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James Cameron
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Associate Prof of Modern North American History at the University of Oslo, Norway. Nuclear strategy and arms control.

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Norway is not a member state of the European Union (EU). It is associated with the Union through its membership in the European Economic Area (EEA), signed in 1992 and established in 1994. Norway was a founding member of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) in 1960, which was originally set up as an alternative to the European Economic Community (EEC), the main predecessor of the EU. Norway had considered joining both the EEC and the European Union, but opted to decline following referendums in 1972 and 1994. According to the European Social Survey conducted in 2018, 73.6% of Norwegians would vote 'No' in a referendum to join the European Union. Norway shares land borders with two EU member states, namely Finland and Sweden, and maritime borders with a third, Denmark. .. more

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Caitlin Talmadge @proftalmadge.bsky.social · 2d
China is undergoing major changes in how it thinks about nuclear weapons, as indicated in the just released China Military Power Report. 2 developments stand out.
media.defense.gov/2025/Dec/23/...
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David Carretta @davidcarretta.bsky.social · 2d
The European Commission strongly condemns and… remains engaged.

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James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 2d
On the other hand, if Trump cares more about the symbols of great-power status than fighting on behalf of far-flung allies, then large surface combatants bristling with weapons make sense.

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H I Sutton @covertshores.bsky.social · 3d
How it started. How it’s going.

We are losing touch with reality

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James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 3d
I thought the (non-nuclear) Navy saw them as a logistical pain in the proverbial.

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Dreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · 3d
"It's going to have all the guns. So many guns. Like you wouldn't believe so many guns. Beautiful guns..."
French battleship Gaulois, with all the usual accoutrements of the type - obovoid obnoxious tumblehome, a wild assortment of gun calibres, a distressing tendency to ram ships on its own side... Up until now the French are widely believed to have built the dumbest and most aesthetically challenged ships of all time, but it appears the Yanks have now accepted the challenge...

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James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 3d
The Trump class will be nuclear-armed battleships apparently
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President Trump also confirmed the ships will be armed with the Sea-Launched Cruise Missile – Nuclear (SLCM-N) nuclear-tipped cruise missile being developed for the fleet, adding a new element of the nuclear triad to the surface force.

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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 3d
Trump Class battleship illustration, as released by the White House.

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James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 3d
The UK, at least, named capital ships only after deceased kings and queens.

So the Trump class goes one step beyond monarchy.

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James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 3d
The Trump class will not exit the design stage. The US government will spend millions, perhaps billions, of dollars to provide Trump with little more than a model battleship that he can put on his desk.

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James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 3d
Pre-1941 surface combatant to match his pre-1941 foreign and defense policy.
newsguy.bsky.social Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 3d
NYT - President Trump will announce that the Navy is to build a new "Trump-class" battleship, which will become the centerpiece of the president's vision for a new "Golden Fleet." www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12/...
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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 3d
NYT - President Trump will announce that the Navy is to build a new "Trump-class" battleship, which will become the centerpiece of the president's vision for a new "Golden Fleet." www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12/...
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James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 3d
A weir bridge in Guildford, on the River Wey, collapsed in 2019. It rendered the river path impassible. Still not repaired six years later, but hopefully will be in 2026.
Guildford: Charity secures funding to repair Guildford bridge
The Tumbling Bay Weir bridge over the River Wey in Guildford fell apart in 2019 after heavy rain.
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Ine Harsten 📎 @iharsten.bsky.social · 4d
Her er "blod og jord og folk og land" - ytringen til vår nestleder i Nobelkomiteen.

Aftenposten i dag.

Takk til @arnfinnp.bsky.social‬ for karakteristikken.
Vil Norge overlve det som kommer? Asle Toje om vår eventuelle fremtid, Aftenposten i dag.

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James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 6d
First UK-France Nuclear Steering Group took place on 10 December.

UK and France presented their national approaches to strengthening deterrence in Europe and confirmed desire to cooperate.

They observed operation POKER, French strategic nuclear exercise. First time foreigners have done so.
New UK-France Nuclear Steering Group met for the first time in Paris.
Read the joint press release.
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James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 7d
At some point, Trump is going to realize that this is not going to scare Maduro into quitting and the more it goes on, the more irresolute DJT looks.

But air strikes are unlikely to force Maduro out either, so what's the plan?
vreij.bsky.social Hans de Vreij @vreij.bsky.social · 7d
It's getting busier with US military assets in the Flight Information Region (FIR) of Venezuela. A newcomer is GRNCH01, a USAF Boeing E-3C Sentry (AWACS).

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Hans de Vreij @vreij.bsky.social · 7d
It's getting busier with US military assets in the Flight Information Region (FIR) of Venezuela. A newcomer is GRNCH01, a USAF Boeing E-3C Sentry (AWACS).

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James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 8d
The "Trump Corollary" to the Monroe Doctrine is just a less articulate and even more nakedly imperialistic version of the Roosevelt Corollary.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d
Trump on Venezuela: "Getting land, oil rights, whatever we had -- they took it away because we had a president that maybe wasn't watching. But they're not gonna do that. We want it back. They took our oil rights. We had a lot of oil there. They threw our companies out. And we want it back."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d
Trump on Venezuela: "Getting land, oil rights, whatever we had -- they took it away because we had a president that maybe wasn't watching. But they're not gonna do that. We want it back. They took our oil rights. We had a lot of oil there. They threw our companies out. And we want it back."

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Christoph Harig @charig.bsky.social · 9d
The Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg (IFSH) in Hamburg is offering a number of research positions in security/conflict/peace

www.ifsh.de/en/career
Career - IFSH
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Frank Kuhn @frankkuhn.bsky.social · 9d
Some new, interesting details about the Dark Eagle #hypersonic missile‘s warhead strongly suggest that it can only destroy soft targets, such as radar sites, but not hard targets, such as intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) silos or even mobile ICBM launchers. 🧵 1/
New Dark Eagle Hypersonic Weapon Details Emerge
Hegseth's visit to Redstone Arsenal provided new disclosures on Dark Eagle's range and its small warhead.
www.twz.com

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James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 9d
Starmer had a lot of opportunities (Vance Munich speech, Zelensky White House bustup, etc) to make the case for a real increase in UK defence spending, but he just doesn't want to do it.
duncanweldon.bsky.social Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 9d
Defence Investment Plan due date: Autumn, before Xmas and now next year.
And this isn’t an especially hopeful sounding para.

www.ft.com/content/6e96... Defence spending plan delayed over Starmer concerns

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Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 9d
Defence Investment Plan due date: Autumn, before Xmas and now next year.
And this isn’t an especially hopeful sounding para.

www.ft.com/content/6e96... Defence spending plan delayed over Starmer concerns

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James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 9d
Blockade is an act of war, FYI.
JFK avoided calling the "quarantine" of Cuba a blockade during the missile crisis for this reason.
paleofuture.bsky.social Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 9d
Trump says he’s ordering a total blockade of “sanctioned oil tankers” in and out of Venezuela.

“Until such time as they return to the United States of America all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us.”
Trump: Donald J. Trump @reaDonald Trump Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled in the History of South America. It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the United States of America all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us. The illegitimate Maduro Regime is using Oil from these stolen Oil Fields to finance themselves, Drug Terrorism, Human Trafficking, Murder, and Kidnapping. For the theft of our Assets, and many other reasons, including Terrorism, Drug Smuggling, and Human Trafficking, the Venezuelan Regime has been designated a FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION. Therefore, today, 1 am ordering A TOTAL AND COMPLETE BLOCKADE OF ALL SANCTIONED OIL TANKERS going into, and out of, Venezuela. The Illegal Aliens and Criminals that the Maduro Regime has sent into the United States during the weak and inept Biden Administration, are being returned to Venezuela at a rapid pace. America will not allow Criminals, Terrorists, or other Countries, to rob, threaten, or harm our Nation and, likewise, will not allow a Hostile Regime to take our Oil, Land, or any other Assets, all of which must be returned to the United States, IMMEDIATELY. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 9d
Trump says he’s ordering a total blockade of “sanctioned oil tankers” in and out of Venezuela.

“Until such time as they return to the United States of America all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us.”
Trump: Donald J. Trump @reaDonald Trump Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled in the History of South America. It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the United States of America all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us. The illegitimate Maduro Regime is using Oil from these stolen Oil Fields to finance themselves, Drug Terrorism, Human Trafficking, Murder, and Kidnapping. For the theft of our Assets, and many other reasons, including Terrorism, Drug Smuggling, and Human Trafficking, the Venezuelan Regime has been designated a FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION. Therefore, today, 1 am ordering A TOTAL AND COMPLETE BLOCKADE OF ALL SANCTIONED OIL TANKERS going into, and out of, Venezuela. The Illegal Aliens and Criminals that the Maduro Regime has sent into the United States during the weak and inept Biden Administration, are being returned to Venezuela at a rapid pace. America will not allow Criminals, Terrorists, or other Countries, to rob, threaten, or harm our Nation and, likewise, will not allow a Hostile Regime to take our Oil, Land, or any other Assets, all of which must be returned to the United States, IMMEDIATELY. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

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James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 9d
Strong Stockholm Syndrome vibes.
A UK government spokesman said: “Our special relationship with the US remains strong and the UK is firmly committed to ensuring the tech prosperity deal delivers opportunity for hardworking people in both countries.”

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James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 9d
Autocracies find it easier to deal with Trump than democracies, because he runs an autocratic foreign policy with autocratic priorities and processes.

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Those who share Trump’s appreciation for autocrats and a disdain for process have found it easiest to operate in his Washington. “The people who understood how to adapt the most quickly were the Gulf states who could sort of mirror image” the Trump administration with its “blending of personal, political, economic”, says the US diplomat who served in several administrations.  “We are so happy,” the diplomat recalls hearing from a Gulf counterpart after Trump returned to office. The new arrangement was so much easier to navigate than the Biden administration’s structure, the Gulf official remarked with relief, telling the US official that outreach to “our friends” among Trump’s envoys means issues are resolved quickly, and no longer “have to go through the burdensome processes”.

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Stephen Herzog @herzogsm.bsky.social · 9d
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It's book publication day! "Atomic Backfires: When Nuclear Policies Fail" is out now from @mitpress.bsky.social in @belfercenter.bsky.social's Studies in International Security book series.

Contents and discount codes below. @managingtheatom.bsky.social

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James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 10d
Even Article 5 doesn't guarantee a military response to an attack, so I'm not sure how a watered-down version will convince Putin.
noelreports.com NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 10d
🇵🇱 Polish PM Tusk: “Witkoff made it very clear the U.S. will provide Ukraine with security guarantees so strong that Russia will have no doubt a future attack will trigger a military response. It’s not Article 5, but the implications are serious.”