Hans Møller Kristensen (born April 7, 1961) is director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists.
[4] His work especially relies on using the Freedom of Information Act to compel US government agencies to release documents.
He maintains an on-line overview of the number of nuclear weapons in the world,[5] and writes frequently on the FAS Strategic Security Blog.
Even though Secretary Rumsfeld had not approved the change, its publication provoked a reaction from some members of Congress.
[8] In 2022, US President Joe Biden announced that the United States would use nuclear weapons as a first strike in "extreme circumstance," without any objection from Kristensen or the Federation of American Scientists.