Cathy Gwin

Senior Director of Communications @NTI_WMD via Decatur, GA and Auburn University

[Eric Brewer @BrewerEricM]

Your reminder that, under the JCPOA, this sanctions relief was only provided AFTER Iran implemented ALL of its nuclear commitments, and those actions were verified by the IAEA. Now Iran is getting that relief just for signing an agreement that requires zero nuclear concessions. (I'm sorry, promising not to build a bomb and to talk about its nuclear program later don't count.)

[Eric Brewer @BrewerEricM]

A theory: The basic dilemma Trump faced that led to the MoU—escalate or cut an imperfect deal—will not go away with the MoU. He will almost certainly not reach a final deal in 60 days, and will face the decision of whether to extend and continue diplomacy or go back to strikes or some other pressure mechanism. He will likely encounter (and voice) the same frustrations with Iran throughout this 60 days. It’s at best a temporary reprieve.

[NTI @NTI_WMD]

If you get the chance to head southeast to Tybee Island, you can see where, in 1958, a B-47 bomber accidentally dropped a nuclear bomb off the coast of Georgia that was 190 times more powerful than the one that destroyed Nagasaki. Thankfully, it didn’t detonate.

[John Slaughter, Esq. @JSlaughterEsq]

A couple of Germans on a road trip have done more to inspire patriotism ahead of America’s 250th anniversary than the entirety of the U.S. government.

[David Sanger @SangerNYT]

Avril Haines, Former Intelligence Chief, Will Lead Carnegie Peace Endowment https://t.co/uN0prO7BpU via @NYTimes

[Cathy Gwin @COGwin]

Listen to the full segment or read transcript ⤵️ https://t.co/Fe0thn7nEw

[Cathy Gwin @COGwin]

A new nuclear deal with Iran will have to be far more robust than the JCPOA, @BrewerEricM tells @NPR. "Iran is not going to give up its program for free," and it's "probably going to want more sanctions relief upfront."

[NTI @NTI_WMD]

“We’ve also seen the term ‘pandemic preparedness’ no longer be cool. This sounds like a little issue, but realistically, that makes it hard to get funding,” says NTI | bio’s David Stiefel on the importance of global health investments.

Listen now. ⤵️
https://t.co/aFbLvO0HGz

[Zachary Cohen @ZcohenCNN]

Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with a team of technical experts at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in TN on Thursday, a US official said, confirming @BarakRavid.

Visit comes as US continues to work toward negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program.

The lab has both expertise & capabilities to safely handle, convert, & ship highly enriched uranium.

(However, nobody in US has experience in retrieving buried stockpiles of uranium, per Scott Roecker, VP for the Nuclear Threat Initiative’s Nuclear Materials Security Program)

w/ @jmhansler https://t.co/IaEglG0M4C

[Dave Lawler @DavidLawler10]

Over cocktails at the annual Axios retreat, @BarakRavid said he’d heard Witkoff was in Tennessee but had no idea why. @demarest_colin said he’s probably going to Oak Ridge. Turns out Colin is smart. Here’s that story:

https://t.co/DLxdruPHcT

[Richard Nephew @RichardMNephew]

If true, this is a relief. Some smart, experienced folks would have been in that room...but, of course, the trick is to listen to those smart, experienced folks and keep them around when negotiations take you to unexpected places.

[David Sanger @SangerNYT]

Why the U.S.-Iran Negotiations Are Taking So Long https://t.co/Gh8LYbNdhs via @NYTimes

[Joe Gould @reporterjoe]

NEW: @SenatorSlotkin tells me she expects SASC’s NDAA to include her AI guardrails bill, to bar DOD from using AI for domestic surveillance and to launch nuclear weapons. @SenGillibrand just introed a similar bill today. https://t.co/WzpqANBuOO

[Scott Roecker @scottroecker]

I have been uncomfortable with the loose talk about possible conspiracies around the tragic deaths and missing scientists over the last couple of years. There are families grieving.

Kudos to @alexnazaryan at @nytimes for a compassionate and accurate overview of the situation.

[Ed Markey @SenMarkey]

Trump wants to give 2,000 nuclear bombs worth of weapons-ready plutonium to private companies including Oklo, where Energy Secretary Wright served on the board. This is a clear conflict of interest and dangerous for our security. Trump must cancel this plan now.

[NTI @NTI_WMD]

NTI President and CEO, Christine Wormuth: “Iran’s nuclear program is no more degraded than it was last summer…You can’t bomb a program away from the air, but what [the U.S.] has done is expend billions and billions of dollars, and now we have 13 U.S. service members who have given their lives for this conflict.”

[Scott Roecker @scottroecker]

Check out this incredibly well-researched article from @bradplumer at @nytimes on the use of plutonium as fuel for nuclear energy. We have limited resources to put towards nuclear energy, so let's not waste them chasing an unproven path fraught with pitfalls.

[Joby Warrick @JobyWarrick]

Some professional news, a long time coming! Watch this space for details and updates. @ScribnerBooks @SimonBooks @MarkGalarrita @psamuelson01

[Lynn Thoman @LynnThoman]

In this clip from 3 Takeaways, former U.S. Secretary of the Army and @NTI_WMD CEO Christine Wormuth speaks about:
- China’s military buildup
- America’s shrinking stockpiles
- why recent conflicts may have exposed uncomfortable vulnerabilities & more

For more on Why America May Not Be Ready for the Wars of the Future

-> 🎬 Watch the full episode on YouTube https://t.co/YljqqGWGAF
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[Cathy Gwin @COGwin]

“Countries have tried this before, and they concluded that, as nice as it would be to use that plutonium as fuel, it’s really just a liability and we need to dispose of it permanently,” @NTI_WMD's @scottroecker tells @bradplumer

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: The Trump administration is moving forward with a plan to use plutonium from nuclear warheads to fuel power plants. https://t.co/INv337iyTY