Joel Petersson Ivre 유엘
@joelivre.bsky.social
🇸🇪 in 🇰🇷 | "Yoo-el" | Senior Policy Fellow at Asia-Pacific Leadership Network | Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament | Shilling for Big Disarma | views mine and not to be taken too seriously | same id on the Old Place
This entirely anecdotal but whenever I discuss the Korean nuclear debate with Chinese I get the distinct sense that they are more concerned with US-ROK nuclear sharing (aimed at them) than independent armament (aimed at North Korea).
지난 주 통일연구원이 주최한 학술회의에서 한 미국인 토론자가 요즘 미국 분위기를 전해주었다.
전에는 한국이 핵무장을 한다면 미국이 한국에 경제제재를 가해야 한다는 분위기였다. 그런데 요즘은 한국의 핵무기를 만들면 중국이 한국에 어떠한 보복을 취하는 지를 먼저 보아야 한다는 분위기로 바뀌었다고.
만약 중국이 한국을 제재한다면 미국은 한국을도울 수 밖에 없을 것이라는 의견이 많다고.
전에는 한국이 핵무장을 한다면 미국이 한국에 경제제재를 가해야 한다는 분위기였다. 그런데 요즘은 한국의 핵무기를 만들면 중국이 한국에 어떠한 보복을 취하는 지를 먼저 보아야 한다는 분위기로 바뀌었다고.
만약 중국이 한국을 제재한다면 미국은 한국을도울 수 밖에 없을 것이라는 의견이 많다고.
November 16, 2025 at 8:39 AM
This entirely anecdotal but whenever I discuss the Korean nuclear debate with Chinese I get the distinct sense that they are more concerned with US-ROK nuclear sharing (aimed at them) than independent armament (aimed at North Korea).
It wasn’t until I had to put a baby to sleep every night that I realized how much light and noise exist in a Korean home. There’s an LED climate control panel on the bed room wall that won’t turn off, my washing machine plays Schubert after a cycle, my door proudly announces 🎶🎶🎶I AM LOCKED ☺️☺️☺️
November 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
It wasn’t until I had to put a baby to sleep every night that I realized how much light and noise exist in a Korean home. There’s an LED climate control panel on the bed room wall that won’t turn off, my washing machine plays Schubert after a cycle, my door proudly announces 🎶🎶🎶I AM LOCKED ☺️☺️☺️
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November 14, 2025 at 1:37 AM
How much did Gaetz Venmo you to get this framing?
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New @apln.network commentary on implications of the nuclear testing debate for 🇮🇳 and 🇵🇰, by @khansahar1.bsky.social & @haleemasaadia.bsky.social -
Responsibility Over Rivalry: Why India and Pakistan Should Reject Nuclear Testing | Asia-Pacific Leadership Network
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November 6, 2025 at 10:40 AM
New @apln.network commentary on implications of the nuclear testing debate for 🇮🇳 and 🇵🇰, by @khansahar1.bsky.social & @haleemasaadia.bsky.social -
Well said!
Strong critique of Lee Jae Myung's pursuit of nuclear submarines from a progressive also interested in improving Korea's defense.
english.hani.co.kr/arti/english...
english.hani.co.kr/arti/english...
Korean military expert calls pursuit of nuclear submarine ‘vanity of a nation drunk on delusion of becoming world power’
Military expert Kim Jong-dae strongly criticized the move, calling it a step backward into platforms of the past and only adding to Korea’s reliance on the US
english.hani.co.kr
November 5, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Well said!
There are three reasons for getting a nuclear propelled submarine but none apply to the ROK:
November 4, 2025 at 5:37 AM
There are three reasons for getting a nuclear propelled submarine but none apply to the ROK:
ROK President asks Trump to allow nuclear propulsion for South Korean submarines.
www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR2025...
www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR2025...
李대통령 "방위비 증액·대미투자 확대…핵잠 연료 허용해달라"(종합) | 연합뉴스
(경주=연합뉴스) 임형섭 이상현 황윤기 기자 = 이재명 대통령은 29일 도널드 트럼프 미국 대통령을 향해 "핵추진잠수함의 연료를 우리가 공급받을...
www.yna.co.kr
October 29, 2025 at 7:13 AM
ROK President asks Trump to allow nuclear propulsion for South Korean submarines.
www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR2025...
www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR2025...
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Here's the correct link to take action! 👇
We Don't Need to Live in a House Made of Dynamite: Take Action Today
Take action to stop dangerous and unnecessary plans to produce plutonium bomb cores for new nuclear weapons. Write Congress today.
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October 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Here's the correct link to take action! 👇
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SCIENTISTS REACT 🎬
UCS nuclear experts watched the trailer for A #HouseOfDynamite, coming to Netflix this weekend, and here’s what they had to say: “I hope this film is a wake-up call.”
Take action: act.ucsusa.org/4hormMp
UCS nuclear experts watched the trailer for A #HouseOfDynamite, coming to Netflix this weekend, and here’s what they had to say: “I hope this film is a wake-up call.”
Take action: act.ucsusa.org/4hormMp
October 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
SCIENTISTS REACT 🎬
UCS nuclear experts watched the trailer for A #HouseOfDynamite, coming to Netflix this weekend, and here’s what they had to say: “I hope this film is a wake-up call.”
Take action: act.ucsusa.org/4hormMp
UCS nuclear experts watched the trailer for A #HouseOfDynamite, coming to Netflix this weekend, and here’s what they had to say: “I hope this film is a wake-up call.”
Take action: act.ucsusa.org/4hormMp
Not today, Satan!
September 25, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Not today, Satan!
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Pakistan says its nuclear program can be made available to Saudi Arabia under defense pact
Pakistan says its nuclear program can be made available to Saudi Arabia under defense pact
Pakistan’s defense minister says that his nation’s nuclear program “will be made available” to Saudi Arabia if needed under the countries’ new defense pact.
apnews.com
September 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Pakistan says its nuclear program can be made available to Saudi Arabia under defense pact
As much as I would like it to be true, I don't think this kind of transfer necessarily violates the NPT. Thanks AUKUS!
Russia reportedly supplied North Korea with nuclear submarine modules, including a reactor, potentially enabling Pyongyang to build nuclear subs
The transfer, possibly in exchange for North Korean troops in Ukraine, violates the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty euromaidanpress.com/2025/09/19/r...
The transfer, possibly in exchange for North Korean troops in Ukraine, violates the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty euromaidanpress.com/2025/09/19/r...
Russia might have transferred nuclear submarine reactors to North Korea for US strike capability
Kim Jong Un inspected submarine construction in March while persistently requesting advanced fighter jets alongside nuclear technology.
euromaidanpress.com
September 19, 2025 at 6:24 AM
As much as I would like it to be true, I don't think this kind of transfer necessarily violates the NPT. Thanks AUKUS!
Between the Georgia raid and the likely election of a far right-wing PM in Japan, Korea’s relations with each look shaky. But when the excrement eventually hits the fan, expect the usual suspects to blame it on ”Korea’s pro-China President” instead.
September 15, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Between the Georgia raid and the likely election of a far right-wing PM in Japan, Korea’s relations with each look shaky. But when the excrement eventually hits the fan, expect the usual suspects to blame it on ”Korea’s pro-China President” instead.
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TL;DR of nukes at China's military parade yesterday:
🤔 DF-61 - new ICBM??
🕳️ DF-31BJ - silo loader?
✈️ air-launched ballistic missile?
🔺 entire nuclear triad displayed for first time
Read our @scientistsorg.bsky.social team's full analysis below:
🤔 DF-61 - new ICBM??
🕳️ DF-31BJ - silo loader?
✈️ air-launched ballistic missile?
🔺 entire nuclear triad displayed for first time
Read our @scientistsorg.bsky.social team's full analysis below:
Nuclear Weapons At China's 2025 Victory Day Parade - Federation of American Scientists
This buildup appears to contradict China's obligations under the nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and could well stimulate nuclear buildups in the United States and India.
fas.org
September 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
TL;DR of nukes at China's military parade yesterday:
🤔 DF-61 - new ICBM??
🕳️ DF-31BJ - silo loader?
✈️ air-launched ballistic missile?
🔺 entire nuclear triad displayed for first time
Read our @scientistsorg.bsky.social team's full analysis below:
🤔 DF-61 - new ICBM??
🕳️ DF-31BJ - silo loader?
✈️ air-launched ballistic missile?
🔺 entire nuclear triad displayed for first time
Read our @scientistsorg.bsky.social team's full analysis below:
I’m going to straight up adapt this for anything I write or edit in the future.
Not for nothing, whenever someone conflates search algorithms, LLMs, and whatever the fuck AI is, I send them this article.
September 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I’m going to straight up adapt this for anything I write or edit in the future.
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1. WHAT
2. This is a good article that covers the implications/context of these discussions
2. This is a good article that covers the implications/context of these discussions
South Korea, US agree to discuss nuclear reprocessing, minister says reut.rs/4n4XHJN
South Korea, US agree to discuss nuclear reprocessing, minister says
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said on Thursday the U.S. and South Korea have agreed to discuss nuclear fuel reprocessing following a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung this week.
reut.rs
August 28, 2025 at 10:08 PM
1. WHAT
2. This is a good article that covers the implications/context of these discussions
2. This is a good article that covers the implications/context of these discussions
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That's a wrap. Honestly, this was a pretty great outcome for Pres. Lee. Cooperation on North Korea. Jokes about traveling together to China. No naked demands. No mention of Yoon persecution. Lee's visit to Japan before D.C. was also a great move.
August 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
That's a wrap. Honestly, this was a pretty great outcome for Pres. Lee. Cooperation on North Korea. Jokes about traveling together to China. No naked demands. No mention of Yoon persecution. Lee's visit to Japan before D.C. was also a great move.
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Q: Will Trump attend APEC, to be hosted in Korea. Trump: I'd like to. Says he is going to South Korea for trade meeting soon. (He clearly doesn't get that APEC is the trade meeting.)
August 25, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Q: Will Trump attend APEC, to be hosted in Korea. Trump: I'd like to. Says he is going to South Korea for trade meeting soon. (He clearly doesn't get that APEC is the trade meeting.)
New t-shirt print for the Saturday Gwanghwamun Brigade just dropped.
Trump on South Korea's political situation, just hours before his meeting South Korean President Lee Jae Myung.
(Lee was elected after former President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached and jailed following his short-lived attempt to impose martial law)
(Lee was elected after former President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached and jailed following his short-lived attempt to impose martial law)
August 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
New t-shirt print for the Saturday Gwanghwamun Brigade just dropped.
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En person nekades att i sin yrkesroll kommentera sitt expertområde i radio eftersom hen skrivit för oss. Det handlar om enstaka fristående kolumner. Samtidigt anlitas Magnus Ranstorp återkommande i public service, och flera av SR:s och SVT:s gäster har skrivit på DN ledare.
Läs gärna:
Läs gärna:
Mediernas neutralitet har en färg – den är blå
Högerdebattörer bjuds gång på gång in som oberoende kommentatorer, medan den som på något sätt förknippas med vänstern snabbt blir paria.
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August 15, 2025 at 8:13 AM
En person nekades att i sin yrkesroll kommentera sitt expertområde i radio eftersom hen skrivit för oss. Det handlar om enstaka fristående kolumner. Samtidigt anlitas Magnus Ranstorp återkommande i public service, och flera av SR:s och SVT:s gäster har skrivit på DN ledare.
Läs gärna:
Läs gärna:
Not a surprising move, although one can wonder about how much it will help...
For some context, it might be worth checking out this paper we at @apln.network commissioned from Kim Jina, now second vice foreign minister of ROK, two years back.
www.apln.network/analysis/spe...
For some context, it might be worth checking out this paper we at @apln.network commissioned from Kim Jina, now second vice foreign minister of ROK, two years back.
www.apln.network/analysis/spe...
August 15, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Not a surprising move, although one can wonder about how much it will help...
For some context, it might be worth checking out this paper we at @apln.network commissioned from Kim Jina, now second vice foreign minister of ROK, two years back.
www.apln.network/analysis/spe...
For some context, it might be worth checking out this paper we at @apln.network commissioned from Kim Jina, now second vice foreign minister of ROK, two years back.
www.apln.network/analysis/spe...
Not every day one gets to use the word Caucescu-esque
Is he allowed to do this? A huge clunky building - a “ ball room” that dwarfs the White House. We don’t need it. It ruins the graceful beauty of the White house.
August 2, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Not every day one gets to use the word Caucescu-esque
Har alltid trott att jag kunde förstå norska men uppenbarligen är det svårare att förstå än vad det verkar.
July 25, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Har alltid trott att jag kunde förstå norska men uppenbarligen är det svårare att förstå än vad det verkar.
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Enjoyed contributing to this important and thorough new @wsj.com video essay on 🇨🇳-🇮🇳 border issues, along with @sushantsingh.bsky.social and Shanshan Mei @rand.org - cc @apln.network @stimsoncenter.bsky.social @eastwestcenter.bsky.social
The China-India Infrastructure Race Along the Himalayas
Over the past decade, China has ramped up military and dual-use infrastructure along its border with India. Experts say it’s part of a risky effort to dominate the region.
www.wsj.com
July 23, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Enjoyed contributing to this important and thorough new @wsj.com video essay on 🇨🇳-🇮🇳 border issues, along with @sushantsingh.bsky.social and Shanshan Mei @rand.org - cc @apln.network @stimsoncenter.bsky.social @eastwestcenter.bsky.social
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Now’s time for South Korea to take charge of security on Korean Peninsula english.hani.co.kr/arti/english...
[Guest essay] Now’s time for South Korea to take charge of security on Korean Peninsula
The Trump administration’s attempts to overhaul the US-Korea alliance demand a rational, pragmatic, and judicious response
english.hani.co.kr
July 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Now’s time for South Korea to take charge of security on Korean Peninsula english.hani.co.kr/arti/english...