Alberto Muti
@albertomuti.bsky.social
Co-Director for Verification and Monitoring @ VERTIC (he/him) - IAEA Safeguards, Nuclear Disarmament Verification, BW Verification and Monitoring.
Views my own, RT not agreement, etc.
Immigrant, Geek, feminist, queer, foodie.
Views my own, RT not agreement, etc.
Immigrant, Geek, feminist, queer, foodie.
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The breadth of "You have no idea what crazy shit we've tried and shelved decades ago, youngling. Your stupid idea is both stupid and not new. Better people than you have been this stupid." in the nuclear weapons program is quite impressive.
October 30, 2025 at 4:26 AM
The breadth of "You have no idea what crazy shit we've tried and shelved decades ago, youngling. Your stupid idea is both stupid and not new. Better people than you have been this stupid." in the nuclear weapons program is quite impressive.
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King's researchers launch tracker to monitor disinformation about chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/kings-r...
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/kings-r...
King's researchers launch tracker to monitor disinformation about chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats | King's College London
King’s researchers have launched a new Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Threats (CBRN) Disinformation Tracker on Monday 20 October 2025, at the margins of the UN General Assembly’s First...
www.kcl.ac.uk
October 30, 2025 at 3:20 PM
King's researchers launch tracker to monitor disinformation about chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/kings-r...
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/kings-r...
Five Star Movement is *not* left-wing
They claimed to be "neither left nor right", and had left-ish language on environment, nimbyism, and some economic issues, but on most areas they would break right in the end. I mean, they formed a govt with Salvini's Lega.
Also, consistently pro-Russia.
They claimed to be "neither left nor right", and had left-ish language on environment, nimbyism, and some economic issues, but on most areas they would break right in the end. I mean, they formed a govt with Salvini's Lega.
Also, consistently pro-Russia.
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“But Sardinia’s regional council—led by the leftwing populist Five Star Movement — has refused to approve it and demanded more information, citing criticism from local environmentalists and anti-war activists”
on.ft.com/4oe1VQx Italian pacifists stymie Europe’s plan to boost ammunition production
“But Sardinia’s regional council—led by the leftwing populist Five Star Movement — has refused to approve it and demanded more information, citing criticism from local environmentalists and anti-war activists”
on.ft.com/4oe1VQx Italian pacifists stymie Europe’s plan to boost ammunition production
Italian pacifists stymie Europe’s plan to boost ammunition production
Anti-establishment politicians oppose expansion of Rheinmetall plant in Sardinia
on.ft.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Five Star Movement is *not* left-wing
They claimed to be "neither left nor right", and had left-ish language on environment, nimbyism, and some economic issues, but on most areas they would break right in the end. I mean, they formed a govt with Salvini's Lega.
Also, consistently pro-Russia.
They claimed to be "neither left nor right", and had left-ish language on environment, nimbyism, and some economic issues, but on most areas they would break right in the end. I mean, they formed a govt with Salvini's Lega.
Also, consistently pro-Russia.
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What if #CBRN #disinformation was traceable? Join us this Monday to learn more #UNGA80 #FirstCommittee
October 16, 2025 at 11:48 AM
What if #CBRN #disinformation was traceable? Join us this Monday to learn more #UNGA80 #FirstCommittee
As someone who is (as of 2 weeks ago) British, but not home grown, I second "what is this bullshit".
What is this bullshit? I’m British but not home grown. Do I have to fire myself?
October 16, 2025 at 1:26 PM
As someone who is (as of 2 weeks ago) British, but not home grown, I second "what is this bullshit".
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Timely and important, be sure to follow the Bulletin's investigations into how AI is shaping our world and the future.
The Bulletin is excited to announce The AI Power Trip, a year-long project examining how the people and organizations developing AI applications are gaining control of the world's governance, information ecosystems, energy resources, military-industrial complex, and more. #AIPowerTrip
The AI Power Trip
Almost three years after its launch into the public sphere, generative artificial intelligence has permeated nearly every crevice of human life.
thebulletin.org
October 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Timely and important, be sure to follow the Bulletin's investigations into how AI is shaping our world and the future.
Reminder of this event tomorrow!
Join NPSGLOBAL Foundation and VERTIC for a timely global webinar that will explore how a Group of Scientific and Technical Experts (GSTE-NDV) could strengthen multilateral nuclear disarmament verification.
Friday 3rd October, 9am New York
Learn more and register:
www.vertic.org/2025/09/glob...
Friday 3rd October, 9am New York
Learn more and register:
www.vertic.org/2025/09/glob...
October 2, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Reminder of this event tomorrow!
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I realise the audience for this would just be "me, and also maybe other foreigners" but I would love to read something on why Brits, who are happy to live in a country where their every movement outside is filmed by CCTV, hate the idea of having ID cards, something plenty of countries happily have
September 26, 2025 at 8:34 AM
I realise the audience for this would just be "me, and also maybe other foreigners" but I would love to read something on why Brits, who are happy to live in a country where their every movement outside is filmed by CCTV, hate the idea of having ID cards, something plenty of countries happily have
A GSTE-NDV would be a generational goal: concrete international collaboration in discussing crucial practical aspects of nuclear disarmament.
Join us next Friday for an online discussion of how this could work, and why it's so necessary!
Join us next Friday for an online discussion of how this could work, and why it's so necessary!
Join NPSGLOBAL Foundation and VERTIC for a timely global webinar that will explore how a Group of Scientific and Technical Experts (GSTE-NDV) could strengthen multilateral nuclear disarmament verification.
Friday 3rd October, 9am New York
Learn more and register:
www.vertic.org/2025/09/glob...
Friday 3rd October, 9am New York
Learn more and register:
www.vertic.org/2025/09/glob...
September 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
A GSTE-NDV would be a generational goal: concrete international collaboration in discussing crucial practical aspects of nuclear disarmament.
Join us next Friday for an online discussion of how this could work, and why it's so necessary!
Join us next Friday for an online discussion of how this could work, and why it's so necessary!
Reposted by Alberto Muti
Join NPSGLOBAL Foundation and VERTIC for a timely global webinar that will explore how a Group of Scientific and Technical Experts (GSTE-NDV) could strengthen multilateral nuclear disarmament verification.
Friday 3rd October, 9am New York
Learn more and register:
www.vertic.org/2025/09/glob...
Friday 3rd October, 9am New York
Learn more and register:
www.vertic.org/2025/09/glob...
September 25, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Join NPSGLOBAL Foundation and VERTIC for a timely global webinar that will explore how a Group of Scientific and Technical Experts (GSTE-NDV) could strengthen multilateral nuclear disarmament verification.
Friday 3rd October, 9am New York
Learn more and register:
www.vertic.org/2025/09/glob...
Friday 3rd October, 9am New York
Learn more and register:
www.vertic.org/2025/09/glob...
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Ah yes, I remember when I negotiated with the Russians and Chinese and North Koreans and Iranians that the best way to maximize your impact is to admit up front that it is all a negotiating position and not a deeply held policy.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump’s blast toward Russia is a ‘negotiating tactic,’ White House says
The president’s escalation in rhetoric is a marker of Trump’s frustration toward Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a senior White House official.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 25, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Ah yes, I remember when I negotiated with the Russians and Chinese and North Koreans and Iranians that the best way to maximize your impact is to admit up front that it is all a negotiating position and not a deeply held policy.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
What next in Iran? A new piece by @thebulletin.org, including comments from my VERTIC colleague Hugh Chalmers
Iran signs a new agreement with the IAEA. Then tries to sell it at home
After Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog signed an agreement to resume inspections and avoid sanctions, Tehran struggled to explain to Iranians that it was not a humiliation.
thebulletin.org
September 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
What next in Iran? A new piece by @thebulletin.org, including comments from my VERTIC colleague Hugh Chalmers
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In a recent project, VERTIC & KCL joined forces to look at options for verification & monitoring under the BWC - what paths a proliferator might take, & how long-standing proposals and new technologies could come together to identify them. Read more @thebulletin.org thebulletin.org/2025/09/how-...
How new technology could make it easier to identify covert bioweapons programs
A recent project asked what the telltale signs of a bioweapons program would be? There are gaps in the information members of the global bioweapons treaty have access to, but new approaches and techno...
thebulletin.org
September 15, 2025 at 3:12 PM
In a recent project, VERTIC & KCL joined forces to look at options for verification & monitoring under the BWC - what paths a proliferator might take, & how long-standing proposals and new technologies could come together to identify them. Read more @thebulletin.org thebulletin.org/2025/09/how-...
How can we look at different options for BWC verification? exciting work with a great team, @filippalentzos.bsky.social, Jez Littlewood and @haileywingo.bsky.social.
Read the article on @thebulletin.org now, and wait for the full report to drop soon!
thebulletin.org/2025/09/how-...
Read the article on @thebulletin.org now, and wait for the full report to drop soon!
thebulletin.org/2025/09/how-...
How new technology could make it easier to identify covert bioweapons programs
A recent project asked what the telltale signs of a bioweapons program would be? There are gaps in the information members of the global bioweapons treaty have access to, but new approaches and techno...
thebulletin.org
September 15, 2025 at 3:08 PM
How can we look at different options for BWC verification? exciting work with a great team, @filippalentzos.bsky.social, Jez Littlewood and @haileywingo.bsky.social.
Read the article on @thebulletin.org now, and wait for the full report to drop soon!
thebulletin.org/2025/09/how-...
Read the article on @thebulletin.org now, and wait for the full report to drop soon!
thebulletin.org/2025/09/how-...
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Good new article in @thebulletin.org by @filippalentzos.bsky.social @haileywingo.bsky.social Jez Littlewood & @albertomuti.bsky.social on options for verifying BWC:
How new technology could make it easier to identify covert bioweapons programs
thebulletin.org/2025/09/how-...
How new technology could make it easier to identify covert bioweapons programs
thebulletin.org/2025/09/how-...
How new technology could make it easier to identify covert bioweapons programs
A recent project asked what the telltale signs of a bioweapons program would be? There are gaps in the information members of the global bioweapons treaty have access to, but new approaches and techno...
thebulletin.org
September 15, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Good new article in @thebulletin.org by @filippalentzos.bsky.social @haileywingo.bsky.social Jez Littlewood & @albertomuti.bsky.social on options for verifying BWC:
How new technology could make it easier to identify covert bioweapons programs
thebulletin.org/2025/09/how-...
How new technology could make it easier to identify covert bioweapons programs
thebulletin.org/2025/09/how-...
Comments by our colleague Hugh on @thebulletin.org
The IAEA and Iran met this week on restarting nuclear safeguards inspections after recent US and Israeli strikes. VERTIC's Hugh Chalmers explained in @thebulletin.org how Iran, the IAEA, and its Member States can help overcome obstacles in the way of this goal.
thebulletin.org/2025/08/can-...
thebulletin.org/2025/08/can-...
Can international nuclear safeguards be rebuilt in Iran? These steps may help
To address the Iranian nuclear program through diplomacy rather than by force, the international community must rebuild IAEA safeguards.
thebulletin.org
August 13, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Comments by our colleague Hugh on @thebulletin.org
Come see us next week at the BWC Working Group! I'll be there talking about options for BWC Compliance Verification, while my colleagues will be talking about their outstanding work on supporting legal implementation of the BWC.
🔔 Upcoming Events!
Join us next week at VERTIC's two side events on the margins of the 6th meeting of the BWC WG.
The events will focus on enhancing national implementation of the BWC and assessing BWC compliance and monitoring, respectively.
The side-events will take place on 20 August at 13:15.
Join us next week at VERTIC's two side events on the margins of the 6th meeting of the BWC WG.
The events will focus on enhancing national implementation of the BWC and assessing BWC compliance and monitoring, respectively.
The side-events will take place on 20 August at 13:15.
August 13, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Come see us next week at the BWC Working Group! I'll be there talking about options for BWC Compliance Verification, while my colleagues will be talking about their outstanding work on supporting legal implementation of the BWC.
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Letter of the day (in the Times)
August 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Letter of the day (in the Times)
It's rare to see my hobbies break containment and end up on my timeline for this account - but this thread was a delight, and Band of Blades is a memorable, memorable game.
36) Band of Blades. My favorite Forged in the Dark implementation, better even than the original Blades in the Dark. A military fantasy campaign against an implacable undead army, heavily based on the Black Company, designed for a fixed campaign of retreat. Supposed to get a sequel but never did.
August 6, 2025 at 9:29 AM
It's rare to see my hobbies break containment and end up on my timeline for this account - but this thread was a delight, and Band of Blades is a memorable, memorable game.
This was an excellent workshop!
Recently, VM hosted a workshop with @filippalentzos.bsky.social on compliance monitoring approaches under the BWC. Stay tuned, as we will share some insights during a public side event at August's BWC Working Group!
July 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
This was an excellent workshop!
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Meanwhile, the political and normative costs accumulate: erosion of IL, weakening of nonproliferation norms, and the creeping normalisation of preventive force. At some point, we’ll need to ask whether all this performative force is masking a deeper strategic vacuum.
June 24, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Meanwhile, the political and normative costs accumulate: erosion of IL, weakening of nonproliferation norms, and the creeping normalisation of preventive force. At some point, we’ll need to ask whether all this performative force is masking a deeper strategic vacuum.
Not to be petty, but I find it especially delicious that the source of this graph is Albright's ISIS, who were the standard-bearers of attacking the JCPOA for being "insufficient".
June 24, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Not to be petty, but I find it especially delicious that the source of this graph is Albright's ISIS, who were the standard-bearers of attacking the JCPOA for being "insufficient".
This meme is patently wrong: it ignores that time in 2011 when guided weapons and air power made ground operations obsolete in Libya.
June 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
This meme is patently wrong: it ignores that time in 2011 when guided weapons and air power made ground operations obsolete in Libya.
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If the Khamenei regime does ever fall you end up with the question of who gets there hands on 400 kilograms of 60% enriched uranium whose location in Iran is currently unclear
June 23, 2025 at 9:38 AM
If the Khamenei regime does ever fall you end up with the question of who gets there hands on 400 kilograms of 60% enriched uranium whose location in Iran is currently unclear
When reason fails, I can at least count on being an Italian stereotype.
June 18, 2025 at 11:57 AM
When reason fails, I can at least count on being an Italian stereotype.