Thomas Fraise
@thfraise.bsky.social
Nuclear weapons, deterrence, secrecy, and democracy.
Postdoc, Ritual Deterrence (Univ. of Copenhagen). Associate researcher, Nuclear Knowledges (@ceri-sciencespo.bsky.social).
ritualdeterrence.eu
Postdoc, Ritual Deterrence (Univ. of Copenhagen). Associate researcher, Nuclear Knowledges (@ceri-sciencespo.bsky.social).
ritualdeterrence.eu
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Thomas Fraise
@thfraise.bsky.social
· Dec 13
The acquisition of nuclear create security constraints for states, notably in terms of secrecy, which can affect their democratic nature. Find out how this happens in @thfraise.bsky.social's new EJIR article: t1p.de/hnsky
Interested in nuclear weapons and their effects on democratic states? Check out my latest article in EJIR !
Average 60s strategy debate.
November 23, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Average 60s strategy debate.
"En av delegaterna är en hög chef på Siemens Energy i Latinamerika och skrev för tre månader sedan på Linkedin om hur Siemens Energy vunnit ett viktigt kontrakt med två flytande olje- och gasplattformar ägda av den brasilianska oljegiganten Petrobras."
Insane.
Insane.
Sverige på klimatmötet: Ingen minister - men ett gäng fossillobbyister. www.dn.se/varlden/foss...
Fossillobbyister i Sveriges delegation på klimatmötet i Brasilien
Fyra representanter från energibolaget Siemens Energy, som producerar fossilgasturbiner i Finspång, är med i Sveriges delegation till…
www.dn.se
November 16, 2025 at 10:42 AM
"En av delegaterna är en hög chef på Siemens Energy i Latinamerika och skrev för tre månader sedan på Linkedin om hur Siemens Energy vunnit ett viktigt kontrakt med två flytande olje- och gasplattformar ägda av den brasilianska oljegiganten Petrobras."
Insane.
Insane.
À l’occasion des 80 ans du bombardement atomique sur Hiroshima, j’ai été interrogé par franceinfo à propos de l’actualité du risque nucléaire. On y parle dissuasion, chance, démocratie et futurs climatiques.
www.franceinfo.fr/environnemen...
www.franceinfo.fr/environnemen...
GRAND ENTRETIEN. L'arme nucléaire est-elle toujours dissuasive, 80 ans après les bombardements d'Hiroshima et Nagasaki ?
Huit décennies après les deux villes japonaises ont été rasées par des bombes atomiques, le risque d'une guerre nucléaire reste d'actualité. Franceinfo a interrogé Thomas Fraise, chercheur associé au ...
www.franceinfo.fr
August 6, 2025 at 7:32 AM
À l’occasion des 80 ans du bombardement atomique sur Hiroshima, j’ai été interrogé par franceinfo à propos de l’actualité du risque nucléaire. On y parle dissuasion, chance, démocratie et futurs climatiques.
www.franceinfo.fr/environnemen...
www.franceinfo.fr/environnemen...
"David Hume is famous for other reasons."
July 9, 2025 at 11:31 AM
"David Hume is famous for other reasons."
France’s final nuclear tests in the South Pacific, 30 years on by @rpanchasi.bsky.social theconversation.com/frances-fina...
France’s final nuclear tests in the South Pacific, 30 years on
Three decades after France’s last nuclear tests, those living near the test sites still await compensation for the harms caused.
theconversation.com
July 2, 2025 at 9:25 PM
France’s final nuclear tests in the South Pacific, 30 years on by @rpanchasi.bsky.social theconversation.com/frances-fina...
Reposted by Thomas Fraise
[En français] Notre journal-soeur, Cultures et Conflits, vient de publier son nouveau numéro, consacré aux libertés académiques. Vous pouvez le consulter sur CAIRN ! shs.cairn.info/revue-cultur...
Cultures & Conflits 2025/3 (n° 137)
Libertés académiques
shs.cairn.info
June 25, 2025 at 7:17 AM
[En français] Notre journal-soeur, Cultures et Conflits, vient de publier son nouveau numéro, consacré aux libertés académiques. Vous pouvez le consulter sur CAIRN ! shs.cairn.info/revue-cultur...
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“Air power is an unusually seductive form of military strength, in part because, like modern courtship, it appears to offer gratification without commitment”
- Eliot Cohen
- Eliot Cohen
June 22, 2025 at 12:07 AM
“Air power is an unusually seductive form of military strength, in part because, like modern courtship, it appears to offer gratification without commitment”
- Eliot Cohen
- Eliot Cohen
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When climate misinformation becomes lethal.
A study review (300 studies) finds that “climate action was being obstructed and delayed by false and misleading information stemming from fossil fuel companies, rightwing politicians and some nation states.“
A study review (300 studies) finds that “climate action was being obstructed and delayed by false and misleading information stemming from fossil fuel companies, rightwing politicians and some nation states.“
Climate misinformation turning crisis into catastrophe – major report
False claims obstructing climate action, say researchers, amid calls for climate lies to be criminalised
www.theguardian.com
June 21, 2025 at 8:03 AM
When climate misinformation becomes lethal.
A study review (300 studies) finds that “climate action was being obstructed and delayed by false and misleading information stemming from fossil fuel companies, rightwing politicians and some nation states.“
A study review (300 studies) finds that “climate action was being obstructed and delayed by false and misleading information stemming from fossil fuel companies, rightwing politicians and some nation states.“
J'ai été interrogé par La Croix à propos des conditions d'acquisition des armes nucléaires, et de la difficulté à déterminer réellement si un Etat, tel que l'Iran, est bel et bien sur le point d'obtenir "la bombe".
www.la-croix.com/internationa...
www.la-croix.com/internationa...
L’Iran construisait-il vraiment une bombe atomique, comme l’affirme Israël ?
Les autorités israéliennes affirment avoir frappé l’Iran car Téhéran aurait été sur le point de se doter de l’arme nucléaire. Mais si les stocks d’uranium enrichi de l’Iran ont bien crû à une vitesse ...
www.la-croix.com
June 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
J'ai été interrogé par La Croix à propos des conditions d'acquisition des armes nucléaires, et de la difficulté à déterminer réellement si un Etat, tel que l'Iran, est bel et bien sur le point d'obtenir "la bombe".
www.la-croix.com/internationa...
www.la-croix.com/internationa...
I am currently reading through this, and this is really good. It amazes me that this is a self-published book.
June 18, 2025 at 6:31 AM
I am currently reading through this, and this is really good. It amazes me that this is a self-published book.
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“This mass movement does not appear to be linked to any currently scheduled multinational air exercise such as Atlantic Trident, leading many to assess it as a pre-positioning effort in support of future operations or rapid response plans.”
Huge number of U.S refuelling aircraft cross the Atlantic
On Sunday night, an unusually large formation of American aerial refuelling aircraft crossed the Atlantic bound for Europe and the Middle East.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
June 16, 2025 at 10:13 AM
“This mass movement does not appear to be linked to any currently scheduled multinational air exercise such as Atlantic Trident, leading many to assess it as a pre-positioning effort in support of future operations or rapid response plans.”
Ravi d’avoir été ce matin dans Les Enjeux internationaux sur France Culture pour répondre à la question "Comment fabriquer une bombe nucléaire ?". Contrairement à ce que l’on peut penser, c’est bien souvent la volonté politique, plus que les savoirs, qui manque…
www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur...
www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur...
Comment fabriquer une bombe nucléaire ?
Aux États-Unis, plusieurs personnes se sont déjà essayées à construire des mini-réacteurs nucléaires dans leur garage… De quoi a-t-on concrètement besoin pour fabriquer une bombe nucléaire, ou une bom...
www.radiofrance.fr
June 17, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Ravi d’avoir été ce matin dans Les Enjeux internationaux sur France Culture pour répondre à la question "Comment fabriquer une bombe nucléaire ?". Contrairement à ce que l’on peut penser, c’est bien souvent la volonté politique, plus que les savoirs, qui manque…
www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur...
www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur...
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Strong indicator that there will be no “denuclearization.” 👇
“[T]he Trump administration wants the annual spending on the weapon activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration to increase from $19 billion this year to roughly $30 billion in the 2026 fiscal year, a rise of 58 percent.”
“[T]he Trump administration wants the annual spending on the weapon activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration to increase from $19 billion this year to roughly $30 billion in the 2026 fiscal year, a rise of 58 percent.”
Sharp Hike in Nuclear Arms Budget Sought as Science Funding Is Slashed
www.nytimes.com
June 4, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Strong indicator that there will be no “denuclearization.” 👇
“[T]he Trump administration wants the annual spending on the weapon activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration to increase from $19 billion this year to roughly $30 billion in the 2026 fiscal year, a rise of 58 percent.”
“[T]he Trump administration wants the annual spending on the weapon activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration to increase from $19 billion this year to roughly $30 billion in the 2026 fiscal year, a rise of 58 percent.”
ISA ideas for deterring the Soviets over Berlin in 1961: appoint LeMay as secretary of state.
May 9, 2025 at 10:40 AM
ISA ideas for deterring the Soviets over Berlin in 1961: appoint LeMay as secretary of state.
Very happy to have received my copy of @ejir.bsky.social 31(1), which features my article on nuclearization and de-democratization! 📚
May 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Very happy to have received my copy of @ejir.bsky.social 31(1), which features my article on nuclearization and de-democratization! 📚
Reposted by Thomas Fraise
Luke Kemp - Goliath’s Curse
The History and Future of Societal Collapse
À paraître en juillet chez Viking
The History and Future of Societal Collapse
À paraître en juillet chez Viking
April 22, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Luke Kemp - Goliath’s Curse
The History and Future of Societal Collapse
À paraître en juillet chez Viking
The History and Future of Societal Collapse
À paraître en juillet chez Viking
Très heureux d’être de retour dans Le Collimateur pour discuter du film Oppenheimer !
Pour ce nouvel épisode "dans le bunker", #LeCollimateur se penche sur "Oppenheimer", le film de Christopher Nolan aux 7 oscars sur la naissance de la bombe atomique, avec Thomas Fraise, chercheur à l'université de Copenhague
Retrouvez cet épisode sur #LeRubicon
lerubicon.org/collimateur-...
Retrouvez cet épisode sur #LeRubicon
lerubicon.org/collimateur-...
"Oppenheimer" [Dans le bunker #74]
Pour ce nouvel épisode "Dans le Bunker", le Collimateur se penche sur "Oppenheimer", le film de Christopher Nolan aux sept oscars sur la naissance de la bombe atomique, avec Thomas Fraise, chercheur à...
lerubicon.org
May 2, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Très heureux d’être de retour dans Le Collimateur pour discuter du film Oppenheimer !
Very interesting piece in the latest Foreign Affairs issue.
May 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Very interesting piece in the latest Foreign Affairs issue.
You have to start preaching the Word while they are young.
April 27, 2025 at 9:11 AM
You have to start preaching the Word while they are young.
I am so happy learning swedish allowed me to watch movies like this one. Movies that dare asking important questions such as: what if zombies had guns and everyone was also super racist for some reason?
April 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I am so happy learning swedish allowed me to watch movies like this one. Movies that dare asking important questions such as: what if zombies had guns and everyone was also super racist for some reason?