Andrew Facini

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Senior Fellow, @councilonstrategicrisks.org working on nuclear weapons policy. Teaching and such at Harvard Extension. Views my own. Nuke policy starter pack! https://go.bsky.app/8jiQV43

IB reading the paper
Dealing with the problem of the Bushehr spent fuel plutonium could require a variety of steps. The most obvious first step would be to block the ongoing Russian construction of a second nuclear power plant at Bushehr. Russia should also be required to take back whatever spent fuel is cool enough to be moved away from Bushehr’s storage pool. This could involve any spent fuel older than three years. The remaining spent fuel would be harder for Iran to reprocess due to its greater radioactivity. A harder step would be to permanently shut down the Bushehr nuclear power plant and remove the remaining spent fuel as soon as possible. Only by dealing effectively with the plutonium in the spent fuel at Bushehr, as well as Iran’s uranium enrichment program, will the threat of an Iranian nuclear weapon be eliminated.
NJSP officers.
Statement from the Crown Prosecution Service The Crown Prosecution Service has decided to bring further charges against brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate in relation to four further victims. Andrew Tate, 39, is being charged with seven further counts of rape, three counts of arranging or facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation, three counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and 19 additional charges for offences relating to indecent images of a child and extreme pornography. Tristan Tate, 38, is being charged with one count of sexual assault, two counts of rape and three counts of arranging or facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation. The offending is alleged to have taken place between July 2010 and August 2017. The suspects were arrested by the US Marshal Service in the United States of America on July 18, 2026.
Tornado risk this Saturday NYC region
Snooze button
Mr. Hegseth's focus on testosterone levels at a moment when U.S. forces are ramping up attacks in Iran is unorthodox. Defense secretaries typically focus on larger strategic questions, involving alliances, war and weapons production.
Defense secretaries typically focus on larger strategic questions, involving alliances, war and weapons production.
RCAF CC-295
Smoke filled sky as a thunderstorm rolls in on nyc
Redcoat smirk
A chart comparing AP1000, AP300, and eVinci.
Walmart has committed to two separate 15-year terms to handle the distribution of this power. The structured delivery periods are scheduled to begin in 2029 and 2030. This timeline establishes a steady electricity supply for the company’s regional infrastructure. A primary operational objective of this contract is to fulfill the electricity demands of a new automated perishable distribution center. Walmart is currently developing this facility in Belvidere, Illinois.
They're gonna do a Yoon two sides of the bus meme
PS winking
Alexander Redman, chief equity strategist at the brokerage CLSA, said in the past, such a big one-day drop would cause panic, but now it’s treated as a regular feature of the market. “It’s unnerving that you’re seeing this kind of volatility,” Mr. Redman said, speaking to reporters at the company’s investor conference in Seoul. “It just feels very, very frothy.” He said it is hard to say whether this means South Korean shares will bounce back soon or if it is “the beginning of the end.”
Nyt breaking news alert for "reflecting pool repairs" - "President Trump said the renovated pool would likely have to be drained for repairs, and accused people of vandalizing it."
Turkiye-Paraguay 12,000km ICBM flight diagram.
Andy Facini, former MLB relief pitcher.
Dirigible MX basing mode graphic
pumpkin seed w/ tooth.
JCPOA (2015) Provision Type Duration Iran accedes to NPT Additional Protocol Monitoring Indef. Select weaponizations activities prohibited Monitoring Indef. Arak spent fuel removed from country Plutonium Indef. Monitoring of U ore condensate production Monitoring 25 years Monitoring of centrifuge production Monitoring 20 years No U enrichment above 3.67%; max 300kg Uranium 15 years Fordow max: 1,044 centrifuges (inop.) Uranium 15 years No new enrichment facilities Uranium 15 years Limitations on R&D w/ advanced centrifuges Uranium 15 years No new heavy-water reactors or D2O stock Plutonium 15 years No spent fuel reprocessing facility Plutonium 15 years Special challenge IAEA inspection procedure Monitoring 15 years Sanctions “Snapback” procedure at UN Monitoring 15 years Procurement channel Monitoring 10 years Natanz max: 5,060 centrifuges Uranium 10 years No LEU accumulation Uranium 10 years Pre-war status (Post-JCPOA) AP suspended 2021 No restrictions Fuel removed 2016 None None 400kg @ 60%, unrestricted Est. 2,000 centrifuges Unrestricted Unrestricted Reactor disabled 2015 Reactor disabled 2015 None None None Est. 20,000 centrifuges Est. 8,500 kg stock Jun 15 2026 14-point MOU + War results Provision Type Duration “Reiteration” of Iranian NPT commitments Monitoring ? No restrictions N/A None None Practical near-term cap of 400kg @ 60% Uranium Temp. Natanz facility damaged (but no restrictions) Uranium Temp. No restrictions No restrictions Arak facility inoperative (but no restrictions) Plutonium Temp. Arak facility inoperative (but no restrictions) Plutonium Temp. None None None Natanz facility damaged (but no restrictions) Uranium Temp. Unknown stock, no restrictions on LEU / MEU
sleepytime tea screen time bear
Key nuclear-related elements of US-Iran agreements, compared JCPOA (2015) Provision Type Duration Iran accedes to NPT Additional Protocol Monitoring Indef. Select weaponizations activities prohibited Monitoring Indef. Arak spent fuel removed from country Plutonium Indef. Monitoring of U ore condensate production Monitoring 25 years Monitoring of centrifuge production Monitoring 20 years No U enrichment above 3.67%; max 300kg Uranium 15 years Fordow max: 1,044 centrifuges (inop.) Uranium 15 years No new enrichment facilities Uranium 15 years Limitations on R&D w/ advanced centrifuges Uranium 15 years No new heavy-water reactors or D2O stock Plutonium 15 years No spent fuel reprocessing facility Plutonium 15 years Special challenge IAEA inspection procedure Monitoring 15 years Sanctions “Snapback” procedure at UN Monitoring 15 years Procurement channel Monitoring 10 years Natanz max: 5,060 centrifuges Uranium 10 years No LEU accumulation Uranium 10 years Jun 14’s 14-point MOU + War results (2026) Provision Type Duration “Reiteration” of Iranian NPT commitments Monitoring ? Arak facility inoperative (but no restrictions) Plutonium Indef. Likely practical near-term cap of 400kg / 60% Uranium Indef. Arak facility inoperative (but no restrictions) Plutonium Indef. .
Ghaem-100 on its TE.
Cobalt 60 "drop & run"
Quote from Man Stabbed: "What are you gonna do, stab me?"
We're all screaming.
Pumpkin seed interacting with my pride-taped hockey stick. Yes it needs to be re-taped.
Lockheed’s 10-foot containerized launcher shoots down 1,320-pound attack drone New counter-drone demonstration links radar, battle management software, and missile launcher to eliminate a live aerial target in Arizona.
Me first half of parabola: Haha fuck yeah!!! Yes!! Me 2nd half of parabola: Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck.
Mr Burns on the phone S05E06.
In the midst of reflecting upon how close the United States had come in 2017 to war with North Korea, Trump revealed, "I have built a nuclear — a weapons system that nobody's ever had in this country before. We have stuff that you haven't seen or heard about. We have stuff that Putin and Xi have never heard about before. There's nobody — what we have is incredible." Woodward writes that anonymous sources later confirmed that the U.S. military had a secret new weapons system, but they would not provide details, and that the sources were surprised Trump had disclosed it.
PS looking directly at the camera with a grumpy face
Flashback: Trump and his advisers thought they were close to a deal several times at earlier stages in the war, but none materialized.
Khan's ladder (fig. 3).
2026 national defense strategy cover.
Bud Light Platinum Seltzer Wild berry flavor 8 percent 25 oz tall boy.
Bundt pan
Step 1. Funnel billions into missile defense Step 2. Bemoan "new and emergent" missile capabilities from rivals Step 3. More billions for missile defense ... Step 26. Literal iron dome to cover Capitol Building to protect missile defense legislation process