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Jonathan Tirone
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Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Still watching the IAEA Watchers in Vienna; Bloomberg muckracker; Truffle cultivator
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Jonathan Tirone @virtualnomad.bsky.social · Jul 3
Nice overview by @james_acton32 on straight-forward magnesio-thermic-reduction process. Tiresome to hear Western officials perpetually underestimate #Iran #nuclear #engineering talent via @ArmsControlWonk
armscontrolwonk.com/archive/1220...

Here's how a so-called "bomb-reactor" kit looks:
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Jonathan Tirone @virtualnomad.bsky.social · 5d
When you’re in a bubble, keep blowing…
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Akshat Rathi @akshatrathi.bsky.social · 5d
You must be joking. www.ft.com/content/5ba8...
US rush to expand LNG exports heightens fears of global gas glut
Shell and TotalEnergies voice oversupply concerns as US companies race to build more terminals
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Jonathan Tirone @virtualnomad.bsky.social · 14d
The race to become the next #UN secretary-general shaping up to be one of the most unusual in recent memory 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Nuclear Chief Pursues Trump’s MAGA Support for UN Top Job
IAEA head Rafael Mariano Grossi is first to declare his candidacy for secretary-general and he’s using his clout to win over Washington.
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Jonathan Tirone @virtualnomad.bsky.social · 28d
The nuclear industry will continue generating about 10% of global power in 2050 and declare mission accomplished
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Akshat Rathi @akshatrathi.bsky.social · 28d
10. The US will not be able to build a significant domestic solar supply chain before 2035, but it will continue to try.
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Jonathan Tirone @virtualnomad.bsky.social · 28d
IAEA officials convening at Wednesday’s board meeting in Vienna are expected to welcome the Iran agreement without immediately pausing the move to snap back penalties, according to the diplomats.

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Iran Steps Back From the Brink With UN Atomic Watchdog Deal
Iran took a step toward breaking the impasse with United Nations inspectors over access to its nuclear facilities, with a top-level meeting in Cairo yielding the groundwork for a return of monitors po...
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Jonathan Tirone @virtualnomad.bsky.social · Jul 3
Nice overview by @james_acton32 on straight-forward magnesio-thermic-reduction process. Tiresome to hear Western officials perpetually underestimate #Iran #nuclear #engineering talent via @ArmsControlWonk
armscontrolwonk.com/archive/1220...

Here's how a so-called "bomb-reactor" kit looks:
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Jonathan Tirone @virtualnomad.bsky.social · Jun 15
With heavily-fortified #uranium #enrichment halls intact, wrecking the front end of #Iran's #nuclear fuel cycle may be the best #Israel can hope for absent significant escalation #OOTT www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Critical Damage Dealt to Key Iranian Nuclear Site, IAEA Says
Israeli airstrikes dealt critical damage to a key Iranian nuclear facility during weekend airstrikes, according to the United Nations atomic watchdog, likely setting back the Islamic Republic’s uraniu...
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Jonathan Tirone @virtualnomad.bsky.social · Jun 5
Diplomats tell me the only thing more surprising than #Iran getting its hands on highly-classified #IAEA data is that
@rafaelmgrossi admitted his #nuclear safeguards systems proved fallible by being penetrated. via @BloombergNRG &
@bpolitics #OOTT www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Iran Escalates IAEA Feud After ‘Slanderous’ Espionage Assertion
Iran is escalating its fight with the United Nations nuclear watchdog, accusing its inspectors of slander and presenting sloppy evidence, according to a legal brief compiled by the Islamic Republic an...
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Jonathan Tirone @virtualnomad.bsky.social · Mar 26
Our scoop, in which the global food chain meets Russia’s military industrial complex
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Russian Explosive Makers Use Fertilizer Firms to Blunt Sanctions
Russia is scheduled to receive deliveries of chemical ingredients critical to the manufacture of explosives, ordered from fertilizer companies that have largely escaped international sanctions, accord...
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Jonathan Tirone @virtualnomad.bsky.social · Mar 16
Visited with legendary #AI pioneer @hochreitersepp.bsky.social at #JKULinz. We discussed the efficiency of #xLSTM against #GPT and why AI's future may be located on the edge of networks, rather than in centralised data centres via @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Pioneer Wants Europe to Forge Its Own Nimbler Way Forward
One belief underlying the power-hungry approach to machine learning advanced by OpenAI and Mistral AI is that an artificial intelligence model must review its entire dataset before spitting out new in...
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Jonathan Tirone @virtualnomad.bsky.social · Mar 7
The erosion of non-proliferation norms, with more countries talking openly about breaking the #nuclear taboo has the #IAEA's attention. DG Rafael Mariano Grossi told @bloomberg.com that Donald Trump has a chance to turn the trend around

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Nuclear Watchdog Warns of Growing Risk of Arms Race in Trump Era
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says more countries are considering whether they need their own deterrent.
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Jonathan Tirone @virtualnomad.bsky.social · Feb 26
Despite HEU inventory surging >50% in the last three months, IAEA inspectors have high confidence they can detect any potential Iranian diversion within days www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Iran’s Uranium Stocks Have Surged Since Trump’s Return to Office
Iran’s stockpile of uranium enriched near the level needed for nuclear weapons surged more than 50% in the last three months, defying mounting pressure on the Islamic Republic to curb its atomic activ...
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Jonathan Tirone @virtualnomad.bsky.social · Feb 5
Can players go from barbarism to decadence without building a civilization in between?
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Andrew Facini @andrewfacini.com · Feb 5
Civilization VII launches tonight! 🤓 It's exciting bc there's a new game mechanic where civilizations collapse periodically no matter what you do and there's a whole crisis thing. Imagine living through something like that???
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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · Jan 24
"Vienna’s reaction has been to accelerate an audacious, long-term plan to sustainably secure winter warmth for its two million inhabitants, by growing what is already one of Europe’s biggest district-heating networks." www.bloomberg.com/news/feature... by @virtualnomad.bsky.social 🔌💡
Vienna Embraces Heat Pumps to Ditch Russian Gas
The Austrian capital has a $21 billion plan to end its dependence on imported natural gas with heat pumps, boreholes and energy efficiency.
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Jonathan Tirone @virtualnomad.bsky.social · Jan 21
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Iran Needs to Strike Nuclear Understanding With Trump, IAEA Says
Iran needs to reach an understanding over its atomic activity with the administration of Donald Trump in order to avoid being dragged into another military conflict in the Middle East, according to th...
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Zoe Schneeweiss @zschneeweiss.bsky.social · Jan 16
Austria’s Far Right targets climate in €6.4 billion savings plan bloomberg.com/news/article... via @virtualnomad.bsky.social
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Zoe Schneeweiss @zschneeweiss.bsky.social · Jan 13
Austria’s far-right Freedom Party eyes €6.3 billion budget cut to avoid EU probe www.bloomberg.com/news/article... via @virtualnomad.bsky.social
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Hans Kristensen @nukestrat.bsky.social · Jan 10
Air bubbles trapped in ice cores from Antarctica show that greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere today are 50% above the highest levels seen over the last 800,000 years. apnews.com/article/anta...

So here comes drill-baby-drill Trump to weaken pollution regulations.
Scientists drill nearly 2 miles down to pull 1.2 million-year-old ice core from Antarctic
An international team of scientists announced Thursday they’ve successfully drilled one of the oldest ice cores yet, penetrating nearly 2 miles (2.8 kilometers) to Antarctic bedrock to reach ice they ...
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Jonathan Tirone @virtualnomad.bsky.social · Jan 7
Whenever I hear #Austria’s Herbert Kickl appeal to a return to “normal,” I think about the “pathology of normalcy” that Erich Fromm described in his 1991 book by the same name.

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Austria’s Far-Right Chancellor-in-Waiting Is a Canny Provocateur
Herbert Kickl, the conservative-nationalist tasked this week with forming Austria’s next government, is at once one of the most admired and loathed politicians in the country’s post-World War II histo...
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Jonathan Tirone @virtualnomad.bsky.social · Jan 5
One of #Austrian politics most divisive figures is getting a historic chance to rule. More via @Bloomberg

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Austria’s Nationalist Right Closer to Power After Firewall Fails
Austria’s anti-immigrant Freedom Party crept closer to appointing its first chancellor after receiving an invitation by the nation’s president to discuss forming a government.
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