Ian Fleming Zhou
@ianflemingvip.bsky.social
PhD Candidate
NCAFP Fellow.
Nuclear diplomacy, Nonproliferation, & Arms Control.
Yogi ॐ
NCAFP Fellow.
Nuclear diplomacy, Nonproliferation, & Arms Control.
Yogi ॐ
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Session 2: The Proliferation of Ballistic Missiles: Current Trends and Security Challenges
Emmanuelle Maitre @frstrategie.bsky.social, Ian Fleming Zhou @ianflemingvip.bsky.social and Noel Stott @vertic.bsky.social evoke the dynamics and risks associated to ballistic missiles proliferation
#HCoC
Emmanuelle Maitre @frstrategie.bsky.social, Ian Fleming Zhou @ianflemingvip.bsky.social and Noel Stott @vertic.bsky.social evoke the dynamics and risks associated to ballistic missiles proliferation
#HCoC
November 25, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Session 2: The Proliferation of Ballistic Missiles: Current Trends and Security Challenges
Emmanuelle Maitre @frstrategie.bsky.social, Ian Fleming Zhou @ianflemingvip.bsky.social and Noel Stott @vertic.bsky.social evoke the dynamics and risks associated to ballistic missiles proliferation
#HCoC
Emmanuelle Maitre @frstrategie.bsky.social, Ian Fleming Zhou @ianflemingvip.bsky.social and Noel Stott @vertic.bsky.social evoke the dynamics and risks associated to ballistic missiles proliferation
#HCoC
It’s 89 seconds to midnight, and Doechii’s Anxiety is playing softly in the background. A blog I wrote for Atomic Anxiety, New START, Who Dis? Living with Atomic Anxiety 2.0 explores what it means to live through the remix of the nuclear age.
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October 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
It’s 89 seconds to midnight, and Doechii’s Anxiety is playing softly in the background. A blog I wrote for Atomic Anxiety, New START, Who Dis? Living with Atomic Anxiety 2.0 explores what it means to live through the remix of the nuclear age.
atomicanxiety.com/2025/10/24/n...
atomicanxiety.com/2025/10/24/n...
Watching A House of Dynamite hit hard. It exposes how fragile the nuclear decision chain is, one button, one person, and unimaginable consequences. No individual should hold that power. Nuclear weapons have no place in humanity’s future.
October 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Watching A House of Dynamite hit hard. It exposes how fragile the nuclear decision chain is, one button, one person, and unimaginable consequences. No individual should hold that power. Nuclear weapons have no place in humanity’s future.
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We welcome the readiness by Russia & the US to adhere to the #NewSTART limits for a year after expiry. More nuclear weapons won’t make anyone safer – neither the US, nor Russia nor the rest of the world. Let us use this time to get to deeper cuts through a new agreement.
October 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
We welcome the readiness by Russia & the US to adhere to the #NewSTART limits for a year after expiry. More nuclear weapons won’t make anyone safer – neither the US, nor Russia nor the rest of the world. Let us use this time to get to deeper cuts through a new agreement.
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Now seems like an appropriate moment to remind you that the United States plans to spend almost $2 trillion in the coming years refurbishing or replacing our existing nuclear weapons.
October 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Now seems like an appropriate moment to remind you that the United States plans to spend almost $2 trillion in the coming years refurbishing or replacing our existing nuclear weapons.
I submitted my PhD. thesis for examination today! The journey to this moment has been interesting and eye-opening. I started this PhD. with absolutely no clue how I was going to pay for it. I wasn't given funding, no loans, zero nothing. But somehow, it all worked out.
March 31, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I submitted my PhD. thesis for examination today! The journey to this moment has been interesting and eye-opening. I started this PhD. with absolutely no clue how I was going to pay for it. I wasn't given funding, no loans, zero nothing. But somehow, it all worked out.
Great article from my fellow ACONA alumni!
My latest article, "AI and Nuclear Decisions: Toward an Arms Control Framework," is out!
We explore AI in NC3 systems & why keeping a human in the loop is absolutely critical.
#NukeSky #ArmsControl
🔗 Read it here (free for first 50 clicks!):
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/F6JMF...
We explore AI in NC3 systems & why keeping a human in the loop is absolutely critical.
#NukeSky #ArmsControl
🔗 Read it here (free for first 50 clicks!):
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/F6JMF...
AI and nuclear decisions: Toward an arms control framework
Amidst the growing potential for AI integration into nuclear command, control, and communication (NC3) systems, the imperative of preserving human oversight in these critical systems has increased....
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March 10, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Great article from my fellow ACONA alumni!
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1/ March 1st marks 71 years since the U.S. detonated the Castle Bravo bomb at Bikini Atoll, the largest nuclear test in its history. Today, the Marshallese people continue to suffer from its devastating impact. Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day is on this date to honour those affected. #NuclearBan
March 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
1/ March 1st marks 71 years since the U.S. detonated the Castle Bravo bomb at Bikini Atoll, the largest nuclear test in its history. Today, the Marshallese people continue to suffer from its devastating impact. Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day is on this date to honour those affected. #NuclearBan
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Whenever you welcome guests, treat them with kindness, grace and respect. Simple as that.
February 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Whenever you welcome guests, treat them with kindness, grace and respect. Simple as that.
I have no words 🙊
February 28, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I have no words 🙊
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The US voted with Russia & North Korea - let that sink in
February 25, 2025 at 8:22 AM
The US voted with Russia & North Korea - let that sink in
Three years since Russia’s full-scale invasion. Ukraine’s resilience has shown the world: stand up to bullies, do not fold. The fight for freedom is global. We are all Ukraine. Slava Ukraini!
February 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Three years since Russia’s full-scale invasion. Ukraine’s resilience has shown the world: stand up to bullies, do not fold. The fight for freedom is global. We are all Ukraine. Slava Ukraini!
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Vance criticizing freedom of speech in Europe (but not Russia) and Trump calling Zelensky a dictator (but not Putin) should be illuminating for many who still prefer not to see the upshot of what’s happening. But it won’t.
February 19, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Vance criticizing freedom of speech in Europe (but not Russia) and Trump calling Zelensky a dictator (but not Putin) should be illuminating for many who still prefer not to see the upshot of what’s happening. But it won’t.
Vance & Hegseth both looked like clowns 🤡. Put being unprepared aside, one should be able to read the room that should be easy right - they failed that too. Shame
February 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Vance & Hegseth both looked like clowns 🤡. Put being unprepared aside, one should be able to read the room that should be easy right - they failed that too. Shame
How is this actually real life
Hegseth at NATO summit: "We can talk all we want about values. Values are important. But you can't shoot values."
February 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
How is this actually real life
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📅 Happening next week!
On 11 February (17-18:30 CET) the Oslo Nuclear Project (@statsvitenskap.bsky.social) is co-hosting an in-person panel with YATA Norway discussing the three-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine.
🔗To learn more and register: www.sv.uio.no/isv/english/...
On 11 February (17-18:30 CET) the Oslo Nuclear Project (@statsvitenskap.bsky.social) is co-hosting an in-person panel with YATA Norway discussing the three-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine.
🔗To learn more and register: www.sv.uio.no/isv/english/...
Year Three of Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: Implications and Ways Forward
- Department of Political Science
Join the Oslo Nuclear Project and the Youth Atlantic Treaty Association (YATA) Norway for a panel discussion on the three-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine.
www.sv.uio.no
February 5, 2025 at 8:32 AM
📅 Happening next week!
On 11 February (17-18:30 CET) the Oslo Nuclear Project (@statsvitenskap.bsky.social) is co-hosting an in-person panel with YATA Norway discussing the three-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine.
🔗To learn more and register: www.sv.uio.no/isv/english/...
On 11 February (17-18:30 CET) the Oslo Nuclear Project (@statsvitenskap.bsky.social) is co-hosting an in-person panel with YATA Norway discussing the three-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine.
🔗To learn more and register: www.sv.uio.no/isv/english/...
And no signs either side wants to resuscitate
A year from today, the last strategic arms control agreement between the world’s two largest nuclear powers will expire. The global nonproliferation architecture is on life-support.
February 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
And no signs either side wants to resuscitate
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ATTENTION NUKE NERDS: We’re hosting a one-week, in-person OSINT bootcamp to teach a new generation of open-source nuke investigators. If you’re an early- to mid-career nuclear weapons analyst, this bootcamp is calling for you.
Apply today ▶️ fas.org/osint-bootcamp-2025/
Apply today ▶️ fas.org/osint-bootcamp-2025/
February 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
ATTENTION NUKE NERDS: We’re hosting a one-week, in-person OSINT bootcamp to teach a new generation of open-source nuke investigators. If you’re an early- to mid-career nuclear weapons analyst, this bootcamp is calling for you.
Apply today ▶️ fas.org/osint-bootcamp-2025/
Apply today ▶️ fas.org/osint-bootcamp-2025/
Soft power, like USAID's work, is a cornerstone of effective diplomacy. Cutting such programs undermines long-term US influence and global leadership. Diplomacy isn't just hard power—it’s humanity...
February 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Soft power, like USAID's work, is a cornerstone of effective diplomacy. Cutting such programs undermines long-term US influence and global leadership. Diplomacy isn't just hard power—it’s humanity...
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Hey #nukesky, there's still time to apply to the Atomic Anxiety in the New Nuclear Age Fellows Scheme!
The application is super short, so if you know any early career researchers, policymakers, or practitioners who might be interested then please share widely!
atomicanxiety.com/2024/11/14/2...
The application is super short, so if you know any early career researchers, policymakers, or practitioners who might be interested then please share widely!
atomicanxiety.com/2024/11/14/2...
2025 Fellows Scheme Applications Now Open!
Are you interested in researching and having impact in nuclear arms control and disarmament? Do you want to join a community of scholars and practitioners exploring innovative ideas in the field of…
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December 12, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Hey #nukesky, there's still time to apply to the Atomic Anxiety in the New Nuclear Age Fellows Scheme!
The application is super short, so if you know any early career researchers, policymakers, or practitioners who might be interested then please share widely!
atomicanxiety.com/2024/11/14/2...
The application is super short, so if you know any early career researchers, policymakers, or practitioners who might be interested then please share widely!
atomicanxiety.com/2024/11/14/2...
Nihon Hidankyo’s Nobel Peace Prize win is a powerful recognition of the Hibakusha's legacy.
For Atomic Reporters, I spoke with Suzuka Nakamura (Know Nukes Tokyo) & Amb Kmentt (Austria) to reflect on their work. As Hibakusha age, we must keep their fight alive.
www.atomicreporters.com/2024/12/who-...
For Atomic Reporters, I spoke with Suzuka Nakamura (Know Nukes Tokyo) & Amb Kmentt (Austria) to reflect on their work. As Hibakusha age, we must keep their fight alive.
www.atomicreporters.com/2024/12/who-...
Who will speak for the hibakusha?
On December 10 in Oslo, Norway, the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to members of Japan’s Nihon Hidankyo, an organization representing hibakusha, survivors of the atomic bombing in 1945 of Hiroshim...
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December 13, 2024 at 7:03 PM
Nihon Hidankyo’s Nobel Peace Prize win is a powerful recognition of the Hibakusha's legacy.
For Atomic Reporters, I spoke with Suzuka Nakamura (Know Nukes Tokyo) & Amb Kmentt (Austria) to reflect on their work. As Hibakusha age, we must keep their fight alive.
www.atomicreporters.com/2024/12/who-...
For Atomic Reporters, I spoke with Suzuka Nakamura (Know Nukes Tokyo) & Amb Kmentt (Austria) to reflect on their work. As Hibakusha age, we must keep their fight alive.
www.atomicreporters.com/2024/12/who-...