My book Weapons in Space: Technology, Politics, and the Rise and Fall of the Strategic Defense Initiative (MIT Press) is now available for pre-order on Amazon! shorturl.at/oACG1

Excellent new article from Dr. Olamide Samuel and Andrew Futter - "Simply assuming that all states within the global nuclear order have homogeneous views and goals is to fall into the trap of the dominant orthodoxy and discourse."

The website European Research Council (ERC) project RITUAL DETERRENCE hosted at Department of Political Science, UCPH is now live: ritualdeterrence.eu. A warm welcome on board to the project team starting next week: Mariia Vladymyrova Cameron Hunter Thomas Fraise. Here's to exciting discoveries together!

ICYMI - Kelsey D. Atherton's fantastic write-up of recent attempts to integrate AI into the military 👇 thedailybeast.com/the-militarys-…

Fantastic paper with a friendly video summary - and essential reading for anyone interested in nuclear or environmental politics

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I enjoyed speaking with @Vox about my research on eschatology, politics and Silicon Valley. vox.com/the-highlight/…

++Job Call++ Are you a 'China hand'? Interested in WMD, emerg. tech, strategic stability, arms control, deterrence, great power competition, Indo-Pacific? Wanna work with us IFSH Hamburg for the next 3 years in an intl. environment? Apply before Oct. 18 ifsh.de/en/institute/v…

Does China’s accelerated expansion of its nuclear arsenal represent a shift in China’s nuclear strategy and doctrine? Come and watch Tong ZHAO and Dr. Fiona Cunningham join the #ChinaPower conference to discuss this question and more. Register: bit.ly/cpp_debate2023

Outstanding workshop and a privilege to be able to learn from an intimidatingly stellar advisory board. The smørrebrød was also a welcome addition 😀