Joe Cirincione
President @plough_shares, host of #PressTheButton podcast, author of Nuclear Nightmares; Bomb Scare. Teaches @Georgetown.
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Why Donald Trump’s Debt is a National Security Risk
If you owe someone a lot of money, they have leverage over you. To whom, exactly, does the U.S. president owe this money?
Tax burden from the Pentagon budget authorized by the NDAA wipes out COVID stimulus payments – Responsible Statecraft
Despite widespread calls to modestly reduce the Pentagon's overflowing coffers to confront other priorities during a pandemic, Congress carries on with business as usual.
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Joe Cirincione
The defense industry owns Congress.
“Democrats who voted against an amendment to cut the military budget by 10 percent received 3.4 times as much in campaign contributions from the defense industry than those who voted for the amendment.”
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Deep State Radio: Are We About to Enter a New Era in Climate Policy? on Apple Podcasts
Show Deep State Radio, Ep Are We About to Enter a New Era in Climate Policy? - Jul 20, 2020
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Joe Cirincione
In “Are We About to Enter a New Era in Climate Policy?” Carol Browner and David Sandalow were just excellent. Recommendations for what Biden administration should do in first 100 days are spot on.
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Fauci
You can trust Dr. Fauci. We can't trust Donald Trump.
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Joe Cirincione
The @DNC should just stop running ads and give all their money to @ProjectLincoln. These guys are geniuses.
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Pentagon Starts Bailing Out Companies That have Lost Business Due to Coronavirus
The Defense Department is sending millions of dollars to keep companies afloat, and more deals are expected.
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Joe Cirincione
One out of five children do not have enough to eat during this pandemic, but the Pentagon is giving away millions to its favored companies. Enough. #CutMilitarySpending
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The president is a danger to the US military
Even Trump’s former Secretary of Defense James Mattis agrees.
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Joe Cirincione
Trump seems to be assembling his own para military network. He is pulling in armed units from a score of bureaus, agencies and forces. Then networking them together for operations in DC. In the process, he can see who are loyal to him and who are not.
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Donald Trump’s Nuke-Testing Idea Is ‘Catastrophically Stupid’
Testing could benefit Russia and China.
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Joe Cirincione
“If the United States resumed testing, ’India, Pakistan, perhaps China and most certainly North Korea would promptly test,’ Cirincione said. ‘Who in their right minds would want to give these nations better nuclear weapons?’”
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Joe Cirincione
Wondering if the nuclear policy field made any progress toward gender equality? Join me, @ErnestMoniz, @LauraSHHolgate, @MichelleEDover & Jack Brosnan today at 2pm ET to see what's happened in the last year: bit.ly/3eiPkag | #GenderChampions
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Why letting our allies get nuclear weapons is a bad idea - Responsible Statecraft
It is tempting to think that it would be cheaper and more effective to have U.S. allies get the bomb rather than link their security to U.S. forces, bases, and assurances. But countries do not obtain the bomb in a vacuum.
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Joe Cirincione
I just wrote about how these new Dr. Strangeloves want to drag us back to the terrifying dangers of the 1950's and 1960's. This is not new thinking; this is Cold War nuclear bullying. 7/
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Watchdog's dismissal puts Pompeo on the hot seat
Accusations of a coverup threaten to place the secretary in the middle of a political maelstrom.
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Joe Cirincione
The worst secretary of state in American history may also be its most corrupt. A coverup is underway to hide the evidence. politi.co/2TcE7Qo via @politico
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Now Is the Time to Cut the Defense Budget
Let’s figure out how to do it responsibly.
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Joe Cirincione
Fred Kaplan is right (though he underestimates the cost - Trump wants $70 Billion for nuclear weapons and related programs in this year's budget). Neither Trump nor Biden will cut programs without pressure. It's up to us to restore balance.
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Where Are the Photos of People Dying of Covid?
In times of crisis, stark images of sacrifice or consequence have often moved masses to act.
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Joe Cirincione
65,000 dead in less than two months. Perhaps we should be seeing fewer photos of Trump and more of his victims.
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The Futility of Biden’s China Rhetoric
Criticizing Trump as soft on China is a losing game for Democrats.
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Joe Cirincione
Ever since JFK slammed Nixon for a "missile gap" that didn't exist, Dems have tried to get to the right of GOP on national security. They rarely succeed. Case in point, explains @PeterBeinart 👇
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The Coronavirus Crisis Is a Diplomatic Opportunity for the United States and Iran
Washington and Tehran could use the public health emergency to show goodwill, dial down tensions while saving face, and avoid a dangerous confrontation.
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Joe Cirincione
We have our differences, but we shouldn’t weaponize the coronavirus. The Iranian people are suffering. We should help them.
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United States Commitee on Armed Services
United States Committee on Armed Services
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Joe Cirincione
Astonishing. A Pentagon general told the Senate today that America should be ready to start a nuclear war. Says he wants a "flexible first use policy." After years of denouncing the Russians for having this policy, he wants the same doctrine. At 58:13 mark
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Trump Expected to Name Richard Grenell as Acting Head of Intelligence
The move would place a Trump loyalist atop the intelligence agencies long viewed skeptically by the White House.
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Joe Cirincione
This is a national disgrace. Grenell would be the least qualified intelligence chief in US history.
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Emotional Schiff Speech Goes Viral, Delighting the Left and Enraging the Right
Representative Adam B. Schiff took a risk in telling senators they must convict and remove President Trump because "you know you can't trust this president to do what's right for this country."
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Joe Cirincione
Here is the real reason GOP Senators are angry at @RepAdamSchiff.
“I have to say this,” Mr. Inhofe told reporters Friday morning in the Capitol. “Schiff is very, very effective.”
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Transcript: NPR's Full Interview With Secretary Of State Mike Pompeo
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo talks to NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about U.S. policy in Iran and about Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine.
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Joe Cirincione
You will read about this interview. You should also read it. Before his meltdown, Pompeo gives a perfect presentation of his foreign policy. It’s all Bully and BS. False claims, fake facts, whataboutism, misdirection, refusal to answers basic questions.
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Americans Want Jobs, Not War
Polls indicate voters would like to see a reduced Pentagon budget and more spending on health care and education at home.
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Joe Cirincione
As Washington stumbles into war, the public wants out. Our new poll show overwhelming agreement. 60% say “America should stop trying to police the world and invest instead in rebuilding America, including its crumbling infrastructure and social services.”
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As Warren Gains in Race, Wall Street Sounds the Alarm
With a populist message that promises to rein in corporate excess, Ms. Warren has been facing more hostility from the finance industry than any other candidate.
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Joe Cirincione
Oh my, what would we do if hedge fund managers, bankers and Wall Street financiers stopped funding Democratic candidates? Maybe we’d have better candidates, better policies and a better country.
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