Lisa Perry

Creator and Host of @atthebrinkpod - making nukes personal /
Board member - @nukes_of_hazard /
Director of The William J. Perry Project /
(She/her)

[Lisa Perry @LisaAtTheBrink]

Does the POTUS have unilateral authority to order a nuclear launch?

Yes.

Does anyone have the authority to stop him?

No.

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[NTI @NTI_WMD]

Congrats to Cillian Murphy! Even Oppenheimer himself wanted to #MakeNukesHistory. Learn how you can help finish what he started at https://t.co/bZtYZOoefK.

[Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists @BulletinAtomic]

Will we witness a return to an era of nuclear testing?

There is evidence of increased activity at nuclear testing sites in the US, Russia, and China.

"In this game of who-moves-first, other nuclear-armed countries are watching closely."
https://t.co/TTJ4rnvvIb

[Senator Ben Ray Luján @SenatorLujan]

I’ll be watching @TheAcademy this Sunday to see if @OppenheimerFilm will share the spotlight they’re sure to receive with the victims of the nuclear tests this film centers around.

I’m glad they were able to take advantage of our incentives for filmmakers...

[NTI @NTI_WMD]

Congratulations to Christopher Nolan! Like he said, we have the power to demand that our leaders #MakeNukesHistory. Learn more at https://t.co/bZtYZOoefK.

[Daryl G Kimball @DarylGKimball]

A great conversation with historian Alex @wellerstein about what #Oppenheimer does and does not tell us about our nuclear past and future: "The dark — and often misunderstood — nuclear history behind Oppenheimer, explained by an expert https://t.co/bbMKpi7tWR via @voxdotcom

[UCLA Film & Television Archive @UCLAFTVArchive]

In October 1945, two months after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, J. Robert #Oppenheimer met with Pres. Truman to discuss how to achieve international control of the weapon. In this newsreel recorded after that White House visit, he addresses the American public:

[NTI @NTI_WMD]

Before he built the bomb, #Oppenheimer lived in a world without nuclear weapons. With your help, we can demand a return to a nuclear weapons-free world. Show your support for a more peaceful future this Aug. 4-9 with #CranesForOurFuture

👉 https://t.co/7ljE2OqfOA

[NukeTalk @nuke_talk]

There's a massive difference in the amount of money being invested into nuclear weapons and the money given to radiation-exposed people who are still dealing with the consequences of nuclear weapons production and testing.

Listen to S2E1 with @AllenWHester @FCNL to learn more:

[AT THE BRINK Podcast @AtTheBrinkPod]

Nuclear fallout from Oppenheimer's Trinity test reached as far as Canada and New Mexico.

Hear the forgotten victims of Trinity speak out in an all-new episode of @AtTheBrinkPod: https://t.co/Loyvz6qrEb

https://t.co/oPorRoKuSu

[NTI @NTI_WMD]

.@JoanRohlfing & @James_DMcKeon call on #Oppenheimer audience members "motivated to speak out after seeing the film to demand that our leaders work toward building a safer, nuclear weapons-free world – now and for future generations." 👇 https://t.co/qCYDRFnexr

[NukeTalk @nuke_talk]

who says nuclear policy can't be a fun little party topic?? not me

[Lisa Perry @LisaAtTheBrink]

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[Lisa Perry @LisaAtTheBrink]

Thrilled to announce Season 2 of @AtTheBrinkPod, launching July 25th.

In this season of AT THE BRINK, learn what happened after Oppenheimer's success with the Trinity test, and hear the untold stories of the human fallout from nuclear testing.
https://t.co/fh9DsDnq8T

[Lisa Perry @LisaAtTheBrink]

The mood in my group chats today is joyous.

It’s hard to explain the mental toll that student loans have had on millennials who graduated during the Great Recession and felt like they would never be able to catch up.

[Clue Heywood @ClueHeywood]

DO YOU WANT TO BUY SOME NUCLEAR SECRETS

[Lisa Perry @LisaAtTheBrink]

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[Edwin Lyman @NucSafetyUCS]

For those interested in reading about the different classification levels of #nuclear weapons data.
https://t.co/RThr5bQB3e