🇺🇸 - 🇬🇱 The US military really doesn't have the best track record in #Greenland.

🛬 - 💥 It's shocking how irresponsible the #USA has been with it's nuclear weapons!

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pituffik_Space_Base#Accidents

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Over 60% of respondents in Japan believe the country should not possess nuclear weapons, a poll has found, following recent comments from a senior government official who said Japan should have them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/16/japan/nuclear-weapons-opposition-poll/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #surveys #sanaetakaichi #nuclearweapons

Advanced screening of the documentary *Silent War: The Shadow of Atomic Bombs*, and roundtable in #Eugene at #UO on Feb 11th.

"The film, Silent War: The Shadow of Atomic Bombs, is based on Dr. Jacob’s book, Nuclear Bodies: The Global Hibakusha (Yale, 2022). Following the screening, Dr. Jacobs will be joined by experts to discuss the film, his research, and the far-reaching effects of atomic bombs and nuclear testing on the global population.”

Details in the link!

#PDX #nuclear #radiation #NuclearWeapons #NuclearWar #ColdWar

https://calendar.uoregon.edu/event/yoko-mcclain-public-film-screening-and-roundtable-silent-war-the-shadow-of-nuclear-bombs

Advanced screening of the documentary *Silent War: The Shadow of Atomic Bombs*, and roundtable in #Eugene at #UO on Feb 11th.

"The film, Silent War: The Shadow of Atomic Bombs, is based on Dr. Jacob’s book, Nuclear Bodies: The Global Hibakusha (Yale, 2022). Following the screening, Dr. Jacobs will be joined by experts to discuss the film, his research, and the far-reaching effects of atomic bombs and nuclear testing on the global population.”

Details in the link!

#PDX #nuclear #radiation #NuclearWeapons #NuclearWar #ColdWar

https://calendar.uoregon.edu/event/yoko-mcclain-public-film-screening-and-roundtable-silent-war-the-shadow-of-nuclear-bombs

China is ramping up objections to what it sees as Japan’s desire to acquire nuclear weapons, despite Tokyo’s long-standing renunciation of such arms. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/10/japan/china-japan-nuclear-ties-sour/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chinajapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #nuclearweapons #china

The last U.S.-Russia nuclear treaty, New START, is just weeks away from expiring on ‍Feb. 5. What comes next is uncertain. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/09/world/politics/us-russia-nuclear-treaty/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #russia #donaldtrump #vladimirputin #nuclearweapons

In the post-survivor era, the question is not whether Hiroshima will be remembered, but whether it will continue to matter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/05/japan/when-the-last-hibakusha-is-gone/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #hiroshima #nagasaki #peaceclock #atomicbombdome #hiroshimapeacememorialmuseum #hibakusha #atomicbombings #wwii #nuclearweapons

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un linked a weekend military drill featuring a hypersonic missile system to an unnamed “recent geopolitical crisis" — an apparent reference to the U.S. toppling of Venezuela's president. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/05/asia-pacific/north-korea-hypersonic-missiles-venezuela/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #missiles #nuclearweapons #kimjongun #us #venezuela #donaldtrump

North Korea launched what appeared to be at least one ballistic missile on Sunday, Japan’s Defense Ministry said, less than a week after it test-fired two long-range “strategic” cruise missiles. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/04/asia-pacific/north-korea-missile-first-2026/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #defense #defenseministry #missiles #nuclearweapons #kimjongun

A controversy over off-the-record remarks advocating nuclear weapons exposes deep divisions in Japan’s media and raises questions about journalistic ethics, source protection and democratic debate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/30/japan/the-meaning-of-record-in-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #media #journalism #sanaetakaichi #nuclearweapons #defense #article9 #constitution

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test-firing of long-range surface-to-air missiles at a launch site near its east coast, state media has ​reported. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/25/asia-pacific/north-korea-long-range-missiles/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #southkorea #kimjongun #nuclearweapons #missiles #us #submarines

No longer is the threat posed by nuclear weapons even tenuously contained by mutually agreed rules and accepted norms. Instead, it is returning, pushing us all to the edge of the abyss. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/24/world/nuclear-proliferation-new-age/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #nuclearweapons #us #npt #defense #tpnw

A suicide note left by a negotiator for the 1972 Okinawa reversion — which describes the envoy’s grief over brokering a secret nuclear agreement with the U.S. — is now on display. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/22/japan/history/okinawa-reversion-envoy-note/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #keiwakaizumi #okinawa #usbases #usmilitary #nuclearweapons

A year after being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, Nihon Hidankyo's 93-year-old co-chair continues working hard to move public opinion toward the abolition of nuclear weapons. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/10/japan/hidankyo-co-chair-determined/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nihonhidankyo #terumitanaka #nuclearweapons #atomicbombings #nobelprize

South Korea’s pursuit of nuclear-powered submarines could reshape Asia’s security landscape and escalate an underwater arms race. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/05/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-submarine-arms-race/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southkorea #defense #submarines #nuclearweapons

Prompt Injection via Poetry

https://www.wired.com/story/poems-can-trick-ai-into-helping-you-make-a-nuclear-weapon/

#HackerNews #PromptInjection #Poetry #AI #NuclearWeapons #Cybersecurity

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announced the country's air force will be equipped with "new strategic military assets," state media said Sunday — https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/30/asia-pacific/north-korea-kim-air-force/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #missiles #nuclearweapons #defense #kimjongun

Sanae Takaichi has hinted in parliament that she didn’t initially intend to refer to a specific case that Japan could consider a “survival-threatening situation,” potentially allowing it to deploy its military. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/26/japan/politics/party-leaders-diet-debate-taiwan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #diet #sanaetakaichi #yoshihikonoda #ldp #cdp #china #taiwan #chinajapanrelations #japaneseeconomy #nuclearweapons

The Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday began talks to update Japan’s three key national security documents by the end of 2026, as instructed by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/21/japan/politics/ldp-security-documents/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #security #sanaetakaichi #nuclearweapons #defense

How to Negotiate with Russia

Account for history, law, and above all Ukraine

Timothy #Snyder Nov 19, 2025

Last night, #Russia attacked Ukrainian civilians with more than five hundred drones, cruise missiles, and rockets. Most were shot down, but one rocket got through to #Ternopil in western #Ukraine ...

https://snyder.substack.com/p/how-to-negotiate-with-russia

#TimothySnyder #ThinkingAbout
#StandWithUkraine
#Dronedefense #Freedom
#Putin #Trump #Zelenskyi #Zelensky
#negotiat ions #nuclearweapons #nuclearproliferation