FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 4, 2025 THE STEADY STATE ENDORSES ABIGAIL SPANBERGER FOR GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA The 300+ members of The Steady State are former national security officials who remain committed to their oaths to “defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic.” We continue to promote democracy, the rule of law, and national […]
DATE-TIME GROUP:021800ZAUGUST25 FROM: EMBASSY OF FREDONIA, WASHINGTON, D.C. TO: MFA NAGADOCHES CLASSIFICATION: CONEOFSILENCE//FREDONIAN EYES ONLY SUBJECT: SITREP 13: “ THE FREDONIA PROJECT” OBSERVATIONAL DISPATCHES FROM AMERICA IN CRISIS AUGUST 02 2025 SUMMARY: IN ACCORDANCE WITH MFA DIRECTIVE 1826-APRIL-1, THIS EMBASSY HAS INITIATED A REGULAR SERIES OF ANALYTICAL DISPATCHES REGARDING THE INTERNAL DYNAMICS OF THE UNITED […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 6, 2025 THE STEADY STATE ENDORSES REAR ADMIRAL EILEEN LAUBACHER FOR CONGRESS The 300+ members of The Steady State are former national security officials who remain committed to their oaths to “defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic.” We continue to promote democracy, the rule of law, and national […]
Understanding the Nuclear Realm: Physics, Reactors, Weapons, and the Forces Within From the anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing, to Iranian nuclear reactors to nuclear submarines, it may be useful to have a basic understanding of The Nuclear Realm for discussion and consideration. In a series of three articles, we will attempt to demystify the core […]
In a PBS interview on August 6 2025 Interview, the Executive Director of The Steady State, Steve Cash, identified the red flag most notable in the Trump Administration/Bondi investigation: “Turning our security services and our law enforcement services inward, focusing on what appears to be the enemies of the president to accomplish the personal goals […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 8, 2025 The 300+ members of The Steady State are former senior national security officials who remain committed to their oaths to “defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic.” We continue to promote democracy, the rule of law, and national security based on the values shared by most Americans. […]
Nuclear Reactors: Controlled Power Nuclear reactors are used to generate electricity using a controlled and sustained nuclear chain reaction (fission) to create heat. That heat turns the water in a reactor core into steam; that steam spins a turbine, the turbine is attached to a generator which produces electricity. There are two types of light […]
In the practice of intelligence analysis, the term “indicators” refers to observable actions, conditions, or behaviors that signal the potential occurrence of a particular event or shift in state, especially one relevant to national security. These indicators are not predictions but evidence-based signposts, carefully selected and monitored to warn decision-makers of developing threats. The concept […]
In modern intelligence analysis, the application of indicators to assess democratic decline or authoritarian drift is an increasingly vital function in an era of rising autocracy and democratic backsliding. While traditional warning indicators focused on military threats or coup preparations, today’s analysts often monitor a different set of political, legal, and institutional developments to detect […]
We write to you as former members of the U.S. intelligence, diplomatic, defense, and national security communities—veterans of service to both Republican and Democratic administrations. We are The Steady State, a nonpartisan group of professionals who have served in the CIA, FBI, State Department, Department of Defense, NSA, DHS, and the uniformed military. Together, we […]