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Alex Wellerstein
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Historian of science, secrecy, and nuclear weapons. Professor of STS at @FollowStevens. UC Berkeley alum with a Harvard PhD. NUKEMAP creator. Coder and web dev.

Hoboken, NJ / NYC
blog.nuclearsecrecy.com
Joined September 2011

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    1. Alex Wellerstein‏Verified account @wellerstein 20 Oct 2017
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      I worry about groupthink. I worry about impulsiveness. I worry about pride.

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    2. Alex Wellerstein‏Verified account @wellerstein 20 Oct 2017
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      I worry that bad ideas will rule the day, because no one will stand up and take responsibility. I worry that the buck will be passed.

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    3. Alex Wellerstein‏Verified account @wellerstein 20 Oct 2017
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      I worry that they will come up with a "compromise" solution that will be far too risky for what is warranted,

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    4. Alex Wellerstein‏Verified account @wellerstein 20 Oct 2017
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      because the only "other" voices in the conversation will be extreme and foolish.

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    5. Alex Wellerstein‏Verified account @wellerstein 20 Oct 2017
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      It's more possible than I think a lot of people realize. I think history shows us it has almost happened more times than are safe.

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    6. Alex Wellerstein‏Verified account @wellerstein 20 Oct 2017
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      And I worry that the consequences will be horrendous.

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    7. Alex Wellerstein‏Verified account @wellerstein 20 Oct 2017
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      I also worry that the American populace's lack of real understanding the nature of the nuclear era has made them brittle to risk.

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    8. Alex Wellerstein‏Verified account @wellerstein 20 Oct 2017
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      That they think a nuclear-armed DPRK makes them much more threatened than before. Rather than just a bit more. That they were never safe.

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    9. Alex Wellerstein‏Verified account @wellerstein 20 Oct 2017
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      I don't think we'll ever live in a world where the nuclear risks of this sort will ever diminish. I'm not that optimistic.

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    10. Alex Wellerstein‏Verified account @wellerstein 20 Oct 2017
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      But there are more and less dangerous times, even if the danger is never zero. Right now, the danger feels very high. Unacceptably high.

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      Alex Wellerstein‏Verified account @wellerstein 20 Oct 2017
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      I hope I'm wrong. We'll see. I hope that those who are in positions of amplified power act reasonably. But, again, I'm not an optimist.

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        1. Stephen Schwartz‏Verified account @AtomicAnalyst 20 Oct 2017
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          I was worried before the election yet reasonably optimistic common sense and cooler heads would prevail to more or less maintain status quo.

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        2. Stephen Schwartz‏Verified account @AtomicAnalyst 20 Oct 2017
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          Then Trump repeatedly trashed diplomacy and goaded Kim toward war, as McMaster insisted Kim could not be deterred and ICBM was unacceptable.

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        3. Stephen Schwartz‏Verified account @AtomicAnalyst 20 Oct 2017
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          Both sides have now dug in so hard it will be very difficult to avoid a war, esp. if Trump and McMaster believe the US can disarm the DPRK.

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        4. Stephen Schwartz‏Verified account @AtomicAnalyst 20 Oct 2017
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          I used to believe blundering into war by accident, through ignorance and arrogance, was the biggest danger with Trump. Now, I'm not so sure.

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        5. Stephen Schwartz‏Verified account @AtomicAnalyst 20 Oct 2017
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          Why? Trump wins—in business, as a candidate, and now as POTUS—by bullying his adversaries until he gets his way. He sees no difference here.

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        1. centarus‏ @centarusA 20 Oct 2017
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          Sorry, but Trump is enough of an ass to attack NK. He wants to use the B61-12 "PGM"

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        1. Azor‏ @AzorInfo 20 Oct 2017
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          And the kick-the-can/ignore/neglect of the WJC, GWB and BHO administrations didn't worry you? They also are trying to burnish their legacies

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