Hans Kristensen directs the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists. He researches nuclear arsenals and policy using public sources and Freedom of Information Act requests. He coauthors the Nuclear Notebook column in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and the World Nuclear Forces section of the SIPRI Yearbook.
We have documented 1 statement by Hans Kristensen, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.
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Role at the time: Nuclear Information Project director
Challenged the characterization
Statement summary
Kristensen regards nuclear use as highly unlikely and describes conventional alternatives.
“That is highly unlikely”
Open source (opens in a new tab)A Nuclear Strike On Iran? It Sounds Absurd Because It Is. Let's Talk About ItOpening section (White House statement) and section on Trump's past remarks and expert interviews
Why we used this label
Kristensen disputes likelihood and a claimed military necessity.
Tucker Carlson wrote on X that, under pressure from Benjamin Netanyahu, the Trump administration may be within days of a nuclear strike on Iran's Pickax Mountain. A White House official said Carlson has no insight into military planning.
