“We didn’t believe that Hamas had this capability, and so we didn’t see it coming.” This security failure should thoroughly studied. This is a good start. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Listening to excellent stories in conversation on Operation Auburn Endeavor. With Petre Mamradze, Matt Bunn, and event co-organizer @nickolasroth.bsky.social@stanleycenter.bsky.social .
Jamie Dimon @jpmorgan “I just would put on your table the most serious thing facing mankind is nuclear proliferation. If we’re not sitting here 100 years from now, it will be nuclear proliferation. It’s not our climate.” www.cnbc.com/2023/10/24/j...
Near the top of the list of countries that should want stronger norms against state and non-state attacks on nuclear facilities. www.reuters.com/business/ene...
Here's the problem: Whether or not it's true (and I have no reason to think it is), it's plausible. Given the relatively weak international condemnation of attacks on Ukrainian nuclear facilities, I worry the norm against it will disappear. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Russian media: Putin fires General Surovikin
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has removed Army General Sergey Surovikin from his post of Air Force Commander, Russian media reported on Aug. 22. The general was also the deputy commander of the Russian invasion forces in Ukraine.
"Zaporizhzhia is in a kind of grace period that is not infinite. A possible slow-motion disaster has been brewing for a long time and the world must be able to act now before it happens." https://katoikos.world/analysis/nuclear-facilities-as-military-targets-the-zaporizhzhia-case-an-overview.html
Smart. Provide little of the protection that might deter nuclear use, but make empty threats about retaliation that might be incorrectly interpreted. https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4129937-graham-warns-russian-nuclear-attack-on-ukraine-would-be-an-attack-on-nato/