Alexander Kmentt
@akmentt.bsky.social
Personal account - views are my own
My day-job is Director for Disarmament, Arms Control and Nonproliferation @MFA_Austria
www.treaty-prohibiting-nuclear-weapons.com
My day-job is Director for Disarmament, Arms Control and Nonproliferation @MFA_Austria
www.treaty-prohibiting-nuclear-weapons.com
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In New York for the UNGA First Committee on Disarmament & International Security? Make sure to check out ELN Senior Policy Fellow Julia Berghofer's and ELN Senior Network member @akmentt.bsky.social's side event ⤵️
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October 8, 2025 at 10:49 AM
In New York for the UNGA First Committee on Disarmament & International Security? Make sure to check out ELN Senior Policy Fellow Julia Berghofer's and ELN Senior Network member @akmentt.bsky.social's side event ⤵️
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Killing machines: how Russia and Ukraine’s race to perfect deadly pilotless drones could harm us all www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Killing machines: how Russia and Ukraine’s race to perfect deadly pilotless drones could harm us all
Cheap, scalable and highly autonomous, these weapons are developing quickly – and experts say they should prompt a global rethink about security
www.theguardian.com
June 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Killing machines: how Russia and Ukraine’s race to perfect deadly pilotless drones could harm us all www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
my very special memory of #PopeFrancis
Always a very strong voice against #nuclearweapons and the need to move away from #nucleardeterrence
"A world free from nuclear weapons is both necessary and possible"
#RIP
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Always a very strong voice against #nuclearweapons and the need to move away from #nucleardeterrence
"A world free from nuclear weapons is both necessary and possible"
#RIP
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April 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
my very special memory of #PopeFrancis
Always a very strong voice against #nuclearweapons and the need to move away from #nucleardeterrence
"A world free from nuclear weapons is both necessary and possible"
#RIP
documents.unoda.org/wp-content/u...
Always a very strong voice against #nuclearweapons and the need to move away from #nucleardeterrence
"A world free from nuclear weapons is both necessary and possible"
#RIP
documents.unoda.org/wp-content/u...
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Als Initiative Demokratische Außenpolitik begrüßen wir die von der öst. Bundesregierung beschlossenen außen- & sicherheitspolitischen Grundsätze.
Lesen Sie hier unser ganzes Statement.
Lesen Sie hier unser ganzes Statement.
April 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Als Initiative Demokratische Außenpolitik begrüßen wir die von der öst. Bundesregierung beschlossenen außen- & sicherheitspolitischen Grundsätze.
Lesen Sie hier unser ganzes Statement.
Lesen Sie hier unser ganzes Statement.
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It was fun to discuss with @akmentt.bsky.social, guided by Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova at VCDNP, the report of the consultative process on security concerns of member states of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons #TPNW. ICYMI: summary and recording are here: vcdnp.org?p=15795
Security Risks Emanating from Nuclear Weapons – A TPNW Perspective
The VCDNP held a webinar discussing the report on articulating security concerns of TPNW States Parties, featuring Ambassador Alexander Kmentt of Austria as presenter and Dr. Oliver Meier of the European Leadership Network as a discussant.
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April 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
It was fun to discuss with @akmentt.bsky.social, guided by Gaukhar Mukhatzhanova at VCDNP, the report of the consultative process on security concerns of member states of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons #TPNW. ICYMI: summary and recording are here: vcdnp.org?p=15795
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Anti-personnel mines don’t bring security—they bring suffering. A new ICRC blog by @corduladroege.bsky.social
& Maya Brehm explores why making exceptions for these weapons is a dangerous mistake.
It's time to prioritize humanity over false promises of safety.
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& Maya Brehm explores why making exceptions for these weapons is a dangerous mistake.
It's time to prioritize humanity over false promises of safety.
blogs.icrc.org/law-and-poli...
Anti-personnel mines: the false promise of security through exceptionalism in war
Efforts to abandon the APMBC challenge fundamental precepts of IHL and undermine essential safeguards for upholding humanity in war.
blogs.icrc.org
April 3, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Anti-personnel mines don’t bring security—they bring suffering. A new ICRC blog by @corduladroege.bsky.social
& Maya Brehm explores why making exceptions for these weapons is a dangerous mistake.
It's time to prioritize humanity over false promises of safety.
blogs.icrc.org/law-and-poli...
& Maya Brehm explores why making exceptions for these weapons is a dangerous mistake.
It's time to prioritize humanity over false promises of safety.
blogs.icrc.org/law-and-poli...
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On Int'l Mine Awareness Day, we reiterate our commitment to end the suffering of victims of anti-personnel mines & cluster munitions. We stand firm on the absolute prohibition of these inhuman weapons. Our support to humanitarian #mineaction incl. victim assistance will continue!
April 4, 2025 at 7:44 AM
On Int'l Mine Awareness Day, we reiterate our commitment to end the suffering of victims of anti-personnel mines & cluster munitions. We stand firm on the absolute prohibition of these inhuman weapons. Our support to humanitarian #mineaction incl. victim assistance will continue!
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Am heutigen #MineAwarenessDay habe ich österreichische Soldaten besucht, die in 🇧🇦 die zivile Minenräumung durch Training unterstützen. Minen töten Zivilisten Jahrzehnte über die Konflikte hinaus und machen Land unnutzbar. Ich werde mich auch weiterhin für das Verbot dieser Waffen einsetzen.
April 4, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Am heutigen #MineAwarenessDay habe ich österreichische Soldaten besucht, die in 🇧🇦 die zivile Minenräumung durch Training unterstützen. Minen töten Zivilisten Jahrzehnte über die Konflikte hinaus und machen Land unnutzbar. Ich werde mich auch weiterhin für das Verbot dieser Waffen einsetzen.
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Devastating developments driven largely by two countries that have not banned antipersonnel landmines – the United States & Russia – are threatening international norms & long-standing working to eradicate these weapons, which predominately harm civilians - @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...
Backsliding on Landmines Endangers Civilian Lives
The International Day for Mine Action on April 4 is a moment to highlight the work of the thousands of deminers around the world who clear and destroy landmines and explosive remnants of war.
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April 2, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Devastating developments driven largely by two countries that have not banned antipersonnel landmines – the United States & Russia – are threatening international norms & long-standing working to eradicate these weapons, which predominately harm civilians - @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...
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I am very much looking forward to this discussion with @akmentt.bsky.social, next Monday, 31 March, 11:00 CEST! Join us, if you are interested in nuclear disarmament, #NPT, or #TPWN. 👇‼️
What security risks do #NuclearWeapons pose from a #TPNW perspective?
Join VCDNP for a webinar with Amb. @akmentt.bsky.social
& Dr. @olivermeier.bsky.social presenting findings from the TPNW consultative process.
📅 31 March 2025
🕚 11:00 CEST
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/v84fksbs
#EUNPDC
Join VCDNP for a webinar with Amb. @akmentt.bsky.social
& Dr. @olivermeier.bsky.social presenting findings from the TPNW consultative process.
📅 31 March 2025
🕚 11:00 CEST
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/v84fksbs
#EUNPDC
Security Risks Emanating from Nuclear Weapons: A TPNW Perspective
The Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP) cordially invites you to attend a webinar presenting the report on “Articulating the Security Concerns of TPNW States Parties," which wi...
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March 24, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I am very much looking forward to this discussion with @akmentt.bsky.social, next Monday, 31 March, 11:00 CEST! Join us, if you are interested in nuclear disarmament, #NPT, or #TPWN. 👇‼️
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What security risks do #NuclearWeapons pose from a #TPNW perspective?
Join VCDNP for a webinar with Amb. @akmentt.bsky.social
& Dr. @olivermeier.bsky.social presenting findings from the TPNW consultative process.
📅 31 March 2025
🕚 11:00 CEST
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/v84fksbs
#EUNPDC
Join VCDNP for a webinar with Amb. @akmentt.bsky.social
& Dr. @olivermeier.bsky.social presenting findings from the TPNW consultative process.
📅 31 March 2025
🕚 11:00 CEST
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/v84fksbs
#EUNPDC
Security Risks Emanating from Nuclear Weapons: A TPNW Perspective
The Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP) cordially invites you to attend a webinar presenting the report on “Articulating the Security Concerns of TPNW States Parties," which wi...
tinyurl.com
March 24, 2025 at 12:50 PM
What security risks do #NuclearWeapons pose from a #TPNW perspective?
Join VCDNP for a webinar with Amb. @akmentt.bsky.social
& Dr. @olivermeier.bsky.social presenting findings from the TPNW consultative process.
📅 31 March 2025
🕚 11:00 CEST
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/v84fksbs
#EUNPDC
Join VCDNP for a webinar with Amb. @akmentt.bsky.social
& Dr. @olivermeier.bsky.social presenting findings from the TPNW consultative process.
📅 31 March 2025
🕚 11:00 CEST
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/v84fksbs
#EUNPDC
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“We are not passively awaiting justice; we are actively demanding it.” Very happy that the inspiring work of affected communities, parliamentarians and diplomats in support of the TPNW is picked up @theguardian.com . @nuclearban.bsky.social @jonletman.bsky.social
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‘Never forget’: Pacific countries remember nuclear test legacy as weapons ban treaty debated
Supporters of the UN treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons gathered this month in New York to call for wider ratification
www.theguardian.com
March 21, 2025 at 9:04 AM
“We are not passively awaiting justice; we are actively demanding it.” Very happy that the inspiring work of affected communities, parliamentarians and diplomats in support of the TPNW is picked up @theguardian.com . @nuclearban.bsky.social @jonletman.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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Glad to meet CTBTO Executive Secretary Robert Floyd UN Vienna. #Austria stands firm with 187 signatory states to put an end to #nucleartesting. Impressed how #CTBT & its International Monitoring System #IMS contribute to making the world safer! #TsunamiWarning #ClimateResearch
March 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Glad to meet CTBTO Executive Secretary Robert Floyd UN Vienna. #Austria stands firm with 187 signatory states to put an end to #nucleartesting. Impressed how #CTBT & its International Monitoring System #IMS contribute to making the world safer! #TsunamiWarning #ClimateResearch
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This International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness, we must continue to promote the importance of peace through dialogue, ending armed conflicts, and building a world free from the suffering caused by weapons and the threat of nuclear war.
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#3MSP #TPNW
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#3MSP #TPNW
International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness | United Nations
International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness is devoted to educate in the areas of disarmament and non-proliferation, especially with regard to weapons of mass destruction, but al...
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March 5, 2025 at 8:08 AM
This International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness, we must continue to promote the importance of peace through dialogue, ending armed conflicts, and building a world free from the suffering caused by weapons and the threat of nuclear war.
www.un.org/en/observanc...
#3MSP #TPNW
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#3MSP #TPNW
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Full room at the #TPNW #Monitor side event by @bmeia.gv.at, #Ireland and @npaid.bsky.social - a great tool for universalization and implementation and for highlighting dangerous trends: the age of decreasing #nuclear #arsenals is over, as @nukestrat.bsky.social laid out. @akmentt.bsky.social
March 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Full room at the #TPNW #Monitor side event by @bmeia.gv.at, #Ireland and @npaid.bsky.social - a great tool for universalization and implementation and for highlighting dangerous trends: the age of decreasing #nuclear #arsenals is over, as @nukestrat.bsky.social laid out. @akmentt.bsky.social
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Now free access for my article on #autonomousweapons in ArmsControlToday
Why we need urgent regulations for these systems and why geopolitics makes this so difficult at the moment
www.armscontrol.org/act/2025-01/...
@armscontrolnow.bsky.social @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social @futureoflife.org
Why we need urgent regulations for these systems and why geopolitics makes this so difficult at the moment
www.armscontrol.org/act/2025-01/...
@armscontrolnow.bsky.social @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social @futureoflife.org
Geopolitics and the Regulation of Autonomous Weapons Systems | Arms Control Association
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February 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Now free access for my article on #autonomousweapons in ArmsControlToday
Why we need urgent regulations for these systems and why geopolitics makes this so difficult at the moment
www.armscontrol.org/act/2025-01/...
@armscontrolnow.bsky.social @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social @futureoflife.org
Why we need urgent regulations for these systems and why geopolitics makes this so difficult at the moment
www.armscontrol.org/act/2025-01/...
@armscontrolnow.bsky.social @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social @futureoflife.org
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Every human life deserves safety and dignity.
Mirjana Spoljaric, ICRC President, makes an urgent call to make international humanitarian law a political priority 👇🏽
Mirjana Spoljaric, ICRC President, makes an urgent call to make international humanitarian law a political priority 👇🏽
January 29, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Every human life deserves safety and dignity.
Mirjana Spoljaric, ICRC President, makes an urgent call to make international humanitarian law a political priority 👇🏽
Mirjana Spoljaric, ICRC President, makes an urgent call to make international humanitarian law a political priority 👇🏽
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Today, the Bulletin’s Science and Security Board set the #DoomsdayClock at 89 seconds to midnight.
Read the full statement explaining their reasons, concerns, and recommendations: bit.ly/3Eg8S1r
Read the full statement explaining their reasons, concerns, and recommendations: bit.ly/3Eg8S1r
January 29, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Today, the Bulletin’s Science and Security Board set the #DoomsdayClock at 89 seconds to midnight.
Read the full statement explaining their reasons, concerns, and recommendations: bit.ly/3Eg8S1r
Read the full statement explaining their reasons, concerns, and recommendations: bit.ly/3Eg8S1r
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The #DoomsdayClock now stands at 89 seconds to midnight. This means that nuclear risks are higher today than ever! Engagement for #nucleardisarmament remains more important than ever in light of this danger to all humanity.
#TPNW
#TPNW
January 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The #DoomsdayClock now stands at 89 seconds to midnight. This means that nuclear risks are higher today than ever! Engagement for #nucleardisarmament remains more important than ever in light of this danger to all humanity.
#TPNW
#TPNW
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Alles Gute zum 4. Geburtstag!
Atomwaffenverbotsvertrag trat am 22.1.2021 in Kraft. Erinnere mich an coronabedingte, eiskalte, aber nicht weniger herzliche Feier vor den Toren des @bmeia.gv.at ua mit @akmentt.bsky.social, @gwg-mfa.bsky.social, @thomasroithner.bsky.social.
Atomwaffenverbotsvertrag trat am 22.1.2021 in Kraft. Erinnere mich an coronabedingte, eiskalte, aber nicht weniger herzliche Feier vor den Toren des @bmeia.gv.at ua mit @akmentt.bsky.social, @gwg-mfa.bsky.social, @thomasroithner.bsky.social.
January 22, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Alles Gute zum 4. Geburtstag!
Atomwaffenverbotsvertrag trat am 22.1.2021 in Kraft. Erinnere mich an coronabedingte, eiskalte, aber nicht weniger herzliche Feier vor den Toren des @bmeia.gv.at ua mit @akmentt.bsky.social, @gwg-mfa.bsky.social, @thomasroithner.bsky.social.
Atomwaffenverbotsvertrag trat am 22.1.2021 in Kraft. Erinnere mich an coronabedingte, eiskalte, aber nicht weniger herzliche Feier vor den Toren des @bmeia.gv.at ua mit @akmentt.bsky.social, @gwg-mfa.bsky.social, @thomasroithner.bsky.social.
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“Comprehensively regulating #AutonomousWeapons systems requires a holistic approach that integrates international humanitarian law, human rights, ethics, and security considerations.” – @akmentt.bsky.social for @armscontrolnow.bsky.social
🔗 Full article: www.armscontrol.org/act/2025-01/...
🔗 Full article: www.armscontrol.org/act/2025-01/...
January 17, 2025 at 9:25 AM
“Comprehensively regulating #AutonomousWeapons systems requires a holistic approach that integrates international humanitarian law, human rights, ethics, and security considerations.” – @akmentt.bsky.social for @armscontrolnow.bsky.social
🔗 Full article: www.armscontrol.org/act/2025-01/...
🔗 Full article: www.armscontrol.org/act/2025-01/...