Jerry Brown

Governor of California, 1975-83 & 2011-19. Executive Chair @BulletinAtomic. Chair @CalChinaClimate. Member @NTI_WMD & @CouncilonCJ. Age quod agis.

[Jerry Brown @JerryBrownGov]

Thank you, California.

[Jerry Brown @JerryBrownGov]

@sam_lair @ArmsControlWonk @aaronstein1 @AviationWeek How do you open this site? It is behind a firewall.

[Jerry Brown @JerryBrownGov]

The dashboard was never intended to serve as a cudgel for local school districts to kill competition & punish parents & students. That is what makes the situation at Aspire Golden State Preparatory Academy so troubling.

https://t.co/uMhLp64dAI

[Jerry Brown @JerryBrownGov]

Kennedy speaks like no other recent president when says nuclear weapons threaten everyone. No accusations in this speech, just a call for world leaders to wake up before it is too late.

[Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists @BulletinAtomic]

On June 10, 1963, JFK used his commencement address at @AmericanU to talk to the American people about the struggle for peace amid the Cold War.

Read about the lessons we can learn from that speech and the diplomatic actions that followed:
https://t.co/4Vwg02zZe1

[Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists @BulletinAtomic]

The Bulletin is honored to welcome nuclear proliferation and arms control expert Jeffrey Lewis and nuclear risk and disruptive technologies expert Herbert Lin to its Science and Security Board!
https://t.co/oQtXz1fwNY

[Jerry Brown @JerryBrownGov]

When a president lies like this, America is in trouble.

[Governor Newsom Press Office @GovPressOffice]

Narrator: they’re not

[Jerry Brown @JerryBrownGov]

This is an important warning of escalation to come. Tragically, the big people in Washington are asleep. So too are the deciders in Europe.

[Quincy Institute @QuincyInst]

The window for negotiating an end to the Ukraine war is closing as escalation risks grow.

QI's @lieven_anatol in @thenation: "The Ukrainian air campaign against Russia is beginning to do serious damage (and of course the Ukrainians feel entirely justified, since their infrastructure has been under Russian attack for the past three years). As a result of this and tiny Ukrainian advances on the ground in the Donbas, Western official and unofficial figures are beginning to declare again that Ukraine can “win.”

"If by this they mean that Ukraine could fight Russia to a standstill and bring about a compromise peace, they are almost certainly correct. Indeed, Ukraine, with Western help, has already demonstrated its ability to do this. If, however, these supposed friends of Ukraine mean that Ukraine can defeat Russia and bring about the fall of the Putin administration and system, they are being profoundly foolish. Recent Ukrainian advances on the ground in the Donbas have been just as small as Russian advances in the opposite direction. Indeed, this is hardly a matter of “advances” at all. The omnipresence of drones has created a “killing zone” more than a dozen miles wide in which only tiny groups of soldiers can operate, occasionally occupying an individual building or ruined hamlet, and often then having to scuttle quickly back to their own lines."

"It is equally foolish to believe that limited aerial bombardment will lead to a revolt against Putin. Much heavier Russian bombardment of Ukraine over a much longer period has not broken the will of the Ukrainian people to resist. In fact, relying purely on aerial bombardment of civilian targets as a strategy has never worked, whether employed by the Luftwaffe, the RAF Bomber Command, or the USAAF."

"It is true that war weariness is growing in both Ukraine and Russia, and this is leading to increased calls on both sides for a compromise peace. The problem is that among hardliners on both sides this is leading instead to increased pressure to break the stalemate by drastic escalation."

Read the piece: https://t.co/DdWeLFM2V9

[Elex Michaelson @Elex_Michaelson]

"The relationship between China and the United States is the most important in the world.

@JerryBrownGov, who had met with Xi as Governor of CA, breaks down Pres. Trump's trip.

"The whole economic system of the world is dependent on America and China's cooperation."

[Elex Michaelson @Elex_Michaelson]

.@JerryBrownGov is passionate about ridding the world of nuclear weapons.

I ask if the war with Iran is worth it to prevent them from having nukes?

"Not a chance. It was a stupid war. It was a cruel war. It's had horrible outcomes..."

"The biggest bombs are being built by China...America is full steam ahead...so is Russia."

[Jerry Brown @JerryBrownGov]

They’re at it again…

https://t.co/y8JAdn0Xv9

[Jerry Brown @JerryBrownGov]

Ad Majoram DEI Gloriam

[@RobertEllsberg @RobertEllsberg]

Daniel.Berrigan, Jesuit priest, poet, peacemaker, died ten years ago today, April 30 2016. my reflection in @GiveUsThisDayLP

[SIPRI @SIPRIorg]

What makes biological threats a global concern?

Dr Miranda Smith, Researcher in the SIPRI Weapons of Mass Destruction Programme, discusses how emerging technologies like AI and distributed ledger technology could strengthen biological oversight.

📹 Watch the full interview➡️ https://t.co/n9pFFhAW6s

[Jerry Brown @JerryBrownGov]

Ellsberg understood the nuclear madness that holds Russia and America in thrall.

[@RobertEllsberg @RobertEllsberg]

Today my father would be 95. My reflections on his quest to save the world from "obliteration," the dangers of blind obedience, the imperative of hope and resistance. https://t.co/lM1kvFmHBC

[Jerry Brown @JerryBrownGov]

Corgi’s know how to lead.

[Luna M ✨ @tiredfeminist_]

The Corgi was the one leading them home
The German Shepherd was injured
The dogs kept a protective formation around the German Shepherd
The Corgi stopped often to make sure they were still okay
It took them 2 days to get home
They are neighbourhood friends
I’m going to cry😭😭😭

[Arms Control Assoc @ArmsControlNow]

For the first time in decades, a US president is threatening to restart nuclear weapons testing. This issue is too important for our elected officials to stay silent. Message your reps to block funding for #nuclear tests using ACA's latest action alert. https://t.co/xdVvlkaKTZ

[Jerry Brown @JerryBrownGov]

Given all the false assertions coming from the Trump administration, claims about Chinese nuclear tests should be scrutinized carefully!

[Dr. Jeffrey Lewis @ArmsControlWonk]

While US politicians sometimes manipulate or exaggerate missile capabilities to justify bellicose policies, those policies also encourage states to respond by improving their missile capabilities. If you were North Korea or Iran, would you disarm in the face of such threats?

[Jerry Brown @JerryBrownGov]

Once again, Trump is sacrificing our well-being to advance his corrupt crusade for coal.

[ABC News @ABC]

The Trump administration has just erased one of the federal government's biggest tools for fighting climate change. ABC News' Selina Wang reports. https://t.co/xCDIOKlzP2

[Jerry Brown @JerryBrownGov]

Pure insanity!!☠️

[Arms Control Assoc @ArmsControlNow]

"U.S. and Russia Shrug as Landmark Nuclear Treaty Expires" via The Moscow Times https://t.co/Oz01TX4pa8

[Jerry Brown @JerryBrownGov]

Trump does a number of crazy things. But this is the craziest: ignoring Putin’s offer to keep a lid on nuclear bombs.🙏🏻

[Daryl G Kimball @DarylGKimball]

"Lapse of last U.S.-Russia nuclear treaty ‘simply unacceptable,’ says Archbishop Coakley,' president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops https://t.co/bK4dPBs3xd via @CatholicReview

[Jerry Brown @JerryBrownGov]

For the first time in 50 years, the U.S. & Russia have abandoned any effort to control dangerous nuclear weapons. This is insane. Time to pull back from the brink.

[The Elders @TheElders]

The New START treaty, the last guardrail limiting US and Russian nuclear weapons is about to expire.

Presidents Trump and Putin must agree an extension to prevent a new nuclear arms race.

@HelenClarkNZ narrates this short explainer.

[Jerry Brown @JerryBrownGov]

Honest and hard hitting commentary on the true and awful nature of nuclear weaponry.

[Daryl G Kimball @DarylGKimball]

"A House of Dynamite is terrifying. It’s also shockingly realistic." By Fred Kaplan via Slate https://t.co/5Zl9uuyiJ4