ICYMI: Senator Markey Op-Ed on MSNBC: “I’m a U.S. Senator. ‘House of Dynamite’ Exposes a Brutal Truth.”

New START Treaty with Russia expires in 100 days, after which there will be no agreed limits on U.S. and Russian nuclear forces for the first time in decades

Read the full piece on MSNBC

Washington (October 28, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a co-chair of the bicameral Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, yesterday published an op-ed on MSNBC titled, "I'm a U.S. senator. 'House of Dynamite' exposes a brutal truth." Senator Markey reviews director Kathryn Bigelow's new film, "A House of Dynamite," and details the accuracy with which the film presents the dangers of nuclear war and the risks of depending on unreliable missile defenses at the expense of a nuclear security policy centered on arms reduction and non-proliferation. Below is an excerpt.

I'm a U.S. senator. 'House of Dynamite' exposes a brutal truth.

By Sen. Edward J. Markey

Published Oct. 27, 2025

"Director Kathryn Bigelow's new thriller, 'A House of Dynamite,' is not simply a gripping film - it is a wake-up call. The movie dramatizes, in real time, the terrifying 30-minute window between the launch of a nuclear missile bound for the U.S. and its impact. In doing so, the film exposes a brutal truth that too many decision-makers and policy experts in Washington refuse to admit: Long-range missile defense will not protect us. Our only real path to escape nuclear catastrophe lies in reducing global arsenals."

Read the full opinion piece on MSNBC.

Senator Markey has long been a champion pushing for deep and verifiable reductions in nuclear arsenals and in advocating for U.S.-Russian talks to replace New START. On October 17, Senator Markey, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.), and Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.)-co-chairs of the bicameral Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group-led a bipartisan group of colleagues in writing to Secretary of State Marco Rubio requesting that the Trump administration work with Russia to continue adhering to the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) after it expires in 100 days on February 5, 2026. If no action is taken by then, there will be no agreed limits on U.S. and Russian nuclear forces for the first time in decades.

In July, Senator Markey introduced the Senate companion to H.Res.317, urging the United States to lead the world in halting the nuclear arms race. In February, Senator Markey introduced a resolution to recommit the United States to arms control, one year ahead of the expiration of New START. And in January, Senator Markey reintroduced a bill with Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) to ensure that no president can start a nuclear war without congressional approval.

###

• Print
• Email
• Like
• Tweet