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François Diaz-Maurin

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Nuclear editor @thebulletin.org. Fmr MacArthur Found. & Marie S.-Curie fellow @stanfordcisac.bsky.social. Fmr engineer in US/French nuclear ind. 1st gen. Father x3. Kyokushin. Cello. Autism. | Tips: [email protected] signal: francoisdm.21

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Edwin Lyman @nucsafetyucs.bsky.social · 34m

Yesterday an Unusual Event was declared at the South #Texas Project #nuclear plant at 7:11 pm CT after notification of a "credible security threat" (!) Unit 1 was operating at full power an Unit 2 was down. The event lasted over 2 hours. N.B.: this is a rare occurrence.

François Diaz-Maurin @francoisdm.bsky.social · 21h

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Gaza: Hamas mobilises fighters as fears of internal violence mount

Clashes have already taken place between the group and an armed clan in Gaza City.

François Diaz-Maurin @francoisdm.bsky.social · 21h

Hamas deploys armed fighters and police across parts of Gaza

Group targets ‘collaborators and traitors’ in move that raises concerns for disarmament considered crucial to ceasefire deal

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François Diaz-Maurin @francoisdm.bsky.social · 21h

Hamas' deployment of fighters (7,000 according to the BBC) to retake control of the Gaza Strip—on Day 1 of the peace deal—is only proof that the war was useless and that Netanyahu prolonged it only to save himself. @joshuakeating.bsky.social in @vox.com

Trump’s deal could be a win for Netanyahu, whether or not it succeeds.

The Israeli prime minister’s unlikely political survival — and the devastating toll of two years of war.

François Diaz-Maurin @francoisdm.bsky.social · 2d

True, heard it too and it hurts.

François Diaz-Maurin @francoisdm.bsky.social · 7d

Happy to be heading to Little Rock for the @outrider.org Nuclear Reporting Summit this week.

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#nuclearrisk #nuclearweapons #journalism #nukesky

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Sara Goudarzi @saragoud.bsky.social · 10d

The Trump admin’s $100,000 fee on H-1B visa applications and attempt to change the visa program is threatening Silicon Valley’s ability to attract the world’s top talent and may scuttle US AI ambitions touted by the president himself, @jeremyhsu.bsky.social explains in a @thebulletin.org piece.

How Trump’s new H-1B fee will hurt Silicon Valley and AI startups

The Trump administration’s $100,000 fee on H-1B visa applications is threatening Silicon Valley’s ability to attract the world’s top talent.

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François Diaz-Maurin @francoisdm.bsky.social · 11d

🚨 JUST IN: The Saudi-Pakistani ‘strategic mutual defense’ pact is a wake-up call to Washington—and a warning to Israel and Iran, writes @noureid.bsky.social in @thebulletin.org.

#nuclearweapons #Pakistan #SaudiArabia #MiddleEast #deterrence #proliferation #nukesky

The Saudi-Pakistani 'strategic mutual defense' pact that no one saw coming

The Pakistan-Saudi Arabia pact signals Riyadh's discontent with US security guarantees, and its willingness to use strategic ambiguity against Israel and Iran.

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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists @thebulletin.org · 12d

Over the weekend, Britain, France, and Germany—a group known as the E3—triggered the "snapback" of United Nations sanctions on Iran.

This shrinks the possibility of successful diplomacy and fuels escalation, writes @sinatoossi.bsky.social.

Why Europe's snapback gamble against Iran will backfire

European and US officials have said that diplomacy remains an option. But Europe's "snapback" of UN sanctions on Iran shrinks the possibility of successful diplomacy and fuels escalation.

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François Diaz-Maurin @francoisdm.bsky.social · 13d

🚨 On Wednesday, the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant was still supplied with electricity by diesel generators, a week after being cut off from power reportedly because of Russian shelling. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called the situation at Zaporizhzhia "a threat to everyone."

From Zaporizhzhia to Natanz, nuclear piracy is equally dangerous—and illegal

On Wednesday, the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant was still supplied with electricity by diesel generators, a week after being cut off from power reportedly because of Russian shelling. Ukrainian Pre...

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François Diaz-Maurin @francoisdm.bsky.social · 13d

🚨 JUST IN: Existing international humanitarian law prohibiting attacks against nuclear facilities has proven to be a fragile bulwark in Ukraine and Iran. The UN needs reform, @alialkis.bsky.social argues in @thebulletin.org.

#Zaporizhzhia #nuclear #safety #Iran #Natanz #nukesky

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François Diaz-Maurin @francoisdm.bsky.social · 13d

🚨 JUST IN: European and US officials have said that diplomacy remains an option. But Europe's "snapback" of UN sanctions on Iran shrinks the possibility of successful diplomacy and fuels escalation, writes Sina Toossi (@sinatoossi.bsky.social).

#nuclearweapons #Iran #E3 #Europe #sanctions #nukesky

Why Europe's snapback gamble against Iran will backfire

European and US officials have said that diplomacy remains an option. But Europe's "snapback" of UN sanctions on Iran shrinks the possibility of successful diplomacy and fuels escalation.

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François Diaz-Maurin @francoisdm.bsky.social · 13d

🚨 JUST IN: Existing international humanitarian law prohibiting attacks against nuclear facilities has proven to be a fragile bulwark in Ukraine and Iran. The UN needs reform, @alialkis.bsky.social argues in @thebulletin.org.

#Zaporizhzhia #nuclear #safety #Iran #Natanz #nukesky

François Diaz-Maurin @francoisdm.bsky.social · 13d

🚨 On Wednesday, the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant was still supplied with electricity by diesel generators, a week after being cut off from power reportedly because of Russian shelling. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called the situation at Zaporizhzhia "a threat to everyone."

From Zaporizhzhia to Natanz, nuclear piracy is equally dangerous—and illegal

On Wednesday, the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant was still supplied with electricity by diesel generators, a week after being cut off from power reportedly because of Russian shelling. Ukrainian Pre...

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François Diaz-Maurin @francoisdm.bsky.social · 13d

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François Diaz-Maurin @francoisdm.bsky.social · 13d

🚨 JUST IN: European and US officials have said that diplomacy remains an option. But Europe's "snapback" of UN sanctions on Iran shrinks the possibility of successful diplomacy and fuels escalation, writes Sina Toossi (@sinatoossi.bsky.social).

#nuclearweapons #Iran #E3 #Europe #sanctions #nukesky

Why Europe's snapback gamble against Iran will backfire

European and US officials have said that diplomacy remains an option. But Europe's "snapback" of UN sanctions on Iran shrinks the possibility of successful diplomacy and fuels escalation.

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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists @thebulletin.org · 13d

"There's just a handful of bad actors right now that are trying to prevent meaningful progress on climate, and unfortunately the United States now happens to be one of them." — @michaelemann.bsky.social.

Michael Mann, on how the second US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement may alter the world’s climate change landscape

The green energy transition will continue despite United States roadblocks, because "what's going to determine the trajectory of clean energy is not about the US in isolation. It's also about what’s happening in other countries [...]"

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François Diaz-Maurin @francoisdm.bsky.social · 14d

🚨 JUST IN: The intellectual debates and personal dynamics that unfolded during a 1984 retreat in Big Sky, Montana, defined the US nuclear policy and shaped the agreements that would help end the Cold War, Fen Hampson (@fenhampson.bsky.social) writes.

#nuclearweapons #ColdWarHistory #nukesky

The untold story of a 1984 Montana retreat that shaped US nuclear policy for decades

The intellectual debates and personal dynamics that unfolded in Big Sky, Montana defined the nuclear policy discussions of the 1980s and shaped the agreements that would help end the Cold War.

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Jon B. Wolfsthal 🤯 @jonatomic.bsky.social · 14d

Fascinating. #nuclear

François Diaz-Maurin @francoisdm.bsky.social · 14d

🚨 JUST IN: The intellectual debates and personal dynamics that unfolded during a 1984 retreat in Big Sky, Montana, defined the US nuclear policy and shaped the agreements that would help end the Cold War, Fen Hampson (@fenhampson.bsky.social) writes.

#nuclearweapons #ColdWarHistory #nukesky

The untold story of a 1984 Montana retreat that shaped US nuclear policy for decades

The intellectual debates and personal dynamics that unfolded in Big Sky, Montana defined the nuclear policy discussions of the 1980s and shaped the agreements that would help end the Cold War.

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François Diaz-Maurin @francoisdm.bsky.social · 14d

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François Diaz-Maurin @francoisdm.bsky.social · 14d

🚨 JUST IN: The intellectual debates and personal dynamics that unfolded during a 1984 retreat in Big Sky, Montana, defined the US nuclear policy and shaped the agreements that would help end the Cold War, Fen Hampson (@fenhampson.bsky.social) writes.

#nuclearweapons #ColdWarHistory #nukesky

The untold story of a 1984 Montana retreat that shaped US nuclear policy for decades

The intellectual debates and personal dynamics that unfolded in Big Sky, Montana defined the nuclear policy discussions of the 1980s and shaped the agreements that would help end the Cold War.

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Jessica McKenzie @jessimckenzi.bsky.social · 14d

In the event of a shutdown, the Office of Management and Budget is recommending reductions in force (layoffs) for “all employees” in all “programs, projects, or activities” that are “not consistent with the President’s priorities.”

What does that mean for US Earth and climate science?

‘Wholesale destruction’: Government shutdown or not, critical science programs are at risk

The Trump administration has proposed devastating cuts to federal Earth and climate science programs, and a government shutdown could give them an opportunity to begin implementing those cuts.

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Jessica McKenzie @jessimckenzi.bsky.social · 14d

Earlier this year the president proposed cutting NASA’s budget by 24 percent, the clearest indication of his priorities going into a possible shutdown. Funding for Earth science programs specifically would be cut by MORE THAN HALF.

These are some of the satellite & space instrument missions at risk

NASA missions at risk under the Trump administration

The Trump administration has proposed cancelling more than 40 NASA missions, including at least 14 Earth science missions.

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François Diaz-Maurin @francoisdm.bsky.social · 14d

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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists @thebulletin.org · 17d

Extending the New START nuclear arms control treaty by a year, even informally, would be a security and diplomatic win for the United States, writes @jonatomic.bsky.social. ⬇️

Why President Trump should put off the new nuclear arms race for one more year

New START "was negotiated in 2010 and is set to expire in February of next year. After it expires, there will be no restrictions on the number and types of nuclear weapons that those two countries can build and deploy."

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