Sharon Squassoni

Research professor at GWU; mom, yogi, likes bikes; RT not endorsement. Interests: all things nuclear, politics, technical issues

[Germany in the United Nations @GermanyUN]

Successful Kick-Off of the Expert Panel on Nuclear Disarmament Verification (EXPAND) at @fz_juelich. By supporting the project with leading non-governmental experts, Germany 🇩🇪 helps opening a new chapter on #nuclear #disarmament #verification

[Sharon Squassoni @SquassoniSharon]

@GermanyUN @fz_juelich An honor and a pleasure to be part of this group. Excited about our workplan!

[Sharon Squassoni @SquassoniSharon]

@dogeai_gov @sentdefender Crazy to reply to some AI-generated garbage, but garbage we must call it. We have the finest national labs in the world, which have certified, THRU SCIENCE, that our nuclear weapons will always work when they need to. SAY NO TO NUCLEAR TESTING: WE DON'T NEED IT

[Senator Jacky Rosen @SenJackyRosen]

This directly contradicts the commitments I secured from Trump nominees — and the opinion of Administration officials who certify our nuclear stockpile — who’ve told me explosive nuclear testing would not happen & is unnecessary.

I’ll fight to stop this.

[Edwin Lyman @NucSafetyUCS]

My worst fears are being realized.

https://t.co/JSQRCH0hAg

[Sharon Squassoni @SquassoniSharon]

Can the U.S. Reduce Its Reliance on Imported Rare Earth Elements? https://t.co/y19l08Dbbj via @econofactorg

[Sharon Squassoni @SquassoniSharon]

Today is the International Day Against Nuclear Tests. Isn't > 2000 nuclear tests enough? Honored to address UN General Assembly on this next week (Sept 4).

[United Nations @UN]

Nuclear testing harms the environment & economic development, and has devastating effects on the lives & health of people.

It is a relic of another age that has no place in the 21st century.

Thursday is the International Day against Nuclear Tests. https://t.co/voq9dKNg18

[CTBTO @CTBTO]

Enough is enough!
On the International Day Against Nuclear Tests (#IDANT), "we call on all states to be open to the bold but principled decisions needed to reach a final global consensus under the #CTBT. To end nuclear testing once and for all."
🗞️ Read this joint op-ed by @_RobFloyd & @UN_PGA, Ambassador Dennis Francis: https://t.co/hBNQiyPH0C

[Sharon Squassoni @SquassoniSharon]

@mattkorda @scientistsorg Well-deserved, Matt! Congratulations!

[JONATHAN TIRONE @virtualnomad]

#Nuclear’s potential as a clean-energy source to mitigate #climate change is at risk, with new data suggesting growth may be threatened by spreading geopolitical instability h/t @SquassoniSharon & @rafaelmgrossi via @BloombergNRG @bpolitics https://t.co/4TCgPnfRQ1

[Sharon Squassoni @SquassoniSharon]

@baklitskiy @nktpnd @ArmsControlWonk @DavidSantoro1 @raji143 @james_acton32 @Fiona_Cunning @manpreetsethi01 Try the folks who were in office at the time - message me and I can tell you who.

[NPA Mine Action and Disarmament @NPAdisarm]

What do @kjolvegeland, @JaworekPatricia, Moritz Kütt and @mattkorda have in common? They are the #NukeEXPO expert panel that will discuss the risks of deliberate or inadvertent use of nuclear weapons. Secure your ticket to hear them speak in Oslo, at https://t.co/LRqPFtQXVw

[NTI @NTI_WMD]

Our billboards are up all around Los Angeles!

Are you ready to #MakeNukesHistory? Take action at https://t.co/bZtYZOoefK.

[NTI @NTI_WMD]

When someone asks how many nuclear weapons we think should exist #MakeNukesHistory

[Sharon Squassoni @SquassoniSharon]

@scottroecker I was surprised that they said a US nuclear forensics lab gave its stamp of approval, but I wouldn't call any of this "detailed."

[Sharon Squassoni @SquassoniSharon]

@MilesPomper Some items of note: This was 2022. The WG Pu was deemed "detectable" by a US lab, but how much is that? Third, the USG has incentives to keep smugglers guessing in order to catch them, so we probably won't find out if this was significant. But yes, dramatic details.

[Sharon Squassoni @SquassoniSharon]

@MichalSmetana3 @mVranka @OndrejRosendorf @eliss_lab @prcprague @imsfsvuk @FSV_UK @CharlesUniPRG Glad you did this work. Would love to see the distribution of responses by age. Will you publish the actual questions? Hopefully, this can be repeated at intervals.

[Arms Control Assoc @ArmsControlNow]

The December #ArmsControlToday is online, w/ feature articles on US/Saudi nuclear cooperation by @SquassoniSharon and UK nuclear policy by @LouisReitmann, an interview w/ #NNSA Administrator Jill Hruby, and arms control updates worldwide.

Read more at https://t.co/yWaHBB4swp