“End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity” ~llaw
Sep 04, 2025
On My Mind Today:
Considering the Artificial Intelligence (AI) implications and Trump’s presence and agenda in the White House as the ineffable leader of our country — particularly where “All Things Nuclear” are at the world’s beck and call — I am feeling a more instant reactionary force to extend, improve, and increase my commentary and warnings about the future of not only the USA, but of other countries — large and small — around the world. And to do that, I need help . . .
There is so much to be said that is not being said about the entire nuclear spectrum—along with AI — that we are mistakenly overlooking and/or ignoring. Somehow, we, as a mass of collective sentient human beings in the USA and around the world, have failed to realize that “all things nuclear” is the forbidden “fruit”, intentionally or not, that may well take us all to the precipice of the proverbial cliff of death — if not over the fateful edge.
So it is that I am considering making a valiant attempt to expand my own anti-nuclear territory by imploring others to help establish some kind of loosely or, better still, tightly associated journalists, educators, and scientists, aware citizens of “all things nuclear” concern who will focus our future on the probable chance that will be no future at all if “all things nuclear” continues to be considered beneficial to human or other life on planet Earth.
To attempt to do this sooner-rather-than-later necessary and much needed greater approach, I will need time, social interest, perhaps publicists, and help from already subjective associated non-profit enterprises such as the “Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists”, the “Union of Concerned Scientists”, and as many similar and like non-profit associations to improve, expand, and beat the drums for a new kind of non-nuclear peace and good will on planet Earth.
In the meantime I will continue with where I’m at now, and even if my new agenda fails to get off the ground, I will go on with my hope of someday ridding planet Earth of all things nuclear before all thinks nuclear before it rids itself of us, or as I state every day: ””End Nuclear Insanity Before Nuclear Insanity Ends Humanity”. ~llaw
Trump photo is from my personal files because photo from the following article from the “Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists” is not available ~llaw
Article #1 of 3 today:
Introduction: How the Trump administration has upended international relations and increased existential risk
By Dan Drollette Jr | September 4, 2025
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Proposed tariffs that are the highest in a century. Threatened annexations of other countries. Pulling out of the Paris agreements to fight climate change. Slashes to the funding of public health research. Attacks on higher education (and indeed, any outside source of expertise), along with threats to deport any foreign students or immigrants who don’t toe the line. Cozying up to dictators at the expense of long-time Western allies.
The role of the United States in international affairs is changing dramatically, as the Trump administration imposes a new order upon the planet. It may not be as coherent and coordinated as, say, the Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe after World War II, but the 80-year-old post-war order is clearly morphing into something else, for better or worse.
To help make sense of the thinking behind this new state of affairs, this issue of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists includes expert viewpoints from disparate fields—including a top analyst of international security policy, historians, a climate scientist, a college president, a former presidential science advisor, and a Nobel Prize-winning economist. Each examines a different facet of the new new world order that Donald Trump has wrought in his second presidential term.
As Harvard University strategist Graham Allison notes, the current US president enjoys violating rules. Indeed, Allison says, “he [Trump] sees rules and norms as invitations to violation—if by violating the rules he can outrage his audience. In his book The Art of the Deal he explains how if by violating a rule or norm, he can outrage his target audience, they will be less comfortable and thus more willing to give him a better deal than he could get otherwise.”
It’s a strategy that keeps observers on the back foot, constantly wondering which Trump pronouncement is aimed only at stoking outrage and which is a trial balloon for an outrageous plan that could become real—such as annexation. In “Will the Trump administration attempt to annex Greenland, Canada, or somewhere else,” historian Daniel Immerwahr—author of How to Hide an Empire—notes that an observer can err in both directions: “It’s possible to chase after something that was never really serious in the first place, and it’s also possible to not take something seriously that turns out to be a reality.” He also points out that some of Trump’s proposals, such as making Canada a 51st state, are not new, but tap into a deep historical urge for empire-building—something which has been simmering below the surface in America since the country’s founding.
The new state of international affairs also contains an element of distraction. As Frank Gavin—director of the Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies—notes in his interview, “He’s basically running a reality TV show,” Trump thrives on chaos. By focusing public attention on outrageous statements about international relations—such as saying that the US is going to gain control of Greenland “one way or another” or renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America”—Trump is able to institute very unpopular domestic policies with minimal pushback.
This constant barrage of outlandish rhetoric also serves another purpose: It belittles the idea of serious discussion involving evidence and expertise—as seen by the administration’s declaration that Ukraine started the war with Russia. Nobel Prize-winning economist and former New York Times columnist Paul Krugman suspects that the administration does not like research and researchers because, he says, “Science is inherently subversive. Science tells you things you don’t want to hear. Science, and the scientific method, may contradict your prejudices.”
His view is echoed by Leon Botstein, the president of Bard College, who writes that “[a] key and crucial attribute of autocratic regimes is that they permit neither dissent nor contradiction. The notion of truth does not matter. In fact, myth and fantasy—as well as unpredictability and inconsistency—become powerful political tools.”
From its immigration policies to its assault on America’s leading universities, the Trump administration seems determined to upend decades of close cooperation between the federal government and higher education. In his essay, “Autocracy and the university in America today,”
Botstein argues that Trump’s assault could dismantle the competitive edge that international students and US research universities have brought to America. To fight what is happening today, Botstein says, American educators need to resist—but not to defend the status quo that existed before January 20, 2025. Instead, in a post-Trump America, he says that educators need to work for better universities that can “lead to the reformed and improved educational system needed to restore and protect democracy.”
Article #2 of 3 today:
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Interview: Harvard’s Graham Allison on the second Trump administration and the …
from Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Article #3 of 3 today:
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80 Years and Counting: Now Is Not the Time for Complacency in Nuclear Security
from the Stimson Center
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TODAY’S ALL NUCLEAR WORLD’s NEWS, Thursday, (09/04/2025)
All Things Nuclear
NEWS
Satellite photos raise questions about Israel’s secretive nuclear programme
South China Morning Post
Seven experts who examined the images all said they believed the construction was related to Israel’s long-suspected nuclear weapons programme …
Interview: Harvard’s Graham Allison on the second Trump administration and the …
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
If you talk to people about the possibility of a nuclear war, as you … things he says about China and all the things he says about Xi Jinping.
What is being constructed at Israel’s nuclear center? | The Jerusalem Post
The Jerusalem Post
… about other nuclear facilities in the country” outside of the Soreq research reactor. See more on. Israel|. Dimona|. IAEA|. Nuclear|. Shimon Peres …
Nuclear Power
NEWS
Jellyfish disrupt French nuclear power plant for second time – BBC
BBC
The jellyfish entered the filters of the pumping station and the Paluel nuclear plant, France’s national energy firm EDF said. The incident reduced …
Energy company makes unexpected request for shuttered nuclear plant – Yahoo Finance
Yahoo Finance
Investments in a renewable future can be seen across the globe, and a recent request by NextEra Energy may bring about a shift in US nuclear …
Shuttered Nuclear Plants Are the Industry’s Best Bet for an Imminent Boost – Bloomberg
Bloomberg.com
The shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pennsylvania. The shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in …
Nuclear War Threats
NEWS
Kremlin mouthpiece booms threat to DROWN UK with Russian ‘nuclear torpedo’ – The US Sun
The US Sun
… nuclear torpedo. Vladimir Solovyov, leading TV attack dog for Vladimir Putin, issued the menacing threat … threats on state-controlled …
The Arctic Front: Kremlin Propagandists Threaten To Nuke Norway, by Austin Bay
Creators Syndicate
Nuclear threats are part of the playbook. Russian nuclear dominance is central to Putin’s threatened war on Free Europe. Free Europe? By that I …
80 Years and Counting: Now Is Not the Time for Complacency in Nuclear Security
Stimson Center
New Threats in a New Century. The lessons from the Cold War were adapted to the needs of nuclear nonproliferation and nuclear security as the threat …
Nuclear War
NEWS
Russia says it will help China overtake the United States on nuclear power – Yahoo
Yahoo
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin told Kyiv on Wednesday there was a chance to end the war in Ukraine via negotiations “if common …
Could AI Trigger a Nuclear War? – VICE
VICE
AI acts like Curtis LeMay, the famously nuke-happy Cold War general. It wants to nuke the opposition into oblivion.
UN watchdog: Iran expanded stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium before Israeli attack
The Times of Israel
VIENNA (AP) — A confidential report by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog circulated to member states and seen by The Associated Press said …
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St. Lucie nuclear plant sirens to be tested Sept. 4 – WQCS
WQCS
The test is conducted by Florida Power & Light Co., along with the St. Lucie County Public Safety Department and Martin County Emergency Management …
Nuclear drill tests emergency readiness at Monticello plant – Hometown Source
Hometown Source
MONTICELLO — State, local and federal agencies came together last month for a simulated emergency drill at the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant …
Callaway Nuclear Plant to conduct biennial emergency preparedness exercise – Fulton Sun
Fulton Sun
The Callaway Plant will hold a biennial radiological emergency preparedness exercise later this month. A Federal Emergency Management Agency …
Yellowstone Caldera
NEWS
Lava flows in Yellowstone (Yellowstone Monthly Update – September 2025) – YouTube
YouTube
Picture a Yellowstone eruption. What comes to mind? It’s a huge explosion, right? Like the one that formed the caldera about 631000 years ago.
Lava flows in Yellowstone! (Yellowstone Monthly Update September 2025) – USGS.gov
USGS.gov
Picture a Yellowstone eruption. What comes to mind? It’s a huge explosion, right? Like the one that formed the caldera about 631,000 years ago.