Bomb Mama

Politics, Physics, Philosophy and Psychology related to Nuclear Weapons

[SIPRI @SIPRIorg]

📣#VacancyAlert: #SIPRI seeks Research Assistants within the field of Armament and Disarmament.

🗓️ Deadline: 26 July 2026
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[Kunal Singh @d_extrovert]

I do think that India needs to reformulate its nuclear doctrine. However, the biggest threat to its doctrine is not a damage-limitation strike but a major conventional attack from 🇨🇳. Also, it is not that difficult to deter a damage-limitation strike under the current doctrine.

[Bomb Mama @NukeWonk]

“Nuclear weapons remain the ultimate guarantor of national survival. But their credibility rests on relevance, not legacy. In an age of relentless technological change, relevance must be continually earned.”

— Raja Menon

https://t.co/NvxsEkOsdN

[Rohan Mukherjee @rohan_mukh]

Why do nuclear dominoes not fall? The common wisdom holds that each new proliferator goads its rivals into following suit, but they rarely do. @the_nuclearyogi and I argue that this gap between expectation and reality cannot be explained by the cost of nuclear pursuit alone. 1/6

[Ulrich Kühn @DrUlrichKuehn]

🚨🚨🚨 NUKE EVENT 🚨🚨🚨

Oct 2022, the CIA assessed a >50% chance Russia could use nukes in 🇺🇦. How close did we come?

Join us online 22 June for a panel discussion hosted by @ManagingtheAtom @BelferCenter wt @ColinKahl @KBruusgaard Janice Stein + me

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[Shashank Mattoo @MattooShashank]

India's elites are terrible at foreign policy and national security

Strategist K Subrahmanyam argues why that is

[Physics In History @PhysInHistory]

Letter by Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman to Physicist Max Born Inviting Him to IISC Bangalore as Reader In Theoretical Physics at Honorarium of Rs 15000 /-
c. 17th Jan, 1935.

(Photo - IISC Archives)

[The GCSP @TheGCSP]

💭 What role is there for international disarmament law in today’s challenging geopolitical environment?

⚖️ Join our course to identify & understand key concepts of international disarmament law & address emerging challenges to #armscontrol.

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[Bomb Mama @NukeWonk]

@NarangVipin “Leaders who want to escalate can escalate, and leaders who want to de-escalate can always find off-ramps to do so, even in the tightest of corners… escalation is always a choice and is never automatic.”

[Bomb Mama @NukeWonk]

“In theory, a little instability at the top should produce stability at lower levels of violence”

— @NarangVipin

https://t.co/VeKYnGvABw

[Bomb Mama @NukeWonk]

“The greatest risk of nuclear use in a nuclear relationship is when numbers actually get too low.”

— @NarangVipin

[Sadanand Dhume @dhume]

Check out this terrific opportunity to work on India and South Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations. (If you’re interested, please apply directly.)
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[Bomb Mama @NukeWonk]

“A nuclear weapon can be deterred only by a nuclear weapon.”

~ K Subrahmanyam, 1981

[Bomb Mama @NukeWonk]

“A strategy not shared by the potential adversary is likely to lead to miscalculations and adventurism.”

— K. Subrahmanyam, 1989

[RUSI @RUSI_org]

#HIRING

Join RUSI as a Programme Manager in our Proliferation and Nuclear Policy team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to support cutting edge research on nuclear policy, deterrence, and global security.

Apply by 23:59 BST, May 24: https://t.co/zuSnxCbxDJ

[CSIS Missile Defense @Missile_Defense]

MDP is hiring a program coordinator and research assistant!

If you're interested in contributing to work on timely issues in air and missile defense, long-range strike, and strategic forces, apply on the CSIS website: https://t.co/WzLsqlbjDC

[Bomb Mama @NukeWonk]

“A strategy not shared by the potential adversary is likely to lead to miscalculations and adventurism.”

— K. Subrahmanyam, 1989

[Bomb Mama @NukeWonk]

“Ambiguity is the essence of flexibility in diplomacy as well as modern strategy.”

— K. Subrahmanyam, 1989

[Bomb Mama @NukeWonk]

“Our earth has become too small for the new weapons of the atomic age. While man, in the pride of his intellect and knowledge, forces his way into space and pierces the heavens, the very existence of the human race is threatened.”

— Jawaharlal Nehru, 1957

[The Scientific Lens @LensScientific]

J. Robert Oppenheimer: Reflections on the Manhattan Project

"We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried. Most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad Gita; Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty, and to impress him, takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another."