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Verification and Monitoring @VERTIC_org
Interested in nuclear nonproliferation, verification, emerging tech, OSINT, and intl. relations. My views.

[grant christopher - On Mastodon @gechristopher]

VERTIC is recruiting!
We are looking for a Senior Project Officer to support our Verification and Monitoring programme.
https://t.co/Ij2eOGMIto

[RUSI @RUSI_org]

🚨⚛We are now accepting proposals for presentations at the @UKPONI 2024 Annual Conference which will be held in person at RUSI’s headquarters in London on 10 September.

Visit our website to find out more about how you can join us!
https://t.co/HK7wC4ZALY

[grant christopher - On Mastodon @gechristopher]

"Annoyingly nonpartisan"

[Mark Dubowitz @mdubowitz]

Biden will lose the election because Americans don’t admire a president who shows weakness and abandons our allies at a time of crisis in order to kowtow to extremists who hate America.

[grant christopher - On Mastodon @gechristopher]

@mjgault Really sad to hear that

[Nat Friedman @natfriedman]

Ten months ago, we launched the Vesuvius Challenge to solve the ancient problem of the Herculaneum Papyri, a library of scrolls that were flash-fried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.

Today we are overjoyed to announce that our crazy project has succeeded. After 2000 years, we can finally read the scrolls:
This image was produced by @Youssef_M_Nader, @LukeFarritor, and @JuliSchillij, who have now won the Vesuvius Challenge Grand Prize of $700,000. Congratulations!!

These fifteen columns come from the very end of the first scroll we have been able to read and contain new text from the ancient world that has never been seen before. The author – probably Epicurean philosopher Philodemus – writes here about music, food, and how to enjoy life's pleasures. In the closing section, he throws shade at unnamed ideological adversaries – perhaps the stoics? – who "have nothing to say about pleasure, either in general or in particular."

This year, the Vesuvius Challenge continues. The text that we revealed so far represents just 5% of one scroll.

In 2024, our goal is to from reading a few passages of text to entire scrolls, and we're announcing a new $100,000 grand prize for the first team that is able to read at least 90% of all four scrolls that we have scanned.

The scrolls stored in Naples that remain to be read represent more than 16 megabytes of ancient text. But the villa where the scrolls were found was only partially excavated, and scholars tell us that there may be thousands more scrolls underground. Our hope is that the success of the Vesuvius Challenge catalyzes the excavation of the villa, that the main library is discovered, and that whatever we find there rewrites history and inspires all of us.

It's been a great joy to work on this strange and amazing project. Thanks to Brent Seales for laying the foundation for this work over so many years, thanks to the friends and Twitter users whose donations powered our effort, and thanks to the many contestants whose contributions have made the Vesuvius Challenge successful!

Read more in our announcement: https://t.co/rUlrdGXBMs

[grant christopher - On Mastodon @gechristopher]

The IAEA has stated that the ELWR in North Korea has reached criticality due to the warm water discharge
https://t.co/cdthwgdDTB

[NPSGLOBAL @NPSGlobal]

Proud to have organized with @vertic_org in the wonderful Rio de Janeiro the 1st LatAm Expert Workshop on Irreversibility in Nuclear Disarmament. Amazing facilitators, great exchange of ideas and a lot of fun, led by @irmaar @gechristopher and @emilianobuis.

Thanks to all! 🤗

[grant christopher - On Mastodon @gechristopher]

ELWR could be significant for North Korean Pu production. We've seen a lot of activity here all year and the winter pics are here now

[Dr. Jeffrey Lewis @ArmsControlWonk]

So, @DaveSchmerler and I think North Korea's "Experimental Light Water Reactor" is probably now operating, which could allow North Korea to add 10 kg, 20 kg or even more plutonium a year for North Korea's nuclear weapons (depending on the scenario).

[grant christopher - On Mastodon @gechristopher]

@MarkHibbsCEIP Thanks for making this point Mark

[grant christopher - On Mastodon @gechristopher]

@stephenkb @johnthornhillft Preview of @vertic_org inc. analysis: NIST standards will likely be rolled out before a relevant quantum computer; mitigating Q-day. Store now, hack later will remain a big issue. To prep, cryptographic agility: identifying & updating cryptography across systems will be the goal.

[grant christopher - On Mastodon @gechristopher]

@russianforces Why would it dismantle and eschew the diplomatic benefit of becoming the first NPT NWS to disarm? The circumstances (budget problems, technical problems, disarmament party in Govm't) would determine this.

[CTBTO @CTBTO]

#CTBTO International Data Centre (#IDC) analysis of signals from 2 infrasound #IMS stations detected an event located in southeastern Siberia, Russia on 10 August 2023 at 23:15 UTC.

[Heather Williams @heatherwilly]

If you’re in Vienna at #NPT2023 come join our side event tomorrow at 11AM on the P5 Young Professionals Network which will include proposals for the futuere of the P5 process w @AntoineBondaz @jamiekwong @AliceSpilman @KomissarWhipla and other P5 experts https://t.co/DPNu6NCQNv

[grant christopher - On Mastodon @gechristopher]

@DanKaszeta I think you can change your Twitter name now

[grant christopher - On Mastodon @gechristopher]

@DanKaszeta When you are arguing this - if somebody tweeted a response to the Robert Jenrick mural story with the response of a normal human being - would they also be blacklisted? If the answer is yes then they don't have a leg to stand on.

[grant christopher - On Mastodon @gechristopher]

@russianforces @Gonzalo85307646 @mbudjeryn Thanks for your commentary on this Pavel. Would you be able to add a bit more of your reasoning?

[grant christopher - On Mastodon @gechristopher]

@shashj Agreed. And Bloomberg was a reasonable shout for Dem nominee for President until people heard him speak about national politics.

[grant christopher - On Mastodon @gechristopher]

Major opportunity at a great outfit

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

Elon Musk’s first weekend as Twitter’s owner was a disaster. Sources inside the company say we should expect things to get worse, @dlberes and @cwarzel write: https://t.co/ml7WlM7W8t