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David Teter @dtc94133.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Hey all y'all. Somewhat of a weird announcement, but I'm going to do an "ask me anything" (AMA) on the www.reddit.com/r/preppers/ subreddit. FYI, I do not believe in "prepping" for nuclear war (absolutely for earthquakes/etc.) but the mods that I've chatted with there are well informed. (1/?)

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/r/Preppers/ - Better safe than sorry

Learning and sharing information to aid in emergency preparedness as it relates to both natural and man-made disasters. Discussion for those preparing to weather day-to-day disasters as well as catast...

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Thord Are Iversen @thelookout.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

1/5 Kara Sea Activity Caveat: Preliminary findings. On October 28th, when the Poseidon test was conducted according to Putin, there were 6 unidentified ships off the eastern coast of Novaya Zemlya, Kara Sea. No NOTAM, no PRIP, but well off the path for any civilian traffic.

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Krakek @krakek.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Back in the late Soviet era there was work being done on an APS for silos (specifically R-36M2 silos). This system used "shotguns" with tungsten rods to defeat enemy RVs in lower atmosphere. It was successfully tested against RVs (Baikonur -> Kamchatka track) in late 80s.

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Pavel Podvig @russianforces.org · 30/09/2025

A somewhat confused piece in Politico re US plutonium by @zcolman.bsky.social. These 25 tonnes of plutonium in pits is the material identified as surplus 30 years ago, no way it "plays a central role in the US nuclear weapons stockpile" (pits are not "highly radioactive" by the way) 1/

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Krakek @krakek.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

So, is CENTCOM going to be the first to ever use nuclear armed ICBMs in a real armed conflict?

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Krakek @krakek.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

It is amusing how instead of constructively engaging the proponents of the "Putin is in a bunker" narrative have blocked me when I challenged it. It is what it is 🤷‍♂️

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Dmitry Stefanovich @dvsteff.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

So, are there any plans and proposals for the new nuclear-tipped penetrators being written in the US? Or will the B61-13 be considered good enough? Or we might see B83-X? Or new fancy payloads for Sentinel and/or Dark Eagle? #NukeSky

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Krakek @krakek.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

A random thought. Let’s say that you are a Russian planner, you know that a lot of your SSBNs and TELs are on in base alert in a relatively normal situation. You know that there is a LoW policy. So, what is your target set for those RVs in a LoW scenario?

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Stephen Schwartz @atomicanalyst.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

OTD 35 years ago, the United States assembled its last fully new nuclear warhead—a 455-kiloton W88 for the Trident II D5 SLBM—at the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas. Since then, several thousand existing warheads and bombs have been significantly refurbished at Pantex, enhancing their capabilities.

A photograph of a July 19, 1991, letter from the Department of Energy Albuquerque Operations Office responding to a Freedom of Information Act request from the author regarding “the last date on which the Pantex Plant assembled bombs/warheads using the final shipment of plutonium pits from the Rocky Flats Plant, which was received at Pantex on January 3, 1990.”

The pertinent responsive paragraph reads, “… the final assembly date on which the Pantex Plant assembled bombs/warheads using the final shipment of plutonium pits from the Rocky Flats Plant was July 31, 1990 for the W-88 program.”

A rare color photograph of the Mark-5 reentry vehicle, used to carry the W88 warhead on the Trident II D5 submarine-launched ballistic missile. The carbon fiber-wrapped reentry vehicle is dark black and conical (its nose facing to the right).

A color photograph of a Trident II D5 submarine-launched ballistic missile breaking the surface of the ocean and igniting its first stage rocket motor at the start of a flight or shakedown test.

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Krakek @krakek.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

@massiasthanos.bsky.social by the way, do you have any good data on the proposed USAF/SAC B-747 airborne command post, back in the early E-4 days?

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Zach @thrustwr.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Uh, the US used 150 THAAD interceptors (out of an inventory of 534) and 80 SM-3s (out of inventory of 400) in the 12 day conflict between Israel and Iran. More of these missiles have been used since the Oct attack in 2023.

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Zach @thrustwr.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Ignoring the numbers for a sec, theres a high chance that these systems also fired on the same targets two or three times. Integration of US BMD systems has been a long term problem and so far only THAAD and PATRIOT have progressed to a level of "true integration". US-Israel integration also sucks.

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Pavel Podvig @russianforces.org · 25/07/2025

Knyaz Pozharsky, a submarine of the Borey-A/Project 955A class transferred to Russian navy russianforces.org/blog/2025/07... There was a delay, presumably to conduct a Bulava launch, which is normally part of the state acceptance trials. But it appears that the launch didn't happen.

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Krakek @krakek.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

So how would Soviet nuclear forces operate in the 1980s (say 1987)? 1/13

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Stephen Schwartz @atomicanalyst.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

OTD 35 yrs ago, the last continuous “Looking Glass” flight took off from Strategic Air Command HQ at Offutt AFB, Nebraska. For more than 29 years—starting on February 3, 1961—at least one EC-135 airborne command post was kept aloft, ensuring the ability to fight a nuclear war if SAC were destroyed.

An aerial color photograph looking down on a US Air Force EC-135 “Looking Glass” airborne command post in flight.

A 1960s-era black and white photograph of the inside of a “Looking Glass” aircraft showing some of the battle staff sitting at their consoles. At right in the background, an officer wearing headphones leans against a table, with a holstered revolver strapped to his belt.

A color photograph of the battle staff area inside "Looking Glass” in the 1980s. The general serving as the Airborne Emergency Action Officer is seated, center, looking at the camera. To his immediate right, an officer wears a holstered revolver strapped to a belt on his flight suit.

A close-up color photograph of the ICBM launch control panel aboard the “Looking Glass” with the launch key inserted. This panel is directly above the officer with the revolver in the previous photograph.

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Krakek @krakek.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Old ideas that are popular again :)

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Alex Wellerstein @wellerstein.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

In other FOIA news... in 2012 I filed a FOIA request with NNSA for reports relating to their work on the GNOMON, a gigaton-range weapon concept from the 1950s. In 2015, they gave me a response where they redacted everything, including the names of the report authors, on the grounds of "privacy."

Document labeled GNOMON INTERIM REPORT NO. 8, dated September 8, 1954. Other than classification stamps, it is entirely DELETED, with the codes indicating that the main text is deleted for national security reasons, but the names are deleted for privacy reasons.

Final page of the same document, with the DISTRIBUTION list also deleted for privacy reasons.

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Thanos Massias @massiasthanos.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

🧵 The GWEN (Ground Wave Emergency Network) used a series of low frequency (150-175 kHz), EMP-hardened, unmanned radio relay stations located across the US. The GWEN program was cancelled in the mid-1990s before reaching its intended final operational capability. 📷 calhoun.nps.edu/server/api/c...

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Thanos Massias @massiasthanos.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Boeing E-4B AACP (Advanced Airborne Command Post). Serves as the NEACP (National Emergency Airborne Command Post) of Operation "Nightwatch". The NEACP is now called the NAOC (National Airborne Operations Center). Equipment shown is not current. 📷 calhoun.nps.edu/server/api/c...

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Krakek @krakek.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

One of the more common concerns during the cold war regarding the US NC3 equipment would seem to be it's reliance on it's elements on external power supplies, particularly in communications infrastructure, with leased civilian lines.

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Krakek @krakek.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

This is more or less the vibes I am getting from my current research on the US and Soviet NC3 history. It is quite sad that US did not pursue DUCC/DUSC (or SCCs).

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Krakek @krakek.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

A historic question. I have seen a claim made that SAC HQ had a near real-time data on the status of it's forces. Yet in other places (ie description of REACT) it appears that the automated C3 interface was receive only. Was the polling done manually, ie over phone?

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Krakek @krakek.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Did you know that until 2009 there was a treaty between Russia and Ukraine, one of the terms of which was that Russia would provide early warning system data to Ukraine?

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Krakek @krakek.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

To do a palette cleanser from all the Iranian content... Here is some activity at the well known COG/COOP sites! Starting with Site-R (aka "Raven Rock"), northern part (2020-2024), a possible new portal (ie expanding ventilation for generators/aircon) 1/6

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Aaron Bateman @aaronbateman.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Declassified document concerning Anglo-American cooperation in undersea surveillance in the 1970s

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Clément Molin @clementmolin.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

L'armée ukrainienne 🇺🇦 a largement renforcé ses lignes de défense Dans l'est de l'Ukraine, d'immenses lignes de défenses sont creusées chaque jour à une vitesse jamais atteinte, couplée à une nouvelle stratégie pour stopper l'armée russe 🇷🇺 🧵THREAD🧵1/16 ⬇️

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James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

1. This isn't a game of who has the most warheads. 2. If Europe needs more warheads, we can do that. www.ft.com/content/7fed...

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David Teter @dtc94133.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Is anyone familiar with this recently constructed facility in Huoshan County, Lu'an City, Anhui Province? ( 31.447542, 116.428347) @isemidori.bsky.social @josephwen.bsky.social @wslafoy.bsky.social @dexeve.bsky.social @nukestrat.bsky.social @vcdgf555.bsky.social

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James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

The rather desultory discussions over the Ukraine peacekeeping force honestly cast doubt, not on whether we (Europe) can do both Ukraine and eastern flank, but whether we can do either right now.

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Krakek @krakek.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Could US cutting aid to Ukraine be viewed as an act of coercion, to push Ukraine closer to accepting undesirable terms? If the US administration pursues this policy, what would be the other actions that they could take? Limiting ISR, including commercial IMINT?

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Hans Kristensen @nukestrat.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Yesterday a US Navy E-6B TACAMO flew a training mission over the Gulf of Mexico (!) with the track showing the characteristic loops indicating deployment of the miles-long antenna used to send launch codes to nuclear missile submarines.

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Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 17/02/2025

Russian Foreign Minister reveals that Moscow isn’t interested in talking to the Europeans at all: “If they’re going to fish around for some crafty scheme to freeze the conflict while, true to their nature and customs, actually intending to prolong the war, then why invite them in the first place?”

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Лавров: Европа будет "выцыганивать" заморозку конфликта на Украине

Ей нечего делать за столом переговоров, заявил министр иностранных дел России

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Hans Kristensen @nukestrat.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Air Force is suspending work on a significant part of new Sentinel ICBM program, ordering a pause on launch facilities under development. @bychrisgordon.bsky.social has the scoop. www.airandspaceforces.com/air-force-or... A result of rushed planning and poor oversight. fas.org/publication/...

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Krakek @krakek.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

A review of this post by Fabian Hoffmann, a thread. (buff.ly/40W5wZb ) 1/9

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Krakek @krakek.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

A review of this post by Fabian Hoffmann, a thread. (buff.ly/40W5wZb ) 1/9

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Krakek @krakek.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

On this day today in 1963 the UR-100 weapon systems has been first suggested to be developed. On 30th of March Council of Minister decree ordered such development. 1/3

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Samuel Bendett @sambendett.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Appreciated joining the podcast on "Drone Warfare in Ukraine and the Future Of Combat" with @EscapedSapiens. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvBQ...

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Drone Warfare in Ukraine and the Future Of Combat | Sam Bendett | Escaped Sapiens #79

YouTube video by Escaped Sapiens

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Brady Africk @bradyafr.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

A satellite imagery time lapse of a new Chinese military command center under construction near Beijing, first reported by @financialtimes.com The facility is on track to be ten times larger than the Pentagon, according to US officials.

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Krakek @krakek.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Another quarter another Veteran Missileer magazine issue. It has many interesting bits, but mostly nichie ones, ie clarifying that the technical requirements for Rif radio link came from suggestions for improving Efir-M radio link. 1/3

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Krakek @krakek.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Early, pre-1976, design work for Minsk Metro. Courtesy of the bunker-703 team.

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