On January 25, 1995, scientists in Norway launched a meteorological research rocket.
It was immediately picked up by Russian early warning systems designed for nuclear weapons.
The incident is important to reflect on today, write Jamie Withorne @jamiewithorne.bsky.social and Raven Witherspoon. ⬇️
Read the latest from our excellent post-doctoral fellow @doyoung-lee.bsky.social!
📢 New article🌟
👤 Do Young Lee (ISV) @doyoung-lee.bsky.social
👉 Why reassuring allies is harder than deterring adversaries in extended deterrence: Evidence from US extended deterrence for South Korea
📖 Published in British Journal of Politics & International Relations.
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/1369...
‼️Last chance to register!
☢️Join us tomorrow at 15 to discuss Strange Stability, Dr Benjamin Wilson's latest book.
📆Register to receive the Zoom link here: www.sv.uio.no/isv/english/...
📆One week from today!
📚Join us for an online seminar discussing Dr. Benjamin Wilson's timely book "Strange Stability."
For more information, and to register to receive the Zoom link, visit 👉 www.sv.uio.no/isv/english/...
❓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/...
📆 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/...
☢️ #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
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.
🚨 Publication alert!
📖 ONP Post-Doctoral Fellow Do Young Lee has recently published on North Korea's evolving nuclear strategy with @tnsr.org
Read more here 👉 tnsr.org/roundtable/n...
📖 ONP is delighted to be featured in the most recent Report of the Secretary-General of the United Nations on Youth, disarmament and non-proliferation.
Learn more about ONP's contributions here 👉 digitallibrary.un.org/record/40866...
🇩🇪 ONP Doctoral Research Fellow @jamiewithorne.bsky.social will be with our friends down in Hamburg, Germany for the next three months! Jamie is a visiting research fellow at IFSH.
Read more: ifsh.de/en/staff/wit...
🌟 Welcome back, everyone! 🌟
A new semester means new opportunities and new connections. We’re excited to kick things off and share updates, resources, and events with you throughout the upcoming year.
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ONP Doctoral Research Fellow @frhoffmann.bsky.social has published a new article in @foreignpolicy.com, examining what a war between NATO and Russia might look like, and what NATO must do to prepare.
The ONP Seminar on European nuclear deterrence with Prof. Mark Bell and ONP Doctoral Research Fellow Fabian Hoffmann is happening tomorrow, 22 April at 15:00 CET / 09:00 ET.
There’s still time to register — sign up here:
t.co/JOm8EdYcnt
Next week Tuesday, 22 April, from 15:00–16:00 CET (09:00–10:00 ET), @marksbell.bsky.social and I will be presenting our ongoing research on European nuclear deterrence in the post-American nuclear age as part of an ONP Seminar.
Sign-up link below.
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Sign up via the following link:
nettskjema.no/a/bellhoffma...
You will receive the Zoom link prior to the event.
Join us for our upcoming online ONP Seminar on the future of European nuclear deterrence.
@marksbell.bsky.social and @frhoffmann.bsky.social will present their research on this topic, followed by a moderated discussion with the audience.
www.sv.uio.no/isv/english/...
Sign-up link below.
Today, we hosted a graduate student symposium to discuss on going academic writing projects.
Thanks for those who attended and for a stimulating conversation!
If you are a student or professional working on nuclear weapons policy and/or nuclear deterrence, or you want to learn more, I highly recommend applying!
ONP Doctoral Research Fellow @frhoffmann.bsky.social, together with @marksbell.bsky.social, has published a new article in Foreign Affairs examining the implications of a U.S. withdrawal from the European continent for European nuclear deterrence.
📆This Thursday (27 March) from kl. 19-20:30, ONP researcher @jamiewithorne.bsky.social will be participating in a panel discussing Trump's nuclear weapon's policy.
☢️The event is in person, at U1, Eilert Sundts Hus, UiO, and hosted by @neitilatomvapen.org
👋We hope to see you there!
📆Reminder: Applications due tomorrow!
Are you a graduate student writing on international relations or security? ONP is hosting an in-person writing workshop 1 April.
👉www.sv.uio.no/isv/english/research/pro...
📆Submissions due in one week!
To support graduate students (both MA and PhD) in refining their work, ONP invites students to participate in an Oslo writing workshop.
Apply www.sv.uio.no/isv/english/...
This is an amazing opportunity to join a vibrant and very timely initiative. Please share with graduate students!
Are you a graduate student writing on international relations or security?
To support graduate students (both MA and PhD) in refining their work, ONP invites you to participate in a writing workshop.
Apply www.sv.uio.no/isv/english/...
The @oslonuclearproject.bsky.social turns 6! As the launch photo shows, we were worried already then about the challenges ahead. But I could not be more proud of what my colleagues have achieved, and what comes next. Thank you to all my colleagues, former and present, for excellence and hard work.
