Technology and International Security Postdoc @ucigcc | non-res. scholar @JamesMartinCNS | @Wellesley woman, @UNC Tar Heel, @MIIS mafia | mostly nuclear tweets.
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Today is the day! @HannaNotte @PotterCNS @SamAbuJorj 's and my book, Death Dust: The Rise, Decline, and Future of Radiological Weapons, is officially out with @stanfordpress (1/6) sup.org/books/title/?id=3548…
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The @macfound has released the video recording of the capstone event on the Rethinking Nuclear Deterrence Network, feat. @fgiovannini123 @james_acton32 @sbidgood @HerzogSM @JaninaDill and many more X-less colleagues. Check it out: macfound.zoom.us/rec/play/3y…
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Since the end of the Cold War, great powers have become increasingly interested in bolstering alliances at the expense of nonproliferation. What are the implications of this reality? Are there circumstances to revive cooperation?
Join @sbidgood of @UCIGCC, Kazuko Hikawa of @recna2012, & Joelien Pretorius @UWConline at the 2025 Carnegie International Nuclear Policy Conference from April 21-22 in Washington, D.C. as they explore these questions and others during a panel discussion.
Register to attend the conference⬇️ Interested students are also encouraged to explore our Young Professionals Track as well!
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Thrilled to be part of Wednesday's meeting hosted by @ManagingtheAtom on the future of nuclear policy.
Other speakers: Scott Sagan, @Fiona_Cunning, @TeeAndersVolpe, @DrUlrichKuehn, @sbidgood, @RDavisGibbons & more!
Join online at 2pm EST. Register at:
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A huge thanks to Doreen for taking the time to read Death Dust and for her kind words! Be sure to check out her review below and, if this piques your interest, our book, which you can pick up via @stanfordpress 👇
It was a pleasure to review "Death Dust" by @PotterCNS @SamAbuJorj @sbidgood and @HannaNotte for @PSQuarterly. A must-read with tools to make sure radiological weapons remain dust-covered relics of the past.
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So happy to share that I successfully defended my dissertation @DSD_Kings this Thursday! A huge thank you to the many people/places who have been a part of my PhD journey, including my wonderful advisors @heatherwilly , @WQBowen & @LawDavF ; @JamesMartinCNS & @MIIS; & @MIT_SSP .
We are pleased to congratulate the newest PhD in the CNS nuclear family: Dr. Sarah Bidgood @sbidgood. We are very proud of her. @PotterCNS
Thank you so much for highlighting @PotterCNS , @HannaNotte , @SamAbuJorj ‘s and my book! If this recommendation piques your interest, you can pick up a copy on the @stanfordpress website, Amazon, or wherever you buy your books 📚
#summerreading @EgmontInstitute recommendations by @W_Verstraete 👉 ‘Death Dust: The Rise, Decline, and Future of Radiological Weapons Programs’ by William C. Potter, Sarah Bidgood, Samuel Meyer, and Hanna Notte (2024, Stanford University Press) sup.org/books/title/?id=3548…
ICYMI: Last week, @HannaNotte and I hosted @DrUlrichKuehn on Machiavelli in the Ivory Tower. If you're curious about Germany's nuclear Zeitenwende and the state of the debate on nuclear deterrence, then this one's for you. Big thanks, Ulrich, for joining! nonproliferation.org/machiav…
In a new episode of 'Machiavelli in the Ivory Tower' @sbidgood & I host @DrUlrichKuehn for a deep-dive into #Germany's nuclear Zeitenwende
We discuss the current state of play in the German debate on nuclear deterrence from various angles
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My review of this brilliant new book "Death Dust: The Rise, Decline, and Future of Radiological Weapons Programs" has been published by International Affairs @IAJournal_CH My deepest appreciation to the authors, William Potter @PotterCNS, Sarah Bidgood @sbidgood, Samuel Meyer @SamAbuJorj and Hanna Notte @HannaNotte for their significant contribution on the subject.
Folks, get the book and read it! "Death Dust" offers a meticulous and insightful exploration into the radiological weapons programs of key global powers, including Egypt, Iraq, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The authors, William Potter, Sarah Bidgood, Samuel Meyer, and Hanna Notte, delve into the complexities and strategic calculations behind the decision-making processes that led these countries to initially invest in, yet ultimately refrain from deploying radiological weapons. The book effectively addresses a crucial question in international security: despite significant investments in the development and testing of these weapons, why did these states decide against their deployment? This detailed inquiry not only enhances our understanding of the specific dynamics of radiological weapons but also adds depth to the broader discourse on military ethics and security policies.
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So excited to see this capsule review of Death Dust: The Rise, Decline, and Future of Radiological Weapons Programs by @LawDavF appear in @ForeignAffairs ! If this piques your interest, be sure to pick up a copy of our book at @stanfordpress or on Amazon. foreignaffairs.com/reviews/d…
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Event Alert! Join us at the CNS DC office on April 25th at 10 AM for a seminar on the recently published ''Death Dust: The Rise, Decline, and Future of Radiological Weapons Programs” with authors @PotterCNS and @sbidgood.
Co-authored with @SamAbuJorj and @HannaNotte, the book explores both the evolution of radiological weapons and future prospects for their proliferation.
Register here to attend: forms.microsoft.com/r/9MN0iz…
Very proud to be a part of this crack team! ICYMI, check out Jacques Hymans’ review of Death Dust via @HDiplo below, and if this piques your interest, pick up a copy at @stanfordpress or on Amazon.
H-Diplo | RJISSF Review Essay 95: Hymans on Potter, Bidgood, Meyer and Notte's "Death Dust: The Rise, Decline, and Future of Radiological Weapons Programs"
"International security studies literature contains many thorough discussions of terrorists’ potential to acquire radiological “dirty bombs,” but it has mostly ignored the potential of states to do likewise....Now, a crack team of nonproliferation experts led by the indefatigable William Potter has filled this gap in the literature"
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What an enormous honor to have Death Dust reviewed by Jacques Hymans, a scholar whose work I admire so much. Please check it out in @HDiplo at the link below, and pick up a copy of our book at @stanfordpress or on Amazon!
Jacques E.C. Hymans writes in @HDiplo that Death Dust is “a fascinating comparative historical analysis” & calls the authors “a crack team of nonproliferation experts led by the indefatigable William Potter”
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Got a case of the post-eclipse blues? 🌞🌙I have just the treatment: a new episode of Machiavelli in the Ivory Tower! Tune in to hear me and @HannaNotte in conversation with the amazing Rose McDermott: youtube.com/watch?v=-0grd7ee…
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We discuss the psychology of nuclear brinkmanship, how behavioral economics and political psychology can can help us better understand nuclear decision-making in the face of uncertainty, and what all of this means for theory and practice.
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I learned so much from this conversation, and I hope you'll check it out. Watch at the link above or listen on-the-go on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts: open.spotify.com/episode/39R…
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Did you miss us?! After a little break, @HannaNotte and I are BACK with a new episode of Machiavelli in the Ivory Tower. Our guest this time is the terrific @nktpnd talking all things nuclear + North Korea (1/n): podcasters.spotify.com/pod/s…
Come for the stock-taking of Ankit's 2020 book, Kim Jong Un and the Bomb: Survival and Deterrence in North Korea and a discussion of current developments on the Korean Peninsula (2/n)
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Stay for Ankit's take on North Korean cooperation with Russia and the need to treat the DPRK's nuclear program as a risk reduction issue. Full videocast available at the link 📽️. Check it out, and as always, thanks for listening/watching! youtu.be/Xe1oh2T5deI
What an honor! Thank you so much to @ManagingtheAtom for the opportunity to speak about Death Dust: The Rise, Decline, and Future of Radiological weapons (out with @stanfordpress ) and for the great questions and discussion.
