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Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 22m

Almost $3 Trillion spent, over 200,000 killed, including 4,500 US soldiers, and for what? Today would be a good day for everyone who insisted in 2003 that we had to invade Iraq to apologize. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...

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U.S. withdraws forces in Iraq as balance of power shifts to Iran

U.S. military forces departed from bases in Iraq on Wednesday, a milestone in two bloody decades of American involvement.

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Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 20h

If you’re a defense corporation doesn’t have a Trump on your board or investing in your company, you are just less likely to get a contract in Trump’s government.

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Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 22h

Another own goal. Trump and the billionaire AI overlords tell the American public that everything is just fine because they signed a piece of paper and are going to change the name. 75% of Americans say they are frightened of AI. They are right. No amount of PR and “golden” talk will change that.

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Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I’m watching @robsandia.bsky.social campaign for Iowa governor. He is at his 98th town hall. I now understand why he is up 10 points in the polls and Cook rates this “Lean Dem.” This guy is terrific. Eloquently plain spoken with a positive, bipartisan agenda.

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Mornings with Zerlina. @zerlinamornings.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

COMING UP on "Mornings with Zerlina": Nat'l security and nuclear expert @joecirin.bsky.social, Fmr. Rep. @joecunninghamsc.bsky.social and Democratic strategist @kurtbardella.bsky.social. Ch. 127 siriusxm.us/Zerlina ☎️ 866-997-4748 @siriusxmprog.bsky.social

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Nukes of Hazard @nukesofhazard.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

National security analyst & author @joecirin.bsky.social talked about the historical fallacy of national missile defense during the #CACNP26 annual conference earlier this month. 🔗 Listen to the Nukes of Hazard episode now: ow.ly/jAll50ZSlzc

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

That’s 3.4 million Palestinians minus the 360,000 in East Jerusalem

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Stephen Schwartz @atomicanalyst.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Siri, show me the deliberate destruction of eight decades of American-led international diplomacy and cooperation in one photograph:

Screenshot of a September 28, 2026, post on ex-Twitter by right-wing foreign policy analyst, professor, author and former Trump Department of Defense senior policy adviser Matthew Koenig, showing the lobby of the US State Department adorned with 200 American flags:

“The US State Department lobby used to display the flags of the roughly 200 countries with which the US maintains diplomatic relations. Now, it displays 200 American flags, to remind State Department employees who they work for.”

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 25/09/2026

Trump’s proposed nuke deal with Saudi Arabia could help them build nuclear bombs and ignite a nuclear arms race in the Middle East. This dangerous deal would enrich Trump's cronies but make everyone less safe. No nukes for Saudi Arabia. Trump must cancel this deal immediately.

Screenshot of letter. Full text of letter linked in reply.

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Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Watch my debate partner, Sharon Squassoni, convincingly argues against the corrupt nuclear deal Trump wants to make with Mohammed bin Salman. "A special deal, with a special ally, that serves special interests." youtu.be/ToqeQJbvYPg?...

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Does the U.S.-Saudi Civil Nuclear Agreement Serve America's Interests?

YouTube video by Open to Debate

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Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Don't kid yourself. Selling uranium enrichment centrifuges to Saudi monarchs is not an energy program. This is a Saudi nuclear bomb program. The deal is corrupt from top to bottom. If the Trump Family were not making money on the deal, we wouldn't be making it. My argument: youtu.be/ToqeQJbvYPg?...

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Does the U.S.-Saudi Civil Nuclear Agreement Serve America's Interests?

YouTube video by Open to Debate

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Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

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Does the U.S.-Saudi Civil Nuclear Agreement Serve America's Interests?

YouTube video by Open to Debate

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Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Since the dawn of the Nuclear Age, U.S. policy has denied the ability to enrich uranium and reprocess plutonium to other nations because it is a shortcut to nuclear weapons. Now, Trump wants to give this capability to Saudi monarchs. What could go wrong? www.alternet.org/trump-saudi-...

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Phone call between Trump and billionaire monarchs ends in embarrassment

They invested a lot — figuratively and literally — in their relationship with Trump, only to be left in the lurch.

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Bill Press @billpress.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Zi’s State Visit is the “shiny object,” but the news for Trump and the news for the GOP continues to be bad. Insightful reporting and analysis from our panel. Take a listen. bit.ly/Click-2-Listen YouTu.be/hUX7zCH8hJ0

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Andy Carvin @acarv.in · 25/09/2026

@joecirin.bsky.social: "Today, we have the U.S. president openly, casually, insanely threatening genocide if another nation doesn’t surrender to his demands. The threat of genocide is, in itself, a war crime. Can we simply dismiss it as bombast?"

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An Increasingly Desperate Trump Threatens Iran’s Annihilation

The rhetoric comes as the president is stuck with a war he can’t win and declining domestic popularity — but what if he means what he says?

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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

NEW: Trump is stuck with a war he can’t win. His talk at the U.N. General Assembly about annihilating Iran reveals a president desperate to salvage his sinking political fortunes, argues @joecirin.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social . But what if his threats aren’t empty?

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An Increasingly Desperate Trump Threatens Iran’s Annihilation

The rhetoric comes as the president is stuck with a war he can’t win and declining domestic popularity — but what if he means what he says?

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Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

How can Congress end the out-of-control spending on Golden Dome? I give my views at the Center for Arms Control & Nonproliferation conference. In brief: sustained oversight, real hearings, dismantle the Missile Defense Lobby Agency, and fly-before-you-buy. @nukesofhazard.bsky.social

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Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I was on a great panel last week at the Center for Arms Control & Nonproliferation annual conference. I'd like to share a few clips taking apart the myth of national missile defense. This one explains why the easiest way to defeat NMD is to simply overwhelm it. (#1) @nukesofhazard.bsky.social

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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Susan Collins is blatantly corrupt. Hollywood couldn't write this in a script.

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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Jon Husted just voted to continue the Iran war for the 14th time. While Ohioans are paying record high costs at the gas pump and the grocery store, Jon Husted is voting for more war – and costing you more money – every chance he gets.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Room empties out at the UN as Netanyahu begins his speech.

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Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Excellent discussion with @sangernyt.bsky.social. (And while we applying the lessons of nuclear arms control to AI maybe, you know, we should bring controls back to nukes.) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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What Safeguarding Nukes Can Teach Us About Safeguarding A.I.

Podcast Episode · The Daily · September 24 · 37m

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Ro Khanna @rokhanna.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Five things Democrats will do in January when we win back the House: ✅ Increase the minimum wage ✅ Pass paid family leave ✅ End the war in Iran ✅ Hold a vote on Medicare for All ✅ Tax the billionaires

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Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Scam Update: The administration slowly walks back from its grand promise to erect a shield by the end of the Trump presidency that will protect all of America. Now, they promise to build weapons that can protect Trump — and they won’t even be able to do that. aviationweek.com/defense/miss...

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Key Focus For First Golden Dome Rollout: Protect Leadership | Aviation Week

The Golden Dome air and missile defense program's first phase focuses on deterring a strike aimed at killing U.S. leadership and a limited attack by a rogue nation against the homeland.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

“Do you think the government of Israel is committing a genocide?”

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Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · 23/09/2026

When making a list of Trump’s dumbest foreign policy fiascoes, keep his Greenland “deal” in mind. He - made guarantees that he failed to deliver - did dramatic harm to US relations with long-standing treaty allies - & secured an agreement that delivered what he already had www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

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Trump got a Greenland deal, but it’s not the one he set out to get

When making a list of the incumbent president’s biggest foreign policy fiascoes, this one will rank near the top.

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Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

We can just repeat this analysis from a year ago.

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 22/09/2026

Prime Minister Netanyahu's lies about @mayor.nyc.gov don't change the fact that Netanyahu is a wanted war criminal who has blocked justice for Americans killed on his watch. If there's anyone who should be shamed & ashamed, it's him. He's lucky he was even allowed into our country.

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Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The most unpopular war in US history by far.

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Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

In 1956, when Nikita Khrushchev said “We will bury you,” it was widely (though incorrectly) cited for decades as a mad leader threatening America with destruction. 70 years later, for the first time in history, a US leader clearly threatens genocide at the UN. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Trump warns U.N. he might ‘annihilate’ Iran as war overshadows diplomacy

The president signed an agreement on Greenland after a speech in which he said domestic politics won’t sway his Iran policy.

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Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A complete farce. This “deal” simply restates the existing relationship. Nothing has changed. It’s all to soothe Trump’s unstable ego.

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paxsapiens.bsky.social @paxsapiens.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Lives Interrupted features 80 fentanyl victims, profiled by loved ones. Join PAX sapiens and V.O.I.D. (Victims of Illicit Drugs) in Washington this Thursday for the launch and hear remarks from V.O.I.D. founder Jaime Puerta. 9/24, 6-8 PM, Washington, DC form.jotform.com/262517207476157

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Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I just listened. A great episode on two key threats: Artificial Intelligence and Putin’s Russia. You’ll learn something even if you listen to just half of the show.

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Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Time is a flat circle, the man said. That is definitely true when it comes to the national missile defense scam. joecirincione.substack.com/p/the-circul...

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The Circular History of National Missile Defense

Trump’s Golden Dome scam is the same idea as the “High Frontier” scheme from the 1980’s

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Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

National Missile Defense is the longest running scam in the history of the Dept. of Defense. It does not work. It cannot work. I spend a brief 7 minutes explaining the sad history of these failed weapons at the start of an expert panel. Please take a look. joecirincione.substack.com/p/the-circul...

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The Circular History of National Missile Defense

Trump’s Golden Dome scam is the same idea as the “High Frontier” scheme from the 1980’s

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Nate Silver’s latest Senate polling averages show Democrats ahead in TEN key races: 🔵 GA: Ossoff +9.1 🔵 NC: Cooper +8.9 🔵 NH: Pappas +5.0 🔵 OH: Brown +4.5 🔵 ME: Jackson +3.5 🔵 MN: Flanagan +2.8 🔵 MI: El-Sayed +2.8 🔵 TX: Talarico +2.7 🔵 AK: Peltola +1.7 🔵 IA: Turek +0.8

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Steve Katz @stevenkatz.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

@joecirin.bsky.social in @thebulletin.org abt the return to the worst Cold War nuclear weapons policies being drafted behind closed doors - as if more weapons could solve the real problem of global risk i.e., "the behavior of an erratic, authoritarian president." thebulletin.org/2026/09/pent...

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Pentagon's secret plan: Reviving Cold War doctrines to lower the threshold for nuclear war

Drafted behind closed doors by a small group of defense officials, a new Pentagon strategy aims to expand battlefield nuclear options and blur the line between conventional and nuclear warfare—bypassi...

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Reports are Trump may be escalating bombing tonight in Iran or Yemen. Trump unexpectedly returned White House tonight from camp David. US embassies are warning Americans in Middle East to be on higher alert. Appears something is happening. We will see

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Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The US fired 60-70 high-end interceptors in response to 20 cheaper Iranian ballistic missles. This shows the inherent limitations of all missile defense - even short-ranges defenses that work. The offense can always overwhelm the defense. Iran can keep this up forever. apple.news/AOXKOrLxhSim...

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The U.S. Is Burning Through Its Supply of Interceptors to Counter Iran’s Attacks — The Wall Street Journal

The U.S. had to expend 70 or more Patriots and Thaads to blunt a recent attack on Jordan

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Matthew Bunn @matthew-bunn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Just a reminder, this is tonight at 8 pm at the Foundry in Cambridge!

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Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The news media should learn from the rock stars who quit the Ed Sheeran tour in solidarity with Macklemore: They should all refuse to cover the White House until all media can cover the White House.

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jstreetdotorg.bsky.social @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

🚨 President Trump is trying to push through the transfer of thousands of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel that the Netanyahu government would purchase with American tax dollars. 1/2

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[SIGN ON] We must stop this weapons transfer

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Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

“It was signed by Eli Savit, the Democratic nominee for Michigan attorney general; former Rep. Sander Levin, a firm supporter of Israel; his son, former Rep. Andy Levin; Alicia Chandler, the past president of the American Jewish Committee, a pro-Israel group…” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...

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Jewish Leaders in Michigan Urge Support for El-Sayed’s Senate Bid

The public petition comes after other Michigan Jews registered their discontent with Abdul El-Sayed, the state’s Democratic Senate nominee.

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