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Hans Kristensen (also on Bluesky)

@nukestrat · Washington, D.C. · joined 26 Feb 2009

Director, Nuclear Information Project, Federation of American Scientists. Tracking nuclear arsenals, writing Nuclear Notebook, SIPRI Yearbook. Opinions my own.

52 158Followers
763Following
22 902Posts total
56.3KViews on collected posts

Against accounts of the same size

9 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 10K–100K follower range. shown widely, but few of those viewers react.

Median views2 959this account1 266median for 10K–100K
Reach, %5.67%this account3.99%median for 10K–100K
Engagement, %0.65%this account1.98%median for 10K–100K
MetricThis accountMedian for 10K–100KRatio
Median views per post2 9591 2662.34×
Reach (views ÷ followers)5.67%3.99%1.42×
Engagement rate0.65%1.98%0.33×

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Growth & engagement

How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.

Views per post

14.4K20 May
593
328
6021 May
6K6 Aug
7.8K7 Aug
1.3K
3K
2K
11.8K
2.7K17 Aug
3.4K28 Aug
2.9K2 Sep

Last 13 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.

Engagement rate per post

1.10%20 May
0.34%
0.30%
0.00%21 May
0.43%6 Aug
1.48%7 Aug
0.30%
1.76%
0.76%
0.29%
0.40%17 Aug
0.65%28 Aug
1.07%2 Sep

Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 10K–100K accounts is 1.98%.

What the audience does

Likes65.1%366 in total
Reposts14.4%81 in total
Replies2.7%15 in total
Quotes1.6%9 in total
Bookmarks16.2%91 in total

Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.

The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.

Latest posts

It’s hard to say goodbye to a team member like @elianajjohns after nearly four years on the Nuclear Information Project. But a point of raising next-gen nuke capacity is to empower and enable, in this case for a PHD at UMD. I know she’ll do great!! 👏👏👏 2.9K views · 31 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 02 Sep 2026 No words will be enough to convey the gratitude I have for my amazing team members, @nukestrat, @mattkorda, and @m_knight7. It has been an immense privilege to work alongside them, learn from them, and be a small part of the NIP's incredible legacy! https://t.co/tEvv764ZKb 3.4K views · 20 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 28 Aug 2026 How a false claim about Iranian nukes spread on social media (including X) and was amplified by Israeli and U.S. officials. https://t.co/qOug2UvO4l 2.7K views · 8 likes · 2 reposts · 1 replies 17 Aug 2026 Learned today: the New START denuclearized 60-0060 B-52H (see, no external identifier fin) practiced loading nuclear ALCMs during Global Thunder ex in Oct 25 before treaty expired. If so, can’t wait to hear explanation. https://t.co/ThyeQMXNlC 11.8K views · 28 likes · 3 reposts · 1 replies 07 Aug 2026 The E-6B transmits launch codes to SSBNs and ICBMs. One of them recently flew an ICBM mission to the three Minuteman III ICBM fields. The E-6B will be replaced by a C-130 in the future that will only do SSBN part. https://t.co/nsu7CKK42D 2K views · 13 likes · 1 reposts · 1 replies 07 Aug 2026 More “strategic assets” at Offutt AFB today: E-6B TACAMO, WC-135 Constant Phoenix “nuclear sniffer,” RC-135U Combat Sent, RC-135V Rivet Joint. https://t.co/Msbejt873E 3K views · 44 likes · 6 reposts · 2 replies 07 Aug 2026 @nukestrat Fantastic! 1.3K views · 4 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 07 Aug 2026 After STRATCOM #DeterrenceSymposium we’re getting the tour at Offutt AFB and the “Doomsday” plane. Kind of surreal. https://t.co/Welpi5fvd3 7.8K views · 99 likes · 10 reposts · 4 replies 07 Aug 2026 At STRATCOM #DeterrenceSymposium, a more aggressive nuclear vision focused on strengthened deterrence and production is front and center. NNSA administrator says plan is to produce 100 plutonium pits at Los Alamos by Dec 2028 and develop capacity to field a new nuke in 3-5 years. 6K views · 14 likes · 9 reposts · 1 replies 06 Aug 2026 @nukestrat @GeoConfirmed 60 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 21 May 2026 @nukestrat Why not with the NPT RevCon? 🙂 328 views · 1 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies 20 May 2026 @nukestrat By the way where did the 3x RV estimate for YaRS come from? 593 views · 1 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies 20 May 2026 Russia has begun a nuclear weapons exercise, possibly timed to coincide with Putin visit to China. https://t.co/zOEjugbbnu So this is a good time to link to our new Russia Nuclear Notebook with overview and trends: • PDF: https://t.co/rSHwP25iDM • Web: https://t.co/ZOuq1Vye2e h 14.4K views · 103 likes · 50 reposts · 4 replies 20 May 2026

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