Ankit Panda
@nktpnd.bsky.social
Stanton Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Author of ‘THE NEW NUCLEAR AGE’ (Polity) & ‘KIM JONG UN AND THE BOMB’ (Hurst/Oxford) Subscribe to my newsletter (Nukesletter): https://panda.substack.com/
USDP speech on this in Omaha today at noon, FYI; BLUF seems to be *not* sizing up strategic forces for 2-front damage limitation ~2035 against Russia + China, but maintaining NST-ish strat forces while adding a whole bunch of theater stuff www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Pentagon drafting a new U.S. nuclear strategy in case of regional war with China or Russia, sources say
The classified strategy informs nuclear options for the commander in chief during crises.
nbcnews.com
Thrilled to finally share the great news that Sharon Weinberger is joining the @thebulletin.org as our next Editor-in-Chief! thebulletin.org/2026/08/the-...
The Bulletin welcomes Sharon Weinberger as editor-in-chief
The Bulletin’s new editor-in-chief, Sharon Weinberger, has dedicated her career to covering the intersection of science, technology, and national security and will guide the Bulletin’s editorial effor...
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Second major AI company says its systems hacked into other firms www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Second major AI company says its systems hacked into other firms
Anthropic disclosed the previously undetected incident one week after ChatGPT developer OpenAI said one of its systems hacked a tech company.
washingtonpost.com
Donald Trump ‘not sure’ he will let Ukraine build Patriot missiles - www.ft.com/content/d8c4...
Donald Trump ‘not sure’ he will let Ukraine build Patriot missiles
US president had earlier said he would allow the country to produce the weapon vital for its defence against Russia
ft.com
"In an extraordinary development all 55 Uefa members resolved not to participate in future World Cups or other Fifa-run events, saying in a statement that they “unanimously and unequivocally reject” the proposals" www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Uefa agrees to boycott Fifa competitions if World Cup sell-off plans proceed
Uefa nations have agreed to boycott all Fifa tournaments if the global governing body continues with its plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup
theguardian.com
This Carney-Stubb op-ed articulates a new western middle power view of multipolarity that I think doesn’t have a meaningful pre-2025 antecedent; questionable how durable this will end up being www.economist.com/by-invitatio...
Prepare for a world of ad hoc coalitions
Neither wishful multilateralism nor cold realpolitik will do. Mark Carney and Alexander Stubb suggest a third way
economist.com
“The crux of it is that we’re back in a world where major great power war is thinkable." @nktpnd.bsky.social in @newstatesman1913.bsky.social on our dangerous new nuclear age: www.newstatesman.com/cover-story/...
The new nuclear terror
Our Cold War nightmares have returned as a global arms race
newstatesman.com
Spoke to @newstatesman1913.bsky.social: "The crux of it is that we're back in a world where major great power war is thinkable" www.newstatesman.com/cover-story/...
The new nuclear terror
Our Cold War nightmares have returned as a global arms race
newstatesman.com
Fred Iklé on Imperial Japan failing to consider the prospect of a long war in the lead up to the deicison to attack Pearl Harbor. (Posting for no particular reason.)
Surely *this* will be the tactical moment that’ll produce decisive and favorable strategic outcomes.
"The Navy and Army are collectively planning to invest over $50 billion to deliver CPS capability, but the Navy is largely making investment decisions on a program-by-program basis, rather than doing so from a portfolio-wide perspective." www.gao.gov/products/gao...
Japan ‘cannot avoid’ nuclear weapons debate, defense chief Koizumi says www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07...
Japan ‘cannot avoid’ nuclear weapons debate, defense chief Koizumi says
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi’s remarks come as the government weighs revising the country’s decades-old pledge not to produce, possess or host nuclear arms.
japantimes.co.jp
Such a blast a write this with Aaron and to feature in Aviation Week!! Really thrilled!
Aaron Stein@aaronstein1.bsky.social · 2w agomy @fpri.bsky.social colleague @slair.bsky.social and I wrote about how Golden Dome may hasten the burgeoning nuclear arms race in space for @aviationweek.bsky.social aviationweek.com/space/satell...
"The paradox is plain: Trump is exceptionally dedicated to coercion as a core foreign policy tool yet is one of its least effective practitioners." www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
The Lost Art of Coercion
Why Trump’s belligerence is a sign of weakness.
foreignaffairs.com
James Acton and Ankit Panda had an interesting article on the relationship of US nuclear weapons and political power. I have thoughts. almauroni.substack.com/p/is-us-nucl...
Is U.S. Nuclear Weapons' Political Power Declining as China's Nuclear Stockpile Grows?
Bad news for the nuclear hawks, if true
almauroni.substack.com
Hanwha Philly Shipyard has been awarded the contract to build missile range instrumentation vessels (MRIV) for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA). www.chosun.com/english/indu...
Hanwha Philly Shipyard Wins Golden Dome Contract
Hanwha Philly Shipyard Wins Golden Dome Contract Building missile range vessels for U.S. Missile Defense Agencys Golden Dome
chosun.com
The 2004 leaked edition of Science of Second Artillery Campaigns in China raised the notion of conventional intercontinental strikes "to shock the adversary psychologically."
NERV IRB Coordinator@professormusgrave.bsky.social · 3w agoMuscovites’ stunned reactions that there can be explosions near them will be nothing like when Californians or New Yorkers see their first re-entry vehicle streak through the sky
France can still win if Sébastien Lecornu has the courage.
I applaud the French player’s work life balance. If they make you come in on a weekend you half-ass it, that’s right
At least France still has a truly independent nuclear weapons program.
Reminder: it takes only one country to start a war but take la at least two to end one.
Kelly Kennedy@kellyskennedy.bsky.social · 3w ago“A statement says they were killed Friday as the U.S. and partner forces defended against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks. These are the first U.S. deaths due to Iranian fire since the opening days of the war.”
Just think, guys. We're only on month 6 of our 3-day special military operation to denuclearize Iran. Victory soon!
North Korea’s Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB) has been renamed the General Reconnaissance and Intelligence Bureau (GRIB) en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN2026...
N. Korea to expand intelligence agency's role against 'potential enemies' | Yonhap News Agency
SEOUL, July 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has called for expanding the functions and missions...
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