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Zoha Naser @zohanaser.bsky.social · 14d

Hooray for new academic journeys!! 🥳
Really excited to be starting my MPhil/PhD in War Studies at @warstudieskcl.bsky.social working on two of my favourite things: space and strategic stability 😌🥳🚀🛰️

Zoha Naser @zohanaser.bsky.social · Jun 22

Missing her

Zoha Naser @zohanaser.bsky.social · Jun 16

Thanks Julia! :) looking forward to your talk and we’ll definitely get that coffee!

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Zoha Naser @zohanaser.bsky.social · Jun 13

Next week I'll be heading to my first ever academic conference at #BISA2025! 🥳
I'll be presenting on info exchange in space at an @astropoliticswg.bsky.social panel, and on state-sponsored attacks on nuclear facilities.

Thank you to @mybisa.bsky.social for the opportunity, SO excited!

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Nick Kodama 🌲👻 @nickkodama.bsky.social · Jun 13

I don't like this new nuclear age. Can we return it?

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Nicole Grajewski @nicolegrajewski.bsky.social · Jun 13

Shamkhani was not a military official (formerly but had no command over forces after transition into political positions), he played a large role in nuclear negotiations. Him and Bagheri are the two most significant kills so far if confirmed.

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Zoha Naser @zohanaser.bsky.social · Jun 11

A really fantastic read, shines some much needed light on the use of Grok + CBRN misinformation!

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists @thebulletin.org · Jun 10

The spread of hearsay about nuclear or other strategic weapons tests is not new—but novel digital technologies have added a new layer of complexity to the grapevine.

"When Grok is wrong: The risks of AI chatbots spreading misinformation in a crisis," by @kjolvegeland.bsky.social.

When Grok is wrong: The risks of AI chatbots spreading misinformation in a crisis

Grok’s answer to a question of whether the May 12 seismic event in Pakistan could be from an underground nuclear test was probably harmless. But it shows how AI chatbots could spread nuclear misinform...

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Zoha Naser @zohanaser.bsky.social · May 22

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Zoha Naser @zohanaser.bsky.social · May 22

🎉 Our new journal article on #counterfeit items in the nuclear supply chain is finally out! The paper seeks to illuminate the risk counterfeit items pose not only to #nuclearsafety, but also #nuclearsecurity, building on research we conducted for an IAEA CRP.

Read it here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...

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Zoha Naser @zohanaser.bsky.social · May 15

This interview built on our recent article published in @ecprtheloop.bsky.social! If you haven't had a chance to read it yet, you can do so here: theloop.ecpr.eu/saudi-arabia...

☢️ Saudi Arabia’s nuclear prospects in an era of strategic competition

Saudi Arabia faces an existential threat from a potentially proliferating Iran and an unpredictable ally in the Trump administration. Zoha Naser and Sarah Tzinieris explore how the country is carefull...

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Zoha Naser @zohanaser.bsky.social · May 15

It was a real pleasure to be invited on to BBC News to discuss the research @sarahtzinieris.bsky.social and I have been conducting on Saudi Arabia's nuclear prospects and Trump's recent visit to Riyadh.

Catch the interview here: bit.ly/4jXjkuJ

@cssskings.bsky.social @warstudieskcl.bsky.social

A screenshot of a BBC News Interview. On the left hand side of the screen is the speaker. On the right hand side, an image of President Donald Trump and a Saudi official.

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Zoha Naser @zohanaser.bsky.social · May 13

Ahead of Trump's visit to Riyadh today, check out our brief on the prospect of a US-KSA nuclear deal and how Saudi is balancing its nuclear prospects and geopolitical relations with Washington and Beijing ⬇️

Thanks to @ecprtheloop.bsky.social for the opportunity to comment!

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The Loop @ecprtheloop.bsky.social · May 13

☢️ #NuclearPolitics No.5
Saudi Arabia faces an existential threat from Iran and an unpredictable ally in the Trump administration.
⚖️ @zohanaser.bsky.social and Sarah Tzinieris explore how the country is weighing up its strategic partnerships as it pursues a civil nuclear programme.
👉 bit.ly/4391y0c

☢️ Saudi Arabia’s nuclear prospects in an era of strategic competition

Saudi Arabia faces an existential threat from a potentially proliferating Iran and an unpredictable ally in the Trump administration. Zoha Naser and Sarah Tzinieris explore how the country is carefull...

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Hector Diaz @iamhectordiaz.com · May 8

A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · May 7

Vance: "Which regime in the world has civil nuclear power and enrichment without having a nuclear weapon? The answer is - no one."

Germany, Netherlands, Brazil and Japan all have civil nuclear power and the ability to enrich uranium. None have nuclear weapons.

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Zoha Naser @zohanaser.bsky.social · Apr 30

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Zoha Naser @zohanaser.bsky.social · Apr 30

🚨 Our paper exploring the relationship between AI, nuclear security and counterfeiting in the supply chain is now out!

This paper was part of a wider project on AI and the nuclear supply chain by the VCDNP.

Read it (and the other amazing papers in the series) here: vcdnp.org/expert-paper...

Expert Papers: Nuclear Security and the Nuclear Supply Chain in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

The VCDNP has published three new papers by nuclear and cyber security experts to map and respond to changes in civil nuclear, triggered by the dawn of the AI age. They provide useful information for ...

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Zoha Naser @zohanaser.bsky.social · Apr 25

First post! My new article with my colleague Dr Sarah Tzinieris is now available to read. We examine how state-sponsored attacks on nuclear facilities can be used as a coercive tool.

#nuclearsecurity

Read it here: www.karveinternational.com/insights/sta...

A Coercive Tool of Statecraft: State-Sponsored Attacks on Civil Nuclear Facilities » Karve

‍In this article Zoha Naser and Sarah Tzinieris highlight that although Russia’s incursion of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is the most dramatic example of a state targeting civil nuclear infra...

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