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https://twitter.com/shashj/status/1633594396619808768Prior to today, I gave a ~50% chance of 🇦🇺 fielding SSNs by 2040, on the basis of reporting that it would go for an unmodified design. I think the odds of deploying Ozstute are now ~30% (though maybe still 50% of fielding Virginia).
https://twitter.com/AtomicAnalyst/status/1616838037916319745?s=20
https://twitter.com/baklitskiy/status/1627982732935536641The immediate effect of Russia's suspension will be the end of notifications. As of 2/1/23, the US and Russia had exchanged over 25,000 notifications (not a typo). These notifications continued even in the absence of inspections and... (2/n)
https://twitter.com/russianforces/status/1616118554507591697...about further escalation. To this end, the target actually isn't actually that important (though I doubt first use would be on a city or outside of Ukraine/Black Sea). To be clear, I'm not saying this would necessarily "work" (maybe it would; maybe not, we can debate.) (2/n)
https://twitter.com/james_acton32/status/1613545367529832449*If* the ROK government makes the mistake of deciding to acquire nuclear weapons--in part because it doesn't trust U.S. security guarantees (thanks Trump!)--it can and will do so. S Korea may incur large costs, but if it willing to pay them, it will suceed. (2/n)
https://twitter.com/seungminkim/status/1592745092112347136In my book (currently being written!), I argue that accidental escalation is less of a concern than other forms of unintentional escalation because it's normally clear that an accident is just that. (2/n)