier than it may seem. @jamiekwong.bsky.social explains.

A checklist: "The Times editorial board has compiled a list of 12 markers of democratic erosion, with help from scholars who have studied this phenomenon."

Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Mark Goodman (@markwgoodman) Happy to share my latest article on the Trump Administration’s ill-conceived plan to jump-start the civilian use of plutonium in nuclear reactors using weapons-grade plutonium that was removed from th...

And to amplify, jump-starting the widespread civil use of plutonium would be a bad idea in any case substack.com/@markwgoodma...

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Plutonium Giveaway; Another Rash Step on Nuclear Energy The Steady State | by Mark Goodman

Plutonium Giveaway; Another Rash Step on Nuclear Energy open.substack.com/pub/steadyst...
Holding on to large stocks of plutonium in hopes that… new concepts will prove technically feasible and economically competitive is wishful thinking...Countries with advanced nuclear ambitions are watching.”

Don’t forget North Korea, India and Pakistan.

Somehow they managed a way to justify diverting funds appropriated for a different use to pay troops, but couldn't justify spending contingency funds appropriated for that purpose to feed needy people.

Contributor: The threat of nuclear war never went away A new thriller from director Kathryn Bigelow raises key questions about presidential authority, global security and nuclear deterrence as we sit on the brink of another world war.

"The only real way to protect this country — and the world — from nuclear war is through fearless diplomacy."

—Former California Gov. Jerry Brown, executive chair of the Bulletin's Governing Board, and Alexandra Bell, Bulletin president and CEO, for the Los Angeles Times.

That may have been the attitude at Los Alamos, but I don’t know that the planners at the Pentagon share it.

Short of total nuclear disarmament, there are practical steps to reduce nuclear risks and the cognitive dissonance of deterrence. The essential first step is psychological, to treat nuclear weapons as a necessary (for now) evil rather than a desirable military capability.

Thanks for the shout-out! Nuclear strategy is filled with paradoxes, where things that seem wise are foolish and vice versa.

Thanks for sharing

What we should be talking about after watching Bigelow's 'A House of Dynamite' nuclear thriller Kathryn Bigelow's latest film, A House of Dynamite, is a welcome and useful reminder that the dangers of nuclear weapons never went away—and an invitation to discuss how to deal with them.

My analysis is now out, earlier than I expected. thebulletin.org/2025/10/what...

Tyrants are not known for good taste.

What we should be talking about after watching Bigelow's 'A House of Dynamite' nuclear thriller Kathryn Bigelow's latest film, A House of Dynamite, is a welcome and useful reminder that the dangers of nuclear weapons never went away—and an invitation to discuss how to deal with them.

Here's my own take: thebulletin.org/2025/10/what...

I'm honored to be in such good company. My ow analysis takes it a step or two further. thebulletin.org/2025/10/what...

Here are a couple of short clips from a podcast episode I did yesterday with Steven Cash. Steven is the Executive Director of The Steady State, a nonprofit composed of former senior national- and homeland-security officials. @steadystatevets.bsky.social

Watch for the full version next week.

What we should be talking about after watching Bigelow's 'A House of Dynamite' nuclear thriller Kathryn Bigelow's latest film, A House of Dynamite, is a welcome and useful reminder that the dangers of nuclear weapons never went away—and an invitation to discuss how to deal with them.

Agreed: thebulletin.org/2025/10/what...

What we should be talking about after watching Bigelow's 'A House of Dynamite' nuclear thriller Kathryn Bigelow's latest film, A House of Dynamite, is a welcome and useful reminder that the dangers of nuclear weapons never went away—and an invitation to discuss how to deal with them.

🚨 JUST IN: Kathryn Bigelow's latest film, A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE, is a welcome and useful reminder that the dangers of nuclear weapons never went away—and an invitation to discuss how to deal with them, Mark Goodman writes in @thebulletin.org.

#kathrynbigelow #ahouseofdynamite #nuclearweapons #nukesky

But was it a Russian bear?

Experts React: Netflix's A House of Dynamite On November 6, join the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists for an expert discussion on Netflix's A House of Dynamite movie, including US capacity to defend against a direct nuclear strike, arms…

Have you seen A House of Dynamite? Did you leave with more questions than answers?

Unpack the movie with us - what was real, what was exaggerated, and what would happen next in an "Experts React" virtual event on November 6th at 11:30 am CT

Regardless of where the funds came from, isn't it unconstitutional to spend them without a congressional appropriation?

What we should be talking about after watching Bigelow's 'A House of Dynamite' nuclear thriller Kathryn Bigelow's latest film, A House of Dynamite, is a welcome and useful reminder that the dangers of nuclear weapons never went away—and an invitation to discuss how to deal with them.

My analysis of A House of Dynamite in @thebulletin.org, trying to get at some of the causes of today's growing nuclear dangers. thebulletin.org/2025/10/what...

I saw in a theater last week, wrote a review that should appear in the Bulletin Monday. I've seen many comments on what is or isn't realistic. My review adds critiques of missile defense and counterforce damage limitation strategies.