Patricia Jaworek
@patriciajaworek.bsky.social
💭 Global Nuclear Policy @ NTI
📍 Washington, DC
📍 Washington, DC
The ending of A House of Dynamite leaves many questions unanswered, intentionally. In reality, we won’t have that luxury.
My colleague Isabelle Williams and I pick up where the movie ends, exploring what would unfold in the minutes, hours, and months after the missile hits Chicago.
My colleague Isabelle Williams and I pick up where the movie ends, exploring what would unfold in the minutes, hours, and months after the missile hits Chicago.
Assuming that the missile in 'A House of Dynamite' carried a several-hundred-kiloton nuclear warhead and detonated directly above Chicago's Loop, what would follow?
@patriciajaworek.bsky.social and Isabelle Williams of @nti.org explain. ⬇️
@patriciajaworek.bsky.social and Isabelle Williams of @nti.org explain. ⬇️
The “House of Dynamite” sequel you didn’t know you needed
Assuming that the missile in "A House of Dynamite" carried a several-hundred-kiloton nuclear warhead and detonated directly above Chicago’s Loop, what would ensue in the seconds, minutes, days, and…
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November 3, 2025 at 11:46 PM
The ending of A House of Dynamite leaves many questions unanswered, intentionally. In reality, we won’t have that luxury.
My colleague Isabelle Williams and I pick up where the movie ends, exploring what would unfold in the minutes, hours, and months after the missile hits Chicago.
My colleague Isabelle Williams and I pick up where the movie ends, exploring what would unfold in the minutes, hours, and months after the missile hits Chicago.
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1/n - Trump says something about nuclear weapons tests...It’s hard to know what he means. As usual, he’s unclear, all over the map, and wrong.
1. The United States has more Nuclear Weapons than any other country.
Wrong. Russia has more nuclear weapons than the United States.
1. The United States has more Nuclear Weapons than any other country.
Wrong. Russia has more nuclear weapons than the United States.
October 30, 2025 at 6:22 AM
1/n - Trump says something about nuclear weapons tests...It’s hard to know what he means. As usual, he’s unclear, all over the map, and wrong.
1. The United States has more Nuclear Weapons than any other country.
Wrong. Russia has more nuclear weapons than the United States.
1. The United States has more Nuclear Weapons than any other country.
Wrong. Russia has more nuclear weapons than the United States.
Great to see the UN Scientific Panel on Nuclear War Effects is now officially established and has appointed 21 members! The diversity of backgrounds reflects that this is a critical opportunity to reexamine the full range of effects in today’s interconnected world: press.un.org/en/2025/dc39...
Secretary-General Announces Members of Independent Scientific Panel on Effects of Nuclear War | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases
NEW YORK, 18 July (United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs) — On 17 July, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced the appointment of an independent scientific panel of expert...
press.un.org
July 22, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Great to see the UN Scientific Panel on Nuclear War Effects is now officially established and has appointed 21 members! The diversity of backgrounds reflects that this is a critical opportunity to reexamine the full range of effects in today’s interconnected world: press.un.org/en/2025/dc39...
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🚨 Happening tomorrow! 🚨
@nationalacademies.org is hosting a webinar on June 25 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm ET to discuss their long-anticipated report on the potential environmental effects of nuclear war, which is being released tomorrow. Register now. ⤵️
www.nationalacademies.org/event/45265_...
@nationalacademies.org is hosting a webinar on June 25 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm ET to discuss their long-anticipated report on the potential environmental effects of nuclear war, which is being released tomorrow. Register now. ⤵️
www.nationalacademies.org/event/45265_...
Public Report Release | Independent Study on Potential Environmental Effects of Nuclear War | National Academies
Learn more from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
www.nationalacademies.org
June 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
🚨 Happening tomorrow! 🚨
@nationalacademies.org is hosting a webinar on June 25 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm ET to discuss their long-anticipated report on the potential environmental effects of nuclear war, which is being released tomorrow. Register now. ⤵️
www.nationalacademies.org/event/45265_...
@nationalacademies.org is hosting a webinar on June 25 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm ET to discuss their long-anticipated report on the potential environmental effects of nuclear war, which is being released tomorrow. Register now. ⤵️
www.nationalacademies.org/event/45265_...
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There are claims out there that Ukraine’s attack on Russian strategic bombers (see article below) was possible due to provisions in the strategic nuclear arms control agreement New START which purportedly requires both parties to park their heavy bombers in the open.
This is utter nonsense. 1/ 🧵
This is utter nonsense. 1/ 🧵
‘An epic failure’: Russia reels from surprise Ukrainian attack on bomber fleet
Audacious drone raid threatens Moscow’s military operations and exposes vulnerability deep within its territory
www.ft.com
June 3, 2025 at 1:27 PM
There are claims out there that Ukraine’s attack on Russian strategic bombers (see article below) was possible due to provisions in the strategic nuclear arms control agreement New START which purportedly requires both parties to park their heavy bombers in the open.
This is utter nonsense. 1/ 🧵
This is utter nonsense. 1/ 🧵
Wrapping up 3MSP on a hopeful note! In the midst of a relentless news cycle, the TPNW represents a positive vision for the future. Heading back to DC energized by the many conversations with people in this community who work on change every day!
March 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Wrapping up 3MSP on a hopeful note! In the midst of a relentless news cycle, the TPNW represents a positive vision for the future. Heading back to DC energized by the many conversations with people in this community who work on change every day!
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The way we talk about nukes matters.
Join NTI & @ploughshares.bsky.social on Monday, March 17 for the launch of a new report that provides a practical guide to shifting the narrative on nuclear weapons.
Learn more & RSVP:
Join NTI & @ploughshares.bsky.social on Monday, March 17 for the launch of a new report that provides a practical guide to shifting the narrative on nuclear weapons.
Learn more & RSVP:
Rewriting the Narrative on Nuclear Weapons
Join NTI and Ploughshares on Monday, March 17 from 12:30 – 2 pm ET for the launch of Rewriting the Narrative on Nuclear Weapons, a practical guide to reversing the prevailing deterrence-based…
buff.ly
March 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The way we talk about nukes matters.
Join NTI & @ploughshares.bsky.social on Monday, March 17 for the launch of a new report that provides a practical guide to shifting the narrative on nuclear weapons.
Learn more & RSVP:
Join NTI & @ploughshares.bsky.social on Monday, March 17 for the launch of a new report that provides a practical guide to shifting the narrative on nuclear weapons.
Learn more & RSVP:
This morning’s panel moderated by Melissa Parke on the fallacy of limited nuclear war 👏 Nick Ritchie: “The risk of nuclear violence is an essential feature, not a flaw, of nuclear deterrence.”
March 4, 2025 at 8:44 PM
This morning’s panel moderated by Melissa Parke on the fallacy of limited nuclear war 👏 Nick Ritchie: “The risk of nuclear violence is an essential feature, not a flaw, of nuclear deterrence.”
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This is the last week to respond to the UN’s call for scientists for its Panel on Nuclear War Effects.
🗓️ Nominations due 1 March
💻 Apply here disarmament.unoda.org/panel-on-the...
We encourage all qualified individuals to apply to make a significant contribution to arms control prospects
🗓️ Nominations due 1 March
💻 Apply here disarmament.unoda.org/panel-on-the...
We encourage all qualified individuals to apply to make a significant contribution to arms control prospects
February 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
This is the last week to respond to the UN’s call for scientists for its Panel on Nuclear War Effects.
🗓️ Nominations due 1 March
💻 Apply here disarmament.unoda.org/panel-on-the...
We encourage all qualified individuals to apply to make a significant contribution to arms control prospects
🗓️ Nominations due 1 March
💻 Apply here disarmament.unoda.org/panel-on-the...
We encourage all qualified individuals to apply to make a significant contribution to arms control prospects
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After the UNGA’s vote to establish an independent Scientific Panel on the Effects of Nuclear War, the UN is now seeking 21 leading scientists to contribute to this critical effort.
February 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
After the UNGA’s vote to establish an independent Scientific Panel on the Effects of Nuclear War, the UN is now seeking 21 leading scientists to contribute to this critical effort.
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Russia issued a new nuclear policy document. Here is an illustration of the changes between the 2020 and 2024 texts relating to the conditions under which Russia might use nuclear weapons. I think its old wine in a new bottle.
November 20, 2024 at 12:32 AM
Russia issued a new nuclear policy document. Here is an illustration of the changes between the 2020 and 2024 texts relating to the conditions under which Russia might use nuclear weapons. I think its old wine in a new bottle.
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we're hiring. come be the voice of NTI and have fun doing it.
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Social Media Associate/Officer
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November 20, 2024 at 4:16 PM
we're hiring. come be the voice of NTI and have fun doing it.
www.nti.org/job-listing/...
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Preventing nuclear use must remain a top priority for leaders❗️Both NWS and NNWS have a role to play. I hope that neither side underestimates the other’s tolerance for risk & the danger of incremental escalation.
The best course of action is to make sure that the use of nuclear weapons is politically impossible. That would require working with a broad range of states to consolidate the message that nuclear threats are inadmissible... 9/
November 21, 2024 at 2:50 AM
Preventing nuclear use must remain a top priority for leaders❗️Both NWS and NNWS have a role to play. I hope that neither side underestimates the other’s tolerance for risk & the danger of incremental escalation.
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The new nuclear "Basic Principles" just dropped (h/t @dvsteff.bsky.social). The key change is that it's the aggression that "poses critical threat to the sovereignty and/or territorial integrity" instead of "puts the very existence of the state in jeopardy" publication.pravo.gov.ru/document/000...
November 19, 2024 at 8:48 AM
The new nuclear "Basic Principles" just dropped (h/t @dvsteff.bsky.social). The key change is that it's the aggression that "poses critical threat to the sovereignty and/or territorial integrity" instead of "puts the very existence of the state in jeopardy" publication.pravo.gov.ru/document/000...
“5 billion people could die from famine and hunger after a nuclear war between the US and Russia.”
January 8, 2024 at 9:50 PM
“5 billion people could die from famine and hunger after a nuclear war between the US and Russia.”
My former @NTI_WMD colleague Ananya Malhotra and I wrote a paper on the global effects of nuclear conflict and their implications for nuclear policy, exploring how findings of nuclear winter were first received in the 80s, and what has or hasn’t changed 👇 #NukeSky
www.nti.org/news/nti-rel...
www.nti.org/news/nti-rel...
NTI Releases New Paper on Global Effects of Nuclear Conflict: Implications for Nuclear Policymaking,...
The paper highlights the need for renewed attention to the catastrophic effects of nuclear conflict as a crucial step toward reducing the risk of nuclear use.
www.nti.org
October 19, 2023 at 7:06 PM
My former @NTI_WMD colleague Ananya Malhotra and I wrote a paper on the global effects of nuclear conflict and their implications for nuclear policy, exploring how findings of nuclear winter were first received in the 80s, and what has or hasn’t changed 👇 #NukeSky
www.nti.org/news/nti-rel...
www.nti.org/news/nti-rel...
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Russia assured CTBTO Executive Director RobFloyd that it "will continue to fully participate in the work being done for the Treaty’s entry into force." t.me/ViennaMissio...
October 11, 2023 at 8:57 AM
Russia assured CTBTO Executive Director RobFloyd that it "will continue to fully participate in the work being done for the Treaty’s entry into force." t.me/ViennaMissio...
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@elenachernenko.bsky.social reports that draft law on de-ratification of the CTBT by Russia has been published. The State Duma will consider it in three readings next week. The bill was signed by 440 deputies out of 450 — a record in the history of the State Duma t.co/U4RNQEF3m4
Монолит под ключ
Под законопроектом о дератификации ДВЗЯИ подписалось рекордное количество депутатов Госдумы
t.co
October 14, 2023 at 3:53 PM
@elenachernenko.bsky.social reports that draft law on de-ratification of the CTBT by Russia has been published. The State Duma will consider it in three readings next week. The bill was signed by 440 deputies out of 450 — a record in the history of the State Duma t.co/U4RNQEF3m4
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The CTBT de-ratification note - "The adoption of this law does not imply the termination or suspension of the CTBT ... It will allow the withdrawal of the ratification letter... Russia will continue to remain a participant of the Treaty with all the rights and obligations arising from it."
October 13, 2023 at 8:04 PM
The CTBT de-ratification note - "The adoption of this law does not imply the termination or suspension of the CTBT ... It will allow the withdrawal of the ratification letter... Russia will continue to remain a participant of the Treaty with all the rights and obligations arising from it."
Looks familiar
October 11, 2023 at 7:56 PM
Looks familiar