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NTI is a nonprofit, nonpartisan global security organization focused on reducing nuclear and biological threats imperiling humanity. We work to create lasting, systemic change to address these challenges and build a safer future.

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Anyone participating in "Barbenheimer" should see #Oppenheimer first. Trust us on this one. Read our full statement ⬇️

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We need bold action to prevent the next pandemic. COVID-19 is receding but the next outbreak is coming. NTI | bio’s new digital report highlights glaring gaps that leave us all at risk. See and join our call to keep history from repeating itself.

How to Stop the Next Pandemic:

A new digital report from NTI | bio and the Munich Security Conference on where we’re falling short and how to prevent the next biological catastrophe.

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Dialogue between Joe Jonas' exes (not unlike nuclear-armed countries) is always important, but it’s even more crucial during times of heightened tensions.

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Putting nuclear forces on alert is reprehensible at a time of no threat—conventional or nuclear—to Russia’s security. The action raises risk of miscalculation or blunder in fog of war, leading to dangerous escalation. Russia should deescalate by taking nuclear forces off alert.

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Today marks the 14th anniversary of President Obama's groundbreaking speech in Prague where he called for a world without nuclear weapons & outlined steps to get there. A lot has changed, but the goal is more urgent than ever.

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A big congratulations to @Jenkinsbd for her appointment as Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Affairs in the Biden administration! We look forward to working with you over the next four years:

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"Don't worry, nuclear deterrence will protect us."

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Arms Control (Taylor’s Version)

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We are pleased to announce that @ErnestMoniz has been named the new CEO of NTI. Read more:

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How does uranium enrichment work? Our new infographic built by @JamesMartinCNS breaks down the process.

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Kristen, call us.

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Kristen Stewart is sounding the alarm over the threat of a global nuclear war

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A *huge* congratulations to NTI's Corey Hinderstein, who has just been nominated by @POTUS for Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation at the Department of Energy!

President Biden Announces Intent to Nominate Nine Foreign Policy and National Security Leaders |...

WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve in key roles promoting U.S. foreign policy and national security: Mark Brzezinski, Nominee...

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The U.S. could “absolutely" be leading the global response to #COVID19 . Watch @BethCameron_DC on this morning’s @Morning_Joe .

Fmr. NSC director calls for Defense Production Act to be implemented

Dr. Luciana Borio and Beth Cameron discuss the impact of Trump's dismantling of the NSC pandemic unit. Cameron served at the NSC under President Obama.

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Today #nuclear policy gets a critical win. We say 👋 from KAZ where we’re celebrating the #LEUBankLaunch .

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Sam Nunn on Richard Lugar: “Our nation has lost an extraordinary statesman who made the world a safer and better place. I have lost a wonderful friend and trusted partner. This generation and future generations can learn much from his example in the political world and in life.”

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A firm reminder of how, in the fog of war, things happen that are not part of any plan and can lead to miscalculation or blunder.

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Russia blames hackers for imminent warning of NATO nuclear attack

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NTI congratulates @LauraSHHolgate on her selection to lead a 60-day strategic planning process for the NSC, where she will develop an initiative to secure, eliminate, and manage risks of terrorist acquisition of nuclear and radiological materials:

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Against the backdrop of a complex threat environment, open communication channels are key to stabilizing conditions between superpowers.

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Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake beef goes nuclear: What to know

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Read @BethCameron_DC in today's @PostOutlook on where the US #COVID19 response has fallen short, and what it can do right now to limit the impact of the virus.

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🎉 Congratulations to the new Vice President of NTI | bio @JaimeYassif ! 🎉

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NTI is pleased to announce Dr. Piers Millett as the founding Executive Director of IBBIS, a new international biosecurity organization that will strengthen biosecurity norms & develop innovative tools to uphold them.

NTI Announces Dr. Piers Millett as Inaugural Executive Director of New International Biosecurity...

NTI announces Dr. Piers Millett as the founding executive director of IBBIS, a new global biosecurity organization.

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Know the signs.

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Our Roman Empire.

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Holiday treat PSA. Know the signs.

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We are deeply saddened by the loss of an important and authoritative voice for a world without nuclear weapons. Condolences to Bruce’s family and our colleagues @globalzero .

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We are overwhelmed with sadness by the death of Global Zero’s co-founder, Bruce Blair. He was a visionary leader who dedicated his life to making the world safer and better for all people. We’ll miss him terribly. Safe journeys, Bruce. The work continues.

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The hateful responses to @Emma_Pike_ ’s video are reprehensible. Reasonable people can disagree on the steps necessary to rid our world of nuclear threats. But sexism and racism are unacceptable and should be thoroughly condemned.

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“A world without nuclear weapons is totally possible,” says @Emma_Pike_ , a nuclear disarmament consultant and activist. She shared her thoughts with Times Opinion on TikTok:

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🚨 OUT NOW 🚨 The 2020 #NTIIndex is now available! Check out which countries have made progress—and which haven’t—in securing nuclear materials.

The 2023 NTI Nuclear Security Index

The NTI Index is recognized as the premier resource and tool for evaluating global nuclear and radiological security

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#ICYMI Database of flight tests of all missiles launched by #NorthKorea created for NTI by @CNS_Updates

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Happy #Oscars week! We're live with a new campaign and a simple message: #Oppenheimer is history, but nuclear weapons are not. With billboards and posters across LA, an open letter from top actors and artists, and more coming, let's #MakeNukesHistory

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Learn about the unprecedented global effort to make the IAEA LEU Bank a reality:

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. @Shea_Cotton explains patterns in North Korea’s missile behavior since 2014 w/ release of new missile test database

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Cillian Murphy won Best Actor in a Leading Role for his part in Oppenheimer. It’s the actor’s first nomination and win. “We all live in an Oppenheimer world…I would really like to dedicate this to the peacemakers everywhere,” he said. 📷: Kevin Winter/Getty Images

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We're so proud to have worked over many years with Graham Allison, who literally wrote "the book" on the Cuban Missile Crisis and remains an inspirational leader on reducing nuclear risks around the world. #CranesForOurFuture .

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Happy Friday

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The @JamesMartinCNS #NorthKorea Missile Test Database is the first to record flight tests of all missiles launched by the #DPRK . Check out the database and interactive map here:

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I would've launched those nukes just to impress her

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Netanyahu presentation offers more reason to stay in Iran deal, says former Energy Secretary and NTI CEO @ErnestMoniz on @NewsHour

Netanyahu presentation offers more reason to stay in Iran deal, says former Energy Secretary Moniz

President Trump has a major deadline for the Iran nuclear agreement looming just 10 days away. What could happen if the president decides to withdraw? Judy Woodruff discusses potential consequences...

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With cases increasing, the U.S. cannot fight COVID-19 alone. "A whole-of-government, whole-of-world, unified approach is still essential," @BethCameron_DC tells @jadescipioni .

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@FAScientists There is always time for leaders in the field to reinforce this critical message.

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🏆Winners of the 2023 Next Generation for Biosecurity Competition have been announced! #NextGenBiosecurity @nextgenghs , @iGEM , @GHS_Network , @SynBioAfrica , @80000Hours Learn more 👇

Introducing the Winners of the 2023 Next Generation for Biosecurity Competition

Gurpreet Dhaliwal, Askar Kleefeldt, and Alexandra Klein have won the seventh annual Next Generation for Biosecurity Competition.

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We're hiring! Applications are now open for our remote, PAID Summer internship program. 📌

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Personal accounts, phones, refrigerators, and power grids have all been hacked. They all rely on computers. And so do nuclear weapons.

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“The Cold War imagery on MTV…infused an underlying nuclear anxiety into the popular culture across multiple generations.” Find out how @RadioFreeTom uses MTV to teach students about nuclear threats during the Cold War: 🚀🎵

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Congratulations to NTI’s Deborah Rosenblum, nominated today to serve as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs! Our statement:

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Dad, what was it like when the US and Russia worked together on arms control?

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Big congrats to @LauraSHHolgate on her nomination to continue building a safer world from Vienna! No one better suited for this enormously important job. We are so proud! President Biden Announces Nine Key Nominations

President Biden Announces Nine Key Nominations | The White House

WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following nine individuals to serve in key roles: William Valdez, Nominee for Under Secretary for Management, Department...

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🆕 STATEMENT from NTI CEO and former Secretary of Energy @ErnestMoniz and Senator Sam Nunn after reports the U.S. is considering the first U.S. nuclear test explosion in almost 30 years:

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Bad movie. Important message.

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"The extent to which America nuked itself is not completely appreciated still, to this day, by most Americans, especially younger Americans." Read @nytimes coverage of new research from @seb6philippe on the Trinity test's true consequences ⬇️

Trinity Nuclear Test’s Fallout Reached 46 States, Canada and Mexico, Study Finds

The research shows that the first atomic bomb explosion’s effects had been underestimated, and could help more “downwinders” press for federal compensation.

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UPDATED: Database of flight tests of all missiles launched by North Korea, created for NTI by @CNS_Updates

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"The Nuclear Threat Initiative stands in solidarity with those across the U.S. calling for justice. Our leaders and institutions must be held accountable for actions and inaction. George Floyd’s life mattered—so must his death.”

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#TTPD

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The #GHSIndex finds that no country is fully prepared for epidemics or pandemics, and every country has important gaps to address. Learn more at

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The Return of Doomsday: The New Nuclear Arms Race – and How Washington and Moscow Can Stop It. Read @ErnestMoniz and Sam Nunn in the upcoming edition of @ForeignAffairs .

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We are pleased to welcome Margaret A. Hamburg, MD, who will serve as interim vice president of the NTI | bio program starting this February.

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“Unilateral withdrawal from Open Skies would damage the security of the U.S. and its allies.” George Shultz, @SecDef19 , & Sam Nunn wrote this in 2019, and it is still true today. #OpenSkies

Opinion | Open Skies Help Keep the Peace With Russia

Ike’s idea, codified in a 1992 treaty, is still a good one. The U.S. shouldn’t abandon the pact.

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Does anyone else feel like their daylist titles are getting weirdly specific?

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"The clear statement by the two presidents that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought is an important foundation for reducing nuclear risks." Read the full statement from @ErnestMoniz and Sen. Sam Nunn on the #BidenPutinSummit :

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Our current nuclear policies have not adapted to today’s security environment.

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My nukes in profile

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It's the right question.

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🚨 BREAKING: Statement from former Secretary of Energy @ErnestMoniz and Senator Sam Nunn in response to Open Skies Treaty decision.

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Here’s to the peacemakers around the world working to #MakeNukesHistory . Oppenheimer started the nuclear weapons era, but together, we can end it. 👉

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When someone asks how many nuclear weapons we think should exist #MakeNukesHistory

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Statement to come.

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The first nuclear weapon, built by #Oppenheimer , was detonated in New Mexico. NTI is standing in solidarity with the Downwinders of New Mexico on the anniversary of the Trinity test and in memory of the lives lost to radiation exposure. #RememberingTrinity #WeAreAllDownwinders

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Congratulations, Jill Hruby! It's hard to imagine a better person for Under Secretary for Nuclear Security, and Administrator of @NNSANews at @ENERGY . We know you'll be an outstanding leader.

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#CranesForOurFuture are in flight over on Instagram thanks to #JulianneMoore and many others! Remember to spread the word on all your favorite social platforms 🗣️

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A safer world can’t exist without justice. @NTI_WMD stands with our @wcapsnet colleagues.

Women of Color Advancing Peace and Security

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See the WCAPS Statement on the killing of George Floyd. The fight for peace and security includes fighting against systematic and systemic racism, xenophobia, and bigotry, whether it is at the hands of police or the political will of institutions upholding racial inequality.

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We're hiring! Applications are now open for our remote, PAID Spring internship program. Apply by Oct. 15. 📌

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🆕 now includes metrics that local leaders can use when assessing how and when to reopen their communities. Go to the website and use these graphics to assess what measures are appropriate for your area. | #COVIDlocal @georgetown_ghss @CGDev

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NTI Co-Chair and Co-Founder Sam Nunn shares why he is participating in #CranesForOurFuture and asking us all to think anew about nuclear risks.👇 🧵

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Netflix is now streaming a film about nuclear weapons that puts you inside humanity's worst nightmare @BI_Science

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NEW in @ForeignAffairs : Sam Nunn and @ErnestMoniz call on countries with nuclear weapons to each undertake a nuclear fail-safe review.

Confronting the New Nuclear Peril

A global fail-safe can prevent catastrophe.

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A hearty congratulations to @LauraSHHolgate --we are so proud of you!

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Laura Holgate was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the next U.S. Ambassador to @USUNVIE . The U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna looks forward to welcoming her to Austria soon!

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🆕NTI | bio & the #COVIDLocal team produced a new policy analysis and mapping tool (COVID AMP) at . This tool allows local leaders, researchers, policy officials, and others to see the impact that the #COVID19 response policies have had on communities.

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New from @ArmsControlWonk : A Guide to Open Source Nuclear Detective Work. 🔎

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It's time to go from 13,000 to 0. #MakeNukesHistory

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"President Putin’s implicit threat of nuclear weapons to deter outside interference with his invasion of Ukraine is very dangerous and increases the risks of catastrophic mistakes." Read the full statement from @ErnestMoniz , Sam Nunn, and @JoanRohlfing .

Statement from Ernest J. Moniz, Sam Nunn, and Joan Rohlfing on Ceasing Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

President Putin’s implicit threat of nuclear weapons to deter outside interference with his invasion of Ukraine is very dangerous and increases the risks of catastrophic mistakes.

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"COVID-19 has been a catastrophe for the world but there is a potential for even greater catastrophe. And we are not prepared for this." - @BethCameron_DC

The coronavirus pandemic has renewed fears of deliberately engineered bioweapons

New advances in gene editing and DNA synthesis raise the threat from deliberately engineered viruses

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🚨The moment you've been waiting for has finally arrived!🚨 The 2022 Next Generation for Biosecurity Competition has LAUNCHED! Find out more about this year's submission question here:

NTI and Partners Launch 6th Annual Next Generation for Biosecurity Competition

NTI | bio, in partnership with the Next Generation for Global Health Security (GHS) Network (NextGen), the iGEM Foundation, SynBio Africa, and the Global Health Security Network (GHSN), are pleased...

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Congratulations to Christopher Nolan! Like he said, we have the power to demand that our leaders #MakeNukesHistory . Learn more at .

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#Oppenheimer isn't just a movie, and it's not just history. Learn more about nuclear risks today and NTI's work to address them. 👇

"Oppenheimer" and Nuclear Risks Today

Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer is the most high-profile film about nuclear weapons ever made.

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Calling all @Minecraft & nuclear policy lovers! Explore a new world including US and Russian nuclear bunkers and read about why we still maintain these bunkers in new analysis by @ArmsControlWonk & @CNS_Updates

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Elmo is just checking in! How is everybody doing?

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❤️ Thanks to people around the world that joined us in sharing hopes and #CranesForOurFuture ! 🖼️ A collage of your paper cranes will be turned into a plaque and dedicated at the Children's Peace Monument in Hiroshima by @PHiroshimapref .

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🏆Winners of the 2022 Next Generation for Biosecurity Competition have been announced! #NextGenBiosecurity

Winners of 2022 Next Generation for Biosecurity Competition Announced

Nicholas Cropper, Shrestha Rath, and Ryan Teo are the winners of the Sixth Annual Next Generation for Biosecurity Competition.

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“To prepare for nuclear weapons to be used is too late. The only option is prevention,” @ctbto_alerts Executive Secretary @SinaZerbo warns.

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It's always drafty in the seat by the door.

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@RebeccaKatz5 @ErnestMoniz @JeremyKonyndyk . @MayorJenny : "If I had one word to tell everyone, it's act. Act now, act boldly. The government needs to act with one voice."

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Looking for info on North Korea's nuclear facilities? Use our interactive map by @CNS_Updates

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We have less than a year to #ExtendNewSTART , the last arms control treaty that covers 90% of the world's atomic weapons.

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Heightened North Korea Tensions: Resources for Journalists

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Step 1: See #Oppenheimer . Step 2: Take action with #CranesForOurFuture . Join people around the world in folding and sharing paper cranes from August 4-9 to mark the anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and call for a safer world ☮️

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Boy math.

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Kim Jong Un announced that North Korea will "exponentially" increase the production of nuclear weapons. The interesting question where North Korea will produce the fissile material production to do so.

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Important figures to keep in mind. Barbie...thank you.

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limited edition barbie version of the global nuclear warhead inventories map for your viewing pleasure 💅💣

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"The most likely use of nuclear weapons in any scenario would be unintentional—that humanity would blunder into a nuclear war," writes @CCCollettaMusic . Read his hypothetical scenario of how the war in Ukraine could possibly escalate:

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