Corey Hinderstein

We have long said that an accident anywhere is an accident everywhere. I also think an accident anytime is an accident for all time. We can (and I would say must) get nuclear energy right to address the climate crisis but we have to learn from the past. carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...

Senator Chris Murphy @carnegieendowment.org: war in Iran “one of the most significant foreign policy mistakes” of our lifetimes despite Iran being a “consistent and confounding” enemy of the United States.

@chrismuphyct says we are seeing limits of our might, especially in Middle East. Was Trump seduced by Bibi? By military planners who mistook capabilities for strategy? Likely just gross incompetence. Trump has “broken” Middle East, global energy markets, US economy.

Senator Chris Murphy @carnegieendowment.org: war in Iran “one of the most significant foreign policy mistakes” of our lifetimes despite Iran being a “consistent and confounding” enemy of the United States.

More @chrismurphyct War likely to end with Iran being more powerful than it was before it started. Stated objectives of destroying missile capability, regime change, navy and drone forces eliminated, and stopping Iran from getting a nuclear weapon not met and may be worse.

President Trump's interview on 60 Minutes did very little to clarify his stance on the United States resuming full-scale nuclear tests for the first time in more than three decades. Let's look at some of his statements. 1/11

When these happen, the world knows. What if Russia and China were doing small scale experiments, like the US does in NV, but they were going a little critical? It is true that we might not know, and the State Department has raised these questions in the past. www.state.gov/adherence-to... 10/11

President Trump's interview on 60 Minutes did very little to clarify his stance on the United States resuming full-scale nuclear tests for the first time in more than three decades. Let's look at some of his statements. 1/11

Trump said that Russia, China, North Korea, Pakistan are all "testing" and went on to say, "You don't necessarily know where they're testing," and "They [test] underground where people don't know exactly what's happening with the test." Here, he is a little right and a lot wrong. 8/11

President Trump's interview on 60 Minutes did very little to clarify his stance on the United States resuming full-scale nuclear tests for the first time in more than three decades. Let's look at some of his statements. 1/11

Trump also said, "Other countries are testing. We're the only country that doesn't test" Well, it depends what he means by testing, and this interview did little to clear up the confusion. Russia last week "tested" two new nuclear delivery vehicles (www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/w...) 6/11

President Trump's interview on 60 Minutes did very little to clarify his stance on the United States resuming full-scale nuclear tests for the first time in more than three decades. Let's look at some of his statements. 1/11

But the main reason is because we have invested billions of dollars in tools and experimental facilities to understand how nuclear weapons work. These facilities include the National Ignition Facility (www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Eh2.... 4/11

President Trump's interview on 60 Minutes did very little to clarify his stance on the United States resuming full-scale nuclear tests for the first time in more than three decades. Let's look at some of his statements. 1/11

One answer to the question, "So why do we need to test our nuclear weapons?" was "Well, because you have to see how they work." The good news is that we know more about how nuclear weapons work now than we ever did in the era of nuclear testing. 2/11

Don't forget that foundational investments in the #NNSA's nonproliferation capabilities mean we have off-the-shelf tools for out-of-the-ordinary situations. With at least 400 kgs of enriched uranium in the wind, what would a regime collapse mean for global security? 1/5

And what if we fear that material is out of national control and crossing borders? Sorry, those working with ~100 countries to improve detection at ports and borders are being cut another 20%. 4/5

Don't forget that foundational investments in the #NNSA's nonproliferation capabilities mean we have off-the-shelf tools for out-of-the-ordinary situations. With at least 400 kgs of enriched uranium in the wind, what would a regime collapse mean for global security? 1/5

The Mobile Packaging Program is the cavalry we would need. Very unfortunate that the office that manages this is slashed by more than $53 million in the president's 2026 budget request. 2/5 www.energy.gov/nnsa/article...

Waking in Europe to the news from the Middle East. The attack by Israel on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure seems as inevitable as it was avoidable.