For the first time since the 1980s, all nine nuclear-armed states are expanding their arsenals at once. Our new Quarterly Nuclear Memo by Manpreet Sethi and @hreepsamudra.bsky.social maps a quarter where worrying developments clearly outnumbered stabilising ones. a thread🧵

Hello from DC! Represented @apln.network at @csis.org 2026 Global Security Forum today, following discussions on deterrence, defense industrial capacity, command in crisis, emerging tech, and Indo-Pacific security. Lots to take back into our nuclear risk-reduction work! Stay tuned for more.

The 11th #NPTRevCon ended without consensus. But for Manpreet Sethi and @hreepsamudra.bsky.social , the real story is what shifted, and what disappeared, across the draft texts. Read their full argument on the #NPT’s ownership crisis 👇 www.apln.network/analysis/com...

Why did the 11th NPT Review Conference collapse without consensus? In our new APLN commentary, Manpreet Sethi and @hreepsamudra.bsky.social argue that misses what actually happened. The Iran fight just made the deeper rot visible. 🧵

Interesting. #Indonesia has just rolled out the first 6 Rafale fighter jets – part of the 42‑aircraft deal with #France – as Prabowo ramps up a #defence budget of around $19 billion this year. On paper, it looks like long‑overdue airpower modernisation is finally taking shape.

New joint statement out today from US-ROK experts ahead of the Trump-Xi summit: time to put Korean Peninsula security back on the table. Key shift is calling for "stable co-existence" framework instead of denuclearisation as precondition for talks. More here: www.apln.network/analysis/sta...

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🧵On May 4, thirty Member of the House of Representatives sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio asking a very simple question: Why do administration officials refuse to answer questions about Israel’s nuclear weapons?

APLN is at the #NPTRevCon! 🇺🇳 Catch Frank and the team this week. We'd love to exchange notes on disarmament diplomacy, minimisation pathways, and Asia-Pacific perspectives often sidelined from the P5-centric debate. DM us to set up a coffee.☕

Frank O'Donnell@frank11285.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The @apln.network team is at RevCon this week! Feel free to reach out if you want to grab coffee, exchange notes, and learn more about our work.

still following #NPTRevCon closely and this stood out, as china’s DG: US arms control proposal is “an attempt to shift the burden of nuclear disarmament to other countries. China has no interest.” that’s the most honest anyone’s been all week. draft final document out next week. worth watching.

We are excited to welcome Ariel Phuphaphantakarn and Hree Putri Samudra to our team! 👏🏻 We look forward to working together to deepen our engagement in international security and expand our impact.

Hi Bluesky! Very excited because @joelivre.bsky.social and I just published APLN’s first Membership Survey on nuclear and geopolitical risks in the Asia-Pacific (basically what keeps regional experts up at night). Reposting the launch post here while I figure out how this app works lol. More soon!

Asia-Pacific Leadership Network@apln.network · 5mo ago

What keeps the Asia-Pacific’s top nuclear experts up at night? 🔍 Our inaugural APLN Membership Survey reveals the critical risks shaping today’s global nuclear order, and where senior practitioners see the greatest threats. Read the full findings here ➡️ www.apln.network/analysis/apl...