James Cameron
@jjjcameron.bsky.social
Associate Prof of Modern North American History at the University of Oslo, Norway. Nuclear strategy and arms control.
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In this recent blog post I show how publicly available technologies like satellite imagery and SAR can be used to "fact check" aggressive nuclear rhetoric.
☢️ #NuclearPoliticsParadox No.26
💻 Technology isn't a cure-all. But it can help reduce the risk of #NuclearWeapons crises.
🔍 @jamiewithorne.bsky.social shows how increasingly accessible information can harness transparency and 'fact check' the credibility of nuclear threats.
👉 bit.ly/4qEPq29
💻 Technology isn't a cure-all. But it can help reduce the risk of #NuclearWeapons crises.
🔍 @jamiewithorne.bsky.social shows how increasingly accessible information can harness transparency and 'fact check' the credibility of nuclear threats.
👉 bit.ly/4qEPq29
☢️ Using emerging technology for escalation management
Technology is not a cure-all. But it can help reduce the risk of nuclear weapons crises. Jamie Withorne shows how increasingly accessible information can harness transparency and 'fact check' the cred...
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November 5, 2025 at 10:10 AM
In this recent blog post I show how publicly available technologies like satellite imagery and SAR can be used to "fact check" aggressive nuclear rhetoric.
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DL on Wednesday!
Come work with us! A new postdoc vacancy at @essb-erasmusuni010.bsky.social on willingness to fight. Join our small but active group. DL on 12 Nov. For more info, see www.eur.nl/en/working-a...
Post-doc Willingness to Fight
Want to gain a deeper understanding of what citizens think about the military, security and defence policy after the Russian invasion of Ukraine? Please join!
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November 10, 2025 at 8:11 AM
DL on Wednesday!
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Yeah so several major Ukrainian cities are in a complete blackout right now. 0 generation from thermal plants and 0 idea when the power will be back. Just please don’t forget us
November 8, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Yeah so several major Ukrainian cities are in a complete blackout right now. 0 generation from thermal plants and 0 idea when the power will be back. Just please don’t forget us
"It is unusual for buses to drive on the pavement, according to bus experts."
I like how the caption on this photo reads as if he's making a claim that could not be independently verified.
November 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
"It is unusual for buses to drive on the pavement, according to bus experts."
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I am hearing that @uniofnottingham.bsky.social is suspending (i.e shutting down) *all modern language courses* in 2026-27. One of the largest departments in the UK. A shocking short sighted move that damages regional and national prospects @britishacademy.bsky.social @hetanshah.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I am hearing that @uniofnottingham.bsky.social is suspending (i.e shutting down) *all modern language courses* in 2026-27. One of the largest departments in the UK. A shocking short sighted move that damages regional and national prospects @britishacademy.bsky.social @hetanshah.bsky.social
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The first photo of my new book, courtesy of my editor... "The Most Awful Responsibility: Truman and the Secret Struggle for Control of the Atomic Age" comes out in early December! Feel free to pre-order it today! www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
November 6, 2025 at 10:41 AM
The first photo of my new book, courtesy of my editor... "The Most Awful Responsibility: Truman and the Secret Struggle for Control of the Atomic Age" comes out in early December! Feel free to pre-order it today! www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
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I m advertising a PhD position as part of our ERC project BLOCKADE. The PhD cand. should focus on myth/narratives of the hunger blockade in Germany, Austria in the era of the World Wars. 4 years of funding, wonderful team, amazing city (evidence attached)! Pls share! www.hsozkult.de/opportunity/...
October 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I m advertising a PhD position as part of our ERC project BLOCKADE. The PhD cand. should focus on myth/narratives of the hunger blockade in Germany, Austria in the era of the World Wars. 4 years of funding, wonderful team, amazing city (evidence attached)! Pls share! www.hsozkult.de/opportunity/...
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The Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI) is establishing a European think tank in Kyiv, EPIK (European Policy Institute Kyiv), through the Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies. www.impactpool.org/jobs/1180208
Director of the European Think Tank Office in Kyiv | Stockholm Centre for East European Studies - SCEEUS
Stockholm Centre for East European Studies - SCEEUS vacancy: Director of the European Think Tank Office in Kyiv in Kyiv
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November 1, 2025 at 8:30 AM
The Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI) is establishing a European think tank in Kyiv, EPIK (European Policy Institute Kyiv), through the Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies. www.impactpool.org/jobs/1180208
"A military source said a 9M729 fired by Russia on October 5 flew over 1,200 km to its impact in Ukraine."
Surely a case of mistaken identity, since Russia assured everyone that 9M729 was INF-compliant.
www.reuters.com/business/aer...
Surely a case of mistaken identity, since Russia assured everyone that 9M729 was INF-compliant.
www.reuters.com/business/aer...
October 31, 2025 at 10:35 AM
"A military source said a 9M729 fired by Russia on October 5 flew over 1,200 km to its impact in Ukraine."
Surely a case of mistaken identity, since Russia assured everyone that 9M729 was INF-compliant.
www.reuters.com/business/aer...
Surely a case of mistaken identity, since Russia assured everyone that 9M729 was INF-compliant.
www.reuters.com/business/aer...
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Another resource: What would be the purpose of nuclear testing if the US matched what Russia is accused of doing? The @nationalacademies.org panel on the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty outlined what one might do with so-called hydronuclear, extremely low-yieldand very low-yield tests.
October 30, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Another resource: What would be the purpose of nuclear testing if the US matched what Russia is accused of doing? The @nationalacademies.org panel on the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty outlined what one might do with so-called hydronuclear, extremely low-yieldand very low-yield tests.
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One thing I recently updated: US supercomputing zoomed past the benchmark established for stockpile stewardship (100 tflops) and also China has too. The Chinese have the computers to design new weapons, but what they don't have is the data from nuclear testing -- yet.
October 30, 2025 at 3:32 PM
One thing I recently updated: US supercomputing zoomed past the benchmark established for stockpile stewardship (100 tflops) and also China has too. The Chinese have the computers to design new weapons, but what they don't have is the data from nuclear testing -- yet.
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One problem with testing "on an equal basis" with Russia and China is that they might not be on equal basis with each other. If we match Russia, China gets a free pass to follow. China has the smallest number of tests (45 v 🇷🇺715 and 🇺🇸1032) and ∴ the most to gain from new data.
October 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
One problem with testing "on an equal basis" with Russia and China is that they might not be on equal basis with each other. If we match Russia, China gets a free pass to follow. China has the smallest number of tests (45 v 🇷🇺715 and 🇺🇸1032) and ∴ the most to gain from new data.
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The @statedeptus.bsky.social 2021 "compliance report" is the most detailed unclassified statement on Russian, Chinese nuclear testing. DIA said something similar in 2019. Russia is directly accused of low-yield testing, while there are only concerns about Chinese transparency.
October 30, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The @statedeptus.bsky.social 2021 "compliance report" is the most detailed unclassified statement on Russian, Chinese nuclear testing. DIA said something similar in 2019. Russia is directly accused of low-yield testing, while there are only concerns about Chinese transparency.
And has done so to the United States' advantage, even in a narrow military-technical sense.
In the 33 years before the U.S. halted nuclear testing in 1992, countries conducted over 1,000 tests. In the 33 years since? Roughly 20. The global moratorium—and the treaty backing it—has curbed both the spread and sophistication of nuclear weapons worldwide.
October 30, 2025 at 2:11 PM
And has done so to the United States' advantage, even in a narrow military-technical sense.
You know what can also devastate a coastal city? Basically, any nuclear-weapon system Russia already has in its strategic nuclear forces.
"Strategic experts are warning that the Poseidon torpedo would have the potential to devastate a coastal city, cause radioactive floods, and result in millions of deaths."
One nuclear-armed Poseidon torpedo could decimate a coastal city. Russia wants 30 of them.
Russia's nuclear-armed autonomous torpedoes Poseidon may never be used. But they may still provoke uncertainty, speculation, and fear.
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October 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
You know what can also devastate a coastal city? Basically, any nuclear-weapon system Russia already has in its strategic nuclear forces.
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Tests by the Oslo public transport Agency Ruter have shown that Chinese electric buses can be controlled remotely from China.
www.nrk.no/stor-oslo/ru...
www.nrk.no/stor-oslo/ru...
Ruters egne tester viser: Oslo-elbusser kan stoppes og slås av fra Kina
Ruter-test viser at kinesiske elbusser kan kontrolleres fra Kina. Hundrevis av busser fra samme produsent er i trafikk på norske veier.
www.nrk.no
October 29, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Tests by the Oslo public transport Agency Ruter have shown that Chinese electric buses can be controlled remotely from China.
www.nrk.no/stor-oslo/ru...
www.nrk.no/stor-oslo/ru...
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I'm pleased to share my open access article in International Security on the role of allies in U.S. space power.
direct.mit.edu/isec/article...
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October 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I'm pleased to share my open access article in International Security on the role of allies in U.S. space power.
direct.mit.edu/isec/article...
direct.mit.edu/isec/article...
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It does seem light, but I wonder if a) the seriousness of the offense escalates based on how sensitive/refined the materials were and b) the BBC is only counting one specific provision being violated, when others (smuggling as a separate crime, etc) would compound for a longer sentence.
October 27, 2025 at 11:49 AM
It does seem light, but I wonder if a) the seriousness of the offense escalates based on how sensitive/refined the materials were and b) the BBC is only counting one specific provision being violated, when others (smuggling as a separate crime, etc) would compound for a longer sentence.
"They face up to five years in prison under a provision of Georgia's criminal code banning the purchasing of nuclear material."
Is it just me, or does that seem like not that much time in prison?
Is it just me, or does that seem like not that much time in prison?
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"Three Chinese nationals have been arrested in Georgia on suspicion of attempting to illegally purchase 2kg of uranium...the group planned to pay $400,000 (£300,570) for the nuclear material in the capital, Tblisi, before transporting it to China via Russia."
"Three Chinese nationals have been arrested in Georgia on suspicion of attempting to illegally purchase 2kg of uranium...the group planned to pay $400,000 (£300,570) for the nuclear material in the capital, Tblisi, before transporting it to China via Russia."
Georgia arrests three for trying to illegally buy 2kg of uranium
Three Chinese nationals face prison time for attempting to purchase $400,000 of nuclear material.
www.bbc.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:38 AM
"They face up to five years in prison under a provision of Georgia's criminal code banning the purchasing of nuclear material."
Is it just me, or does that seem like not that much time in prison?
Is it just me, or does that seem like not that much time in prison?
Oslo is quite nice.
October 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Oslo is quite nice.
I still don't really understand what this system adds to Russia's nuclear arsenal, apart from a propaganda talking point.
On 21 October 2025 Russia conducted "the key test" of the Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile (also referred to as SSC-X-9 Skyfall). The test is reported to be successful. The missile travelled 14,000 km in a 15-hour flight (Image: Pan'kovo test site). Links follow 1/
October 26, 2025 at 9:01 AM
I still don't really understand what this system adds to Russia's nuclear arsenal, apart from a propaganda talking point.
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For anyone interested, a new article I’ve been working on for some time. Nice to see in print.
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/H6RJT...
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/H6RJT...
Limited nuclear war and the defense of Taiwan
This article assesses proposals to address the challenge of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan with the threat of first use of tactical nuclear weapons by the United States. While it is not clear that a ...
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October 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
For anyone interested, a new article I’ve been working on for some time. Nice to see in print.
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/H6RJT...
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/H6RJT...