hey quick question, am I having a stroke

I like to imagine that Austrian diplomats felt the same way this week when they won the security council seat over Germany as Switzerland felt this magic night in 2021.

Hi @atomicbell.bsky.social. I saw a strange comment by you in global dispatches where you say that three states are in violation of the TPNW. Can you tell me which ones? And which provisions of the TPNW they are in violation of? It would be great if you could back such drastic claim up with evidence

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Bioweapons: what the world got right, and what comes next. In 1975, the world did something remarkable: it banned an entire category of weapons of mass destruction. No biological weapon has been used in war since. But the risks are growing, the technology is changing, and the work is far from over.

i just realized that the npt starts on monday. I didn’t think it was possible to care less about a review conference than I did in 2022 but here we are, i care less. What’s your prediction for the RevCon? No outcome or outcome that says nothing?

Let me be controversial for a minute but all Americans are responsible for this. Your country is the biggest threat to the peace & security of the rest of the world right now. Out of all nations in the world, the US cause the most harm & suffering to people outside its borders now

I’ve recieved many messages today, asking if I think he’ll use nuclear weapons. Someone said “what if today is the last day before nuclear war starts?” And all I can think of is that we don’t actually have to live like this. We don’t have to let anyone have the power to end the world

How does it feel to spend years trying to bring 190 governments to get an agreement and then fail? In the second episode of #SummitTalks, I talk to Ecuadorian ambassador Luis Vayas Valdivieso about his role as chair of the plastic treaty negotiations.

We’re announcing round 2 of our challenging nuclear deterrence grants. We’re looking for creative and innovative projects to be carried out this year and can provide up to 40’000 CHF in funding. You can see the call for proposals here: lexinternational.org/call-for-pro...

s international law failing? I’m launching a new project where I take experts on a hike in the mountains to discuss weapons & war, environment, health & other big global issues. Subscribe to our new channel and watch the first episode tomorrow youtu.be/xnhFjIvlZok?...

So, if French nuclear umbrella is supposed to replace US nuclear umbrella, does that mean we have to believe that France would be more likely to use weapons of mass destruction on civilian populations than United States?

Ridiculous waste of money that could be used on real defense instead of symbolic posturing that just encourages more threats and instability.

Ahead of Macrons speech today where he will present his case for a European nuclear umbrella, I think it’s good to highlight that the French people think Switzerland, a non nuclear armed, non Nato state, is safer from war than France.

I don't know, maybe it's because I'm a big Carl Sagan fan but I'm super dismayed out how many people these days seem to think that Nuclear Weapons are fine. And not, you know, a completely insane way for us all to live.

Nordic nukes? A French nuclear umbrella? If you scan the headlines, you might think that EVERYONE wants nuclear weapons these days. But that’s not the full story. Here’s a paper by Lex that highlights a counter trend, a stronger rejection of nuclear deterrence lexinternational.org/wp-content/u...

Given this week’s news about a conflict between Anthropic & Pentagon over using Claude in all kinds of military operations, this highlights how important it is to get a new treaty on autonomous weapons because we cannot rely on companies doing the right thing. www.newscientist.com/article/2516...

In @nucleartimes.bsky.social, I write about the work to establish an international trust fund for survivors of nuclear detonations, which diplomats aim to do by December. Progress is also happening nationally, as the US & France recently expanded compensation: www.nucleartimes.com/inside-the-e...

At last week's #PlasticsTreaty meeting in Geneva, the world's largest country was outsmarted by one of the smallest. “Are we following Rule 45?” Dennis Clare of Micronesia 🇫🇲 asked, exposing the weakness in Russia’s 🇷🇺 procedural gambit. medium.com/points-of-or...

New START ist Geschichte, während in Europa mal wieder über eigene nukleare Bewaffnung geraunt wird. Zeit, ein paar Sachen klarzustellen. Interview in der @taz.de taz.de/Ende-des-Ato...

How is this guy is even improving my life now? I just want to personally thank every New Yorker who voted for this guy because I’ve been raging about these stupid “resort fees” and mandatory food vouchers and shit for years. ❤️ u mamdani

Is the biggest wave of nuclear proliferation in human history in the room with us?

Ngl, I’m terrified of Donald trumps obsession with the Nobel peace prize. WHAT IF HE INVADES MY HOUSE???

Sometimes I think about how it is still less than two years ago Sweden joined Nato and then I get embarrassed to be from a country with such incredibly bad geopolitical instinct.

“Ameerikkamiuunianngilagut, qallunaajunianngilagut, Kalaaliuniarpugut” (We don’t want to be Americans, we dont want to be Danes, we want to be Greenlanders). Joint statement by ALL political parties in 🇬🇱 parliament calling for US to stop its disregard for its people. dk.siumut.gl/vi-star-samm...

In December, we polled Americans on issues around international law, and 77% of US people said that they would not support their government illegally invading another country — even if it was claimed to be in their security interest. Quite relevant these days! lexinternational.org/internationa...

Yesterday we launched Not Dead Yet, our 2025 report on the state of international law. A huge thanks to Austria, Mexico and South Africa for joining our launch event and giving your different perspectives on the narratives and challenges of international law.

Most of the work we do at Lex is quite discrete, like grant making, retreats & off the record conversations and a few different creative projects. But today we’re launching our first public report, “Not Dead Yet — International Law in an Age of Uncertainty”

“People need to drink more soda” says CEO of soda company. www.politico.eu/article/airb...

Have you noticed that since deciding to join NATO, the Swedish men’s football team has failed to qualify for every single international tournament? COINCIDENCE??

Another part of Project 2025, which Trump disavowed during the campaign, that he's now carrying out. Watchdogs saw that writing on the wall and organized to get Nevada, a swing state, on the record opposing new testing at its historical nuclear test site: inkstickmedia.com/cancer-conta...

Good morning! Seems like Trump says he wants to start nuclear testing again. We don’t quite know what he means with that, but here’s what is really important right now.

Move the UN to Geneva immediately. It has the space, facilities etc.

The comments are so silly. basically 100 versions of “Russia knows we have nukes too!”. It’s fascinating how people just know that Russias nuclear threats won’t work but are convinced that US threats would. If Russias threats are a bluff, the US’s threats are a bluff too, you can’t have it both ways

For any UN or diplomacy nerds, this is fascinating about how the UNEP secretariat undermined the chair and tried to encourage NGOs to get him replaced, maybe because the text was too strong for Saudi Arabia and other oil producing countries?? Cream it!

💣 An excellent analysis of the #PlasticsTreaty 's Whistledown (aka @magnuslovold.bsky.social) of what happened behind the scenes at the end of #INC5.2. Once again, important questions are raised about the role of UNEP, which seems to support a low-ambition treaty #Plastics medium.com/points-of-or...

Nuclear weapons security is deeply trusting; as in we trust our enemies to “do the right thing”. @beafihn.bsky.social of Lex International & @unidir.org talks about news media, public perception, and deterrence.

This weekend in Bosnia, 19 year old Mehmed was killed by a 30 year old landmine. He was tending to his family’s goats, which had wandered into a mined forest. Mehmed wasn’t a soldier. The war ended 30 years ago, 11 years before Mehmed was even born. n1info.ba/english/news...

Marking 80 years since the invention & use of nuclear weapons and their devastating legacy from Hiroshima & Nagasaki to Alamogordo & Congo; we hosted Artists Against the Bomb in Geneva🎨🕊️ With artists, activists, diplomats & all @nuclearban partners, we say: BAN THE BOMB! 🏳️ #nuclearban

Call for proposals: Non-governmental organisations, think tanks, university-based centres, and other legal non-profit entities are welcome to apply for grants for projects that aim to address the security concerns raised by nuclear deterrence policies. lexinternational.org/call-for-pro...

I saw a TikTok with an American complaining that Serie A wasn’t promoting its “product” to tv viewers like him enough, that their marketing & stadiums are not attractive for a US tv audience that might want to become fans and I’ve never been more provoked in my entire life.

Last week, Marseille joined ICAN Cities Appeal. The city supports the #TPNW and calls on France to join it. The French government is one of the most stubborn opponents of the TPNW, yet the 3 largest cities Paris, Marseille and Lyon (and 95 others) supports it. Allez!!

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is a Frankenstein's Monster of corporate consultants, the Israeli government and for-profit mercenary companies. It is not a bona fide aid organization, but another tool of Israel's effort to forcibly displace the people of Gaza. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Very important article as landmines are unfortunately back on the agenda again.

Good to see the UNSG appointing 21 members of the UN scientific panel of experts on nuclear war. Really great, diverse group with significant expertise in the medical, environmental and societal consequences of nuclear weapons use. press.un.org/en/2025/dc39...

🚨 JUST IN: Military-trained Americans’ trust in the president’s nuclear launch authority dropped during Iran Crisis. Here’s why it matters. By @charlicarpenter.bsky.social, Grace Bernheart, Joseph Mara, and Fatima Zahra Marashi In @thebulletin.org thebulletin.org/2025/07/mili... #nukesky

My latest in @postopinions.bsky.social - the 5th installment of our @scientistsorg.bsky.social series "The Next Nuclear Age" How a president might come to launch a nuclear strike Massive thanks to @sebphilippe.bsky.social for helping us model what a nuclear attack on DC might look like ⬇️⬇️

Bombing Iran is illegal under international law, and anyone who isn’t condemning the US and Israeli attacks on Iran are contributing to a more unsafe and unstable world.

"Three minutes, a football and a biscuit," writes @mknight.bsky.social, a senior research associate at @scientistsorg.bsky.social. "These are all a president of the United States needs to start nuclear war."