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Jamie Withorne
@jamiewithorne.bsky.social
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Nuclear weapons, international politics, and “”emerging”” technology.
Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Oslo, Oslo Nuclear Project
LearnWMD Spreadsheet and Substack: www.jamiewithorne.com
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Jamie Withorne @jamiewithorne.bsky.social · Aug 20
🚀 Just launched my personal website: jamiewithorne.com

It brings together my research, LearnWMD content, and a new Substack featuring OSINT tutorials, satellite imagery updates on nuclear developments, and academic insights with policy relevance.
Jamie R. Withorne
An academic CV site for Jamie R. Withorne, including a detailed biography, resources, and links to an active blog.
jamiewithorne.com
jamiewithorne.bsky.social
Mine tanker om Ny START på TV2:

www.tv2.no/nyheter/adva...
Advarer om atomvåpen: - Verden er på et kritisk punkt
Kai Eide advarer mot et atomvåpen-kappløp som kan komme helt ut av kontroll - og ber Norge ta grep. Én dato som nærmer seg blir avgjørende.
www.tv2.no
January 28, 2026 at 9:53 AM
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Really looking forward to this discussion!
oslonuclearproject.bsky.social Oslo Nuclear Project @oslonuclearproject.bsky.social · 5d
❓What does strategic stability really mean?

☢️ On 10 February (15-16:15 CET) join ONP for an online seminar with Dr. Benjamin Wilson of Harvard University to discuss his latest book, "Strange Stability."

Register here 👉 www.sv.uio.no/isv/english/...
Book Talk: "Strange Stability" - Department of Political Science
Join ONP for an online seminar with Dr. Benjamin Wilson discussing his latest book,
www.sv.uio.no
January 26, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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oslonuclearproject.bsky.social
❓What does strategic stability really mean?

☢️ On 10 February (15-16:15 CET) join ONP for an online seminar with Dr. Benjamin Wilson of Harvard University to discuss his latest book, "Strange Stability."

Register here 👉 www.sv.uio.no/isv/english/...
Book Talk: "Strange Stability" - Department of Political Science
Join ONP for an online seminar with Dr. Benjamin Wilson discussing his latest book,
www.sv.uio.no
January 26, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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thomascheney.bsky.social
its just evil - ICE is simply evil, there really is nothing else to say, to do this to a child is unconscionable
January 22, 2026 at 12:03 PM
jamiewithorne.bsky.social
desperately need a Viking-age historian to tell me if the Greenland vs. Iceland legend is true
January 22, 2026 at 12:50 PM
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oslonuclearproject.bsky.social
📆 Event alert!

☢️ On 10 February (15-16:15 CET) join ONP for an online seminar with Dr. Benjamin Wilson of Harvard University to discuss his latest book, "Strange Stability."

To register and learn more, see 👇
www.sv.uio.no/isv/english/...
Book Talk: "Strange Stability" - Department of Political Science
Join ONP for an online seminar with Dr. Benjamin Wilson discussing his latest book,
www.sv.uio.no
January 8, 2026 at 3:23 PM
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billkristolbulwark.bsky.social
Abolish ICE. Really.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24d
Trump: "I have just viewed the clip of the event which took place in Minneapolis. It is a horrible thing to watch. The woman screaming was, obviously, a professional agitator, and the woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting ... "
I have just viewed the clip of the event which took place in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is a horrible thing to watch. The woman screaming was, obviously, a professional agitator, and the woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting, who then violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE Officer, who seems to have shot her in self defense. Based on the attached clip, it is hard to believe he is alive, but is now recovering in the hospital. The situation is being studied, in its entirety, but the reason these incidents are happening is because the Radical Left is threatening, assaulting, and targeting our Law Enforcement Officers and ICE Agents on a daily basis. They are just trying to do the job of MAKING AMERICA SAFE. We need to stand by and protect our Law Enforcement Officers from this Radical Left Movement of Violence and Hate!
January 7, 2026 at 8:35 PM
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🚨 JUST IN: If the United States deploys advanced short-range ballistic missile systems to Norway’s Finnmark or Finland’s Lapland regions, and Russia detects them, a crisis similar to the 1962 Cuban missile crisis will ensue, writes Vladimir Marakhonov in @thebulletin.org.

#nuclearweapons #nukesky
The looming missile crisis in the Arctic
Defense cooperation agreements between the United States and Northern European countries pose a direct threat to Russia’s Northern strategic forces. If the United States deploys advanced short-range b...
thebulletin.org
December 4, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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begging political scientists to have a little fun
December 3, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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📢 New article 🌟
👤 Amalie Nilsen @amalienilsen.bsky.social
👉 From the streets to the ballots: protests, polls and polarization in Hong Kong
📗Open Access in: Democratization
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1351...
From the streets to the ballots: protests, polls and polarization in Hong Kong
Social movement research indicates that protests can influence voting behaviour through several informational and psychological mechanisms. Yet, we know little about the individual variation in how...
doi.org
November 21, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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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.
November 5, 2025 at 10:10 AM
jamiewithorne.bsky.social
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.
November 5, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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☢️ #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
☢️ 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 10:08 AM
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feels like we gotta start differentiating between nuclear signaling and sheer nuclear ignorance
October 30, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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radiofreetom.bsky.social
The president wants to resume nuclear testing. This is a really bad idea - and he can't even get his facts right about why he wants to do it:

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Trump Is Very Confused About Nuclear Weapons
The president says he wants to resume nuclear testing but doesn’t seem to know why.
www.theatlantic.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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What an awesome team to join!
October 29, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Subtle PST 🇳🇴 strategic export control win
frankkuhn.bsky.social Frank Kuhn @frankkuhn.bsky.social · Oct 23
“Russia is protecting its nuclear submarine fleet in the Arctic with an undersea surveillance system built using high-tech equipment acquired from U.S. and European companies through a secret procurement network [...].”
Russia acquired Western technology to protect its nuclear submarine fleet
Russia secretly used front companies to buy Western technology and erect a surveillance net in the Arctic where its submarines operate, an investigation shows.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 23, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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frankkuhn.bsky.social
“Russia is protecting its nuclear submarine fleet in the Arctic with an undersea surveillance system built using high-tech equipment acquired from U.S. and European companies through a secret procurement network [...].”
Russia acquired Western technology to protect its nuclear submarine fleet
Russia secretly used front companies to buy Western technology and erect a surveillance net in the Arctic where its submarines operate, an investigation shows.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 23, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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inalkristiansen.bsky.social
Very proud to have been a part of this project and to see my first co-authored article out in the world! Read @jacobnyrup.bsky.social excellent thread for more info on the data! 🥳
October 20, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Wooohoo! Some exciting work by my @unioslo-svfak.bsky.social colleagues @inalkristiansen.bsky.social 🎉
bjpols.bsky.social British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · Oct 20
NEW -

Paths to Power: A New Dataset on the Social Profile of Governments - https://cup.org/47i6oKQ

- @jacobnyrup.bsky.social, @chknutsen.bsky.social, @peterla.bsky.social & Ina Lyftingsmo Kristiansen

#OpenAccess
BJPolS abstract describing the introduction of a global database called PtP, which contains detailed individual-level data on political, occupational, and social backgrounds from 144,789 cabinet members across 141 countries between 1966 and 2021. The text highlights the database's relevance to researchers in various fields including political and social sciences.
October 20, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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frankkuhn.bsky.social
@poni.csis.org is now accepting applications for the 2026 Nuclear Scholars cohort! Just as this year, PONI is able offer a few spots to non-U.S. citizens for 2026.

I have had the opportunity to participate this year and cannot recommend the program enough. Apply by November 17!
Nuclear Scholars Initiative - Nuclear Network
The Nuclear Scholars Initiative aims to provide top graduate students and young professionals from around the country with a unique venue to interact and dialogue with senior experts on nuclear weapon...
nuclearnetwork.csis.org
October 20, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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God bless Jane Goodall.
October 9, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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sick 👍🏻
October 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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louisabo.bsky.social
New WP! We find: Overall male and female cabinet members have the same backgrounds, but women in high ranking positions, and women in contexts with few women in politics have backgrounds that align more with the archetypal politician. With @jacobnyrup.bsky.social

tinyurl.com/s4hy3htk
October 9, 2025 at 10:52 AM