Changing the game on #nuclear #disarmament. Pushing for a treaty banning nuclear weapons, and not being nice about it.
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But didn’t Russia start this new trend, by deciding to place nuclear weapons in Belarus? Perhaps you can answer your own question, dear @Amb_Ulyanov, and enlighten us.
Or could it be that it's the conventional capabilities that are doing the actual deterring? And the nukes don't really add anything?
"Homeopathic and crystal energy remedies are more effective when supported by conventional antibiotics"
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3:19: "In just the last few days, the Iranian regime launched a reckless attack against civilian neighborhoods in Tel Aviv with cluster bombs, an inherently indiscriminate type of munition" -- Adm. Brad Cooper
(just bookmarking this for the next time the U.S. uses cluster weps.)
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Congrats, @heatherwilly for engaging with the TPNW. We welcome this debate. You argue the #TPNW has failed and we should go back to the "step-by-step" approach of engaging patiently with the P5 under the NPT. Lets consider your arguments 🧵
Yes, I published a paper about nuclear disarmament in 2026. I know. Hear me out—understanding why disarmament is failing right now matters more than ever. New paper: "On Theories of Change: Rethinking the Ban Treaty and Disarmament Strategies" 🧵PDF: cgsr.llnl.gov/sites/cgsr/fil…
And yet the US is (apparently) staying in the Conference on Disarmament, a body which has done literally nothing for 30 years. Why??
Wow. Withdrawing from the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats and the UN Conventional Arms Registry harms IS interests at home and abroad. whitehouse.gov/presidential-…
"From the day it came into possession of these weapons, China has advocated their complete prohibition and thorough destruction."
They found them in a cupboard? Or inherited them from an eccentric uncle? If they advocate their "thorough destruction", why not just do that?
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We’re launching a small grants scheme for short projects that address the security concerns raised by nuclear deterrence policies. Grants are between 10-35k CHF and we aim to support writings, meetings, content creation, etc. No long applications or complicated reporting!!
Call for proposals: Non-governmental organisations, think tanks, university-based centres, and other legal non-profit entities are welcome to apply for grants for projects that aim to address the security concerns raised by nuclear deterrence policies. lexinternational.org/call-fo…
Creative legal move from Ukraine: it will "suspend" the operation of the Anti-personnel Mine Ban Convention. Maybe non-nuclear-weapon states should try "suspending" the operation of the #NPT. Would make for a more interesting #NPTRevCon.
#MineBanIM considering (de)universalization this morning. What will the #EU have to say?
#EU values: steadfast, enduring, principled...
...until they're actually tested, and fall apart like a wet paper bag.
Are we wrong to expect better, @Amb_Klement_EU?
#DisposableValues #DoAsWeSayNotAsWeDo
"Exemplarity"?
As in, "France demonstrated its exemplarity in making bizarre self-parody fake news memes, for the amusement/bemusement of #NPT delegates"?
#NPTPrepCom #NPT2025 @FR_Desarmement
TFW you go on X to mock the French #NPT delegation and find they have already done it themselves.
Nobody does self-parody like the French. This is a masterpiece.
#NPTPrepCom #NPT2025 @FR_Desarmement
#EU values: steadfast, enduring, principled...
...until they're actually tested, and fall apart like a wet paper bag.
Are we wrong to expect better, @Amb_Klement_EU?
#DisposableValues #DoAsWeSayNotAsWeDo
This is a factually incorrect & misleading post from @Lithuanian_MoD. As the defence ministers' statement itself makes clear, the listed countries have *NOT* announced their withdrawal from the treaty. The defence ministers have only recommended withdrawal. @LtGva @LithuaniaMFA
Really? Including the #NATO allies that are considering acquiring their own nuclear weapons?
(It would be good to hear NATO categorically rule out this possibility, in line with its “commitment” to the #NPT.)
Welcome Indonesia, it is good to have you on board. The #TPNW needs your energy and leadership. #3MSP
”The TPNW is a call to reform a system that has, for too long, normalized the existence of weapons capable of ending civilization”
The delegation of Indonesia 🇮🇩 participates at the 3rd Meeting of States Parties to the #TPNW (4/3) for the first time as a full member, since ratifying the TPNW in 2024.
Surgeon General Recommends Adding Cancer Warning To All Nuclear Bombs theonion.com/surgeon-general…
After 28 straight years of paralysis and zero output, maybe “continuity” is not really what the Conference on Disarmament should be aiming for in 2025.
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If the UK and France do join their "like-minded" Russian and DPRK colleagues in voting no, will we at least (finally) see some tough questions from the UK and French media?
Are we seeing an alliance of Russia, North Korea, UK and France to oppose scientific evidence on nuclear weapons? Very disappointing if @UKMissionGeneva @FR_Desarmement vote no to science.
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