Max Fisher

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

@drfarls @DenisonBe Conventional inferiority is certainly the perception in Europe but would def be interesting in reading a case against — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

@ThielsChristian Agreed, though NPT carve-out allows for basing and sharing, which is happening now anyway. — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

@DenisonBe Totally. Makes perfect sense. Still: Disconcerting to hear a German lawmaker + colonel talk about an EU first strike doctrine. — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

Not sure you want to repurpose that term into a rallying cry. Not at all healthy or helpful for US institutions to… https://t.co/Qy0iPlhhXe — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

I can’t believe I just typed these words. Just astonishing we’ve reached this place. https://t.co/LxXlxhZ7eJ — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

Scoop here: The Kiesewetter plan for European nukes would allow for first strike & using nukes in a conventional war https://t.co/M9mA8gTRpS — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

That’s the dilemma Europe is facing. They know they need to prepare for a possible US exit. But preparing can also make it likelier. — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

The reason even EuroNukes proponents hope it never happens: it would make a US withdrawal more permanent, which is what they want to avoid. — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

Europe is a unique case in the history of nuclear proliferation. Technically easy. Real challenges are political. https://t.co/M9mA8hbshq — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

The message isn’t just about nukes. It tells Trump: "Europe won’t be pushed around. We don’t want to replace the US, but we can if we must." — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

Two ways to read growing Euro nukes talk. Honest-to-god contingency planning or “just” as a message to Trump: back us up, or we’ll split. — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

Most proponents stress that this is just an insurance policy, a fallback should the US be deemed too unreliable. But astonishing we’re here. — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

@mattyglesias I say this with love but if you click the link there is more information on this point — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

Trump has so alarmed Europe that there’s now talk — just above a whisper — of a Euro nukes program. Once unthinkable https://t.co/M9mA8gTRpS — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

How serious is Europe about preparing for the day when it can no longer count on America? Nuclear weapons serious: https://t.co/M9mA8gTRpS — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

1. Trump attacks USG institution 2. Civil servants leak in self-defense 3. Trump declares it a “deep state” 4. Institution delegitimized — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

“Deep state” is becoming a pejorative used to discredit and delegitimize basic institutions of US governance https://t.co/aMPvIY31m3 — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

@harries_matthew Tho for reasons you say you’ve certainly got a collective action problem, esp given political costs for whoever acts first — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

@harries_matthew Didn’t make it in but @BrunoTertrais emphasized French would wait for Berlin to make the first affirmative signal and step — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

RT @blakehounshell: Discussions about Europe acquiring its own nuclear deterrent are growing more serious, says @Max_Fisher https://t.co/ZT… — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

These are apolitical career civil servants. Not "leftists" or "Obama holdovers." https://t.co/Vtzo3cNZJW — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

@mattyglesias in dc office yes. not in ny tho — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

RT @nytimes: An idea, once unthinkable, is gaining attention in European policy circles: a European Union nuclear weapons program https://t… — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

The Declining Fortunes of Women at The Times https://t.co/2qyosyMfM2 — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

what did a normal sunday night even feel like before november 9? does anybody remember? i couldn't tell you if my l… https://t.co/zv97ObBHBH — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

RT @paleofuture: Here's your daily reminder that this account is fake and has no idea what it's talking about https://t.co/I3PTXDnSHj — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

RT @ArmsControlWonk: A 260 km apogee, in particular, suggests something like an extended-range Scud or maybe a Nodong. https://t.co/jWghj7R… — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

RT @blakehounshell: "They tried to put Trump in a better mood by going over their implementation plans for the travel ban” https://t.co/dYU… — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

RT @adamgoldmanNYT: @mattyglesias the deep state doesn't know he wears a bathrobe — PolitiTweet.org

Max Fisher @Max_Fisher

If there ever was a master plan — and I highly doubt that there was — then this sure ain’t it — PolitiTweet.org