Aaron Bateman
@aaronbateman.bsky.social
Assist. Prof. of History & Intl Affairs at George Washington U. | Book#1 : Weapons in Space | Book#2 Wiring an Empire (contracted w/ MIT Press) | Picture: NASA ground station, Canberra, Australia
I’m looking forward to giving a talk in Singapore next week on the role of terrestrial space infrastructure in shaping US alliances from the Cold War to today. If you are Singapore based and interested in attending, registration details can be found below:
rsis.edu.sg/event/rsis-s...
rsis.edu.sg/event/rsis-s...
November 3, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I’m looking forward to giving a talk in Singapore next week on the role of terrestrial space infrastructure in shaping US alliances from the Cold War to today. If you are Singapore based and interested in attending, registration details can be found below:
rsis.edu.sg/event/rsis-s...
rsis.edu.sg/event/rsis-s...
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1) ***Announcement***
The new Fall 2025 issue is online!
Read articles by Marc Trachtenberg, @aaronbateman.bsky.social, @ajmount.bsky.social, Dong Jung Kim, and @mikegoldfien.bsky.social
direct.mit.edu/isec/issue
@mitpress.bsky.social @belfercenter.bsky.social
The new Fall 2025 issue is online!
Read articles by Marc Trachtenberg, @aaronbateman.bsky.social, @ajmount.bsky.social, Dong Jung Kim, and @mikegoldfien.bsky.social
direct.mit.edu/isec/issue
@mitpress.bsky.social @belfercenter.bsky.social
Volume 50 Issue 2 | International Security | MIT Press
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October 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
1) ***Announcement***
The new Fall 2025 issue is online!
Read articles by Marc Trachtenberg, @aaronbateman.bsky.social, @ajmount.bsky.social, Dong Jung Kim, and @mikegoldfien.bsky.social
direct.mit.edu/isec/issue
@mitpress.bsky.social @belfercenter.bsky.social
The new Fall 2025 issue is online!
Read articles by Marc Trachtenberg, @aaronbateman.bsky.social, @ajmount.bsky.social, Dong Jung Kim, and @mikegoldfien.bsky.social
direct.mit.edu/isec/issue
@mitpress.bsky.social @belfercenter.bsky.social
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3) “U.S. Space Power and Alliance Dynamics in the Cold War,” by @aaronbateman.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1162/ISEC...
This article is Open Access.
doi.org/10.1162/ISEC...
This article is Open Access.
U.S. Space Power and Alliance Dynamics in the Cold War
Abstract. U.S. space power has long been anchored to terrestrial geography. In the Cold War, the United States depended on a global network of facilities to track and communicate with military, intell...
doi.org
October 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
3) “U.S. Space Power and Alliance Dynamics in the Cold War,” by @aaronbateman.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1162/ISEC...
This article is Open Access.
doi.org/10.1162/ISEC...
This article is Open Access.
I'm pleased to share my open access article in International Security on the role of allies in U.S. space power.
direct.mit.edu/isec/article...
direct.mit.edu/isec/article...
October 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I'm pleased to share my open access article in International Security on the role of allies in U.S. space power.
direct.mit.edu/isec/article...
direct.mit.edu/isec/article...
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"Weapons in Space" by @aaronbateman.bsky.social is a must-read for those wanting to understand the origins of arms control in space - it's now open access! 🏃
Many thanks to @mitpress.bsky.social for generously making the digital version of my book, Weapons in Space, open access! It can be accessed here: direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
Happy #OAWeek! From initiatives like Direct to Open (D2O) and the Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science (OECS), the MIT Press is committed to building a more open & accessible future for academic publishing.
New on our blog, a selection of award-winning books that are accessible to all:
New on our blog, a selection of award-winning books that are accessible to all:
October 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
"Weapons in Space" by @aaronbateman.bsky.social is a must-read for those wanting to understand the origins of arms control in space - it's now open access! 🏃
Many thanks to @mitpress.bsky.social for generously making the digital version of my book, Weapons in Space, open access! It can be accessed here: direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
Happy #OAWeek! From initiatives like Direct to Open (D2O) and the Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science (OECS), the MIT Press is committed to building a more open & accessible future for academic publishing.
New on our blog, a selection of award-winning books that are accessible to all:
New on our blog, a selection of award-winning books that are accessible to all:
October 22, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Many thanks to @mitpress.bsky.social for generously making the digital version of my book, Weapons in Space, open access! It can be accessed here: direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
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Fall 2025 issue preview @intsecurity.bsky.social!
M. Trachtenberg | rules-based international order
@aaronbateman.bsky.social | U.S. space power
@ajmount.bsky.social | conventional deterrence of nuclear use
DJ Kim | clients’ demand evasion
@mikegoldfien.bsky.social | hawks, doves, & rapprochement
M. Trachtenberg | rules-based international order
@aaronbateman.bsky.social | U.S. space power
@ajmount.bsky.social | conventional deterrence of nuclear use
DJ Kim | clients’ demand evasion
@mikegoldfien.bsky.social | hawks, doves, & rapprochement
October 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Fall 2025 issue preview @intsecurity.bsky.social!
M. Trachtenberg | rules-based international order
@aaronbateman.bsky.social | U.S. space power
@ajmount.bsky.social | conventional deterrence of nuclear use
DJ Kim | clients’ demand evasion
@mikegoldfien.bsky.social | hawks, doves, & rapprochement
M. Trachtenberg | rules-based international order
@aaronbateman.bsky.social | U.S. space power
@ajmount.bsky.social | conventional deterrence of nuclear use
DJ Kim | clients’ demand evasion
@mikegoldfien.bsky.social | hawks, doves, & rapprochement
I'm thrilled to have an article in the fall volume of International Security on the role of allies in U.S. space power during the Cold War!
October 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I'm thrilled to have an article in the fall volume of International Security on the role of allies in U.S. space power during the Cold War!
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The IHPST is hiring! Assistant Professor - Philosophy of Science and/or Technology.
jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
Assistant Professor - Philosophy of Science and/or Technology
Assistant Professor - Philosophy of Science and/or Technology
jobs.utoronto.ca
September 8, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The IHPST is hiring! Assistant Professor - Philosophy of Science and/or Technology.
jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
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job alert:
My department is now running a search to fill a newly inaugurated endowed chair in the History of Technology. Please consider applying/share widely. I'm not on the committee, but happy to answer questions or connect you with those who are.
Details here: recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09897
My department is now running a search to fill a newly inaugurated endowed chair in the History of Technology. Please consider applying/share widely. I'm not on the committee, but happy to answer questions or connect you with those who are.
Details here: recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09897
September 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
job alert:
My department is now running a search to fill a newly inaugurated endowed chair in the History of Technology. Please consider applying/share widely. I'm not on the committee, but happy to answer questions or connect you with those who are.
Details here: recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09897
My department is now running a search to fill a newly inaugurated endowed chair in the History of Technology. Please consider applying/share widely. I'm not on the committee, but happy to answer questions or connect you with those who are.
Details here: recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09897
Many thanks to RUSI for hosting me in London to talk about space security and the transatlantic alliance from the Cold War to today
October 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Many thanks to RUSI for hosting me in London to talk about space security and the transatlantic alliance from the Cold War to today
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After a long hiatus, AIP's postdoc position for historians of the physical sciences is back!
3 years, $77,500 per year + benefits. Work in the Washington, DC area, close to Univ of Maryland. Open to US citizens/permanent residents. Apply by Nov. 15! #histsci
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3 years, $77,500 per year + benefits. Work in the Washington, DC area, close to Univ of Maryland. Open to US citizens/permanent residents. Apply by Nov. 15! #histsci
workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...
September 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
After a long hiatus, AIP's postdoc position for historians of the physical sciences is back!
3 years, $77,500 per year + benefits. Work in the Washington, DC area, close to Univ of Maryland. Open to US citizens/permanent residents. Apply by Nov. 15! #histsci
workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...
3 years, $77,500 per year + benefits. Work in the Washington, DC area, close to Univ of Maryland. Open to US citizens/permanent residents. Apply by Nov. 15! #histsci
workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...
Beautiful approach into Heathrow this morning
September 30, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Beautiful approach into Heathrow this morning
At the Elliott School of International Affairs we are searching for a senior scholar (associate or full) of international security who will also be appointed to the Political Science Department. Elliott is a fantastic community. See details below:
www.gwu.jobs/postings/122...
www.gwu.jobs/postings/122...
Associate or Full Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Security studies: The George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs and Department of Political Science invite applications for a full-time, tenured faculty position in securi...
www.gwu.jobs
September 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
At the Elliott School of International Affairs we are searching for a senior scholar (associate or full) of international security who will also be appointed to the Political Science Department. Elliott is a fantastic community. See details below:
www.gwu.jobs/postings/122...
www.gwu.jobs/postings/122...
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Here's a post I've wanted to write up for awhile, tracing the history of the idea of a "Doomsday Machine," from fact to fiction (or maybe it was always, to some degree, fiction): doomsdaymachines.net/p/inventing-...
Inventing the Doomsday Machine
Tracing the idea of a weapon to automatically destroy the world
doomsdaymachines.net
September 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Here's a post I've wanted to write up for awhile, tracing the history of the idea of a "Doomsday Machine," from fact to fiction (or maybe it was always, to some degree, fiction): doomsdaymachines.net/p/inventing-...
I'm happy to share that my second book, Wiring an Empire: Information Networks and U.S. Global Power in the Cold War, is under advance contract with MIT Press.
September 24, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I'm happy to share that my second book, Wiring an Empire: Information Networks and U.S. Global Power in the Cold War, is under advance contract with MIT Press.
From the National Reconnaissance Office "Space Race Wasn't Just about the Moon." Good to see the NRO making its history as the single largest source of U.S. intelligence during the Cold War more accessible
www.youtube.com/shorts/m4f0K...
www.youtube.com/shorts/m4f0K...
Space Race Secrets
YouTube video by National Reconnaissance Office
www.youtube.com
September 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM
From the National Reconnaissance Office "Space Race Wasn't Just about the Moon." Good to see the NRO making its history as the single largest source of U.S. intelligence during the Cold War more accessible
www.youtube.com/shorts/m4f0K...
www.youtube.com/shorts/m4f0K...
Interesting new article in JSS about Norwegian-US nuclear intelligence sharing
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
September 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Interesting new article in JSS about Norwegian-US nuclear intelligence sharing
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
On 3 Oct I'll be in London to give a talk at RUSI about the origins/ evolution of space-based missile defense and its implications for space security and the transatlantic alliance. If you happen to be in London and are interested, the registration details are below:
my.rusi.org/events/the-e...
my.rusi.org/events/the-e...
The Evolution of Weapons in Space: A Conversation with Aaron Bateman
A conversation with Dr Aaron Bateman, exploring his research on the history of accelerating superpower military competition in space during the late Cold War and thereafter.
my.rusi.org
September 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
On 3 Oct I'll be in London to give a talk at RUSI about the origins/ evolution of space-based missile defense and its implications for space security and the transatlantic alliance. If you happen to be in London and are interested, the registration details are below:
my.rusi.org/events/the-e...
my.rusi.org/events/the-e...
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🚨 How & why do nuclear delivery vehicles proliferate? My article on the spread of delivery vehicles is out at Security Studies! #OpenAccess
It explains:
- Why the NPT allows nuclear delivery vehicles to spread
- How did India acquire its #nuclear delivery technology
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
It explains:
- Why the NPT allows nuclear delivery vehicles to spread
- How did India acquire its #nuclear delivery technology
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Explaining the Proliferation of Nuclear Delivery Vehicles
How and why do nuclear delivery vehicles proliferate? This article identifies a permissive environment in the nonproliferation regime shaped by three drivers for proliferation: First, the multipurp...
tandfonline.com
September 5, 2025 at 1:56 PM
🚨 How & why do nuclear delivery vehicles proliferate? My article on the spread of delivery vehicles is out at Security Studies! #OpenAccess
It explains:
- Why the NPT allows nuclear delivery vehicles to spread
- How did India acquire its #nuclear delivery technology
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
It explains:
- Why the NPT allows nuclear delivery vehicles to spread
- How did India acquire its #nuclear delivery technology
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
From a 1978 NDAA authorization hearing, the U.S. Worldwide Military Command and Control System
September 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
From a 1978 NDAA authorization hearing, the U.S. Worldwide Military Command and Control System
I'm thrilled and honored to see that my book, Weapons in Space, has been placed on the Chief of the Air Staff's (U.K. Royal Air Force) 2025 reading list. airspacepower.com/wp-content/u...
August 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I'm thrilled and honored to see that my book, Weapons in Space, has been placed on the Chief of the Air Staff's (U.K. Royal Air Force) 2025 reading list. airspacepower.com/wp-content/u...
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I have a new book coming out this autumn via @mitpress.bsky.social ...details at:
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255348...
#HistSci #Computing #History #Books 🗃️
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255348...
#HistSci #Computing #History #Books 🗃️
June 17, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I have a new book coming out this autumn via @mitpress.bsky.social ...details at:
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255348...
#HistSci #Computing #History #Books 🗃️
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255348...
#HistSci #Computing #History #Books 🗃️
Many thanks to Australia National University for hosting @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social and me in Canberra last week to discuss strategic deterrence from the Cold War to today!
New podcast
How has strategic deterrence evolved from the Cold War to the current era?
@aaronbateman.bsky.social and @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social join @davidmandrews.bsky.social to explore this, with a focus on nuclear weapons, space capabilities and other approaches.
Listen
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How has strategic deterrence evolved from the Cold War to the current era?
@aaronbateman.bsky.social and @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social join @davidmandrews.bsky.social to explore this, with a focus on nuclear weapons, space capabilities and other approaches.
Listen
tinyurl.com/7b4n22fp
August 22, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Many thanks to Australia National University for hosting @fiona-cunningham.bsky.social and me in Canberra last week to discuss strategic deterrence from the Cold War to today!
Found this in the Australian National Archives: message from Sep 1914 that describes when German forces landed on Fanning Island to cut the British Pacific Cable.
August 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Found this in the Australian National Archives: message from Sep 1914 that describes when German forces landed on Fanning Island to cut the British Pacific Cable.