“It was part of a global effort to reduce the risks of these horrific weapons. We hope they'll never be used.”

AndyWeberNCB spoke with The Astana Times to discuss Project Sapphire & #Kazakhstan ’s efforts to reduce nuclear weapons

📼 Watch the interview
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🦠📢 Applications open: Call for Applications: Mid-Career Biodefense Bootcamp Fellowship

This fellowship brings together mid-career professionals and leading experts to counter emerging biological threats.

➡️ Learn more and apply:
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🆕 #Nexus25 launches new podcast, “Reshaping Multilateralism”

🎙Tune in as experts tackle issues at the intersection of food, #climate , security, and migration. Listen to the first episode teaser, covering top nexus challenges for multilateral leaders ⬇️ councilonstrategicrisks.org/2024/03/19/nex…

While we await the details, the topline info on #bio spending in the President's budget request shows some good signs but several concerning trends. Initial analysis from our teammates Dan & Lillian here.

Looking for a biosecurity opportunity? All of the following are open right now:

* UNODA Geneva Youth for Biosecurity Fellowship
* Council on Strategic Risks Ending Bioweapons Fellowship + Mid-Career Biodefense Bootcamp
* NTI Next Generation for Biosecurity Competition

(links below)

🦠📢 Applications open: Fellowship for Ending Bioweapons

In this 1-year program, early-career fellows will gain deep knowledge of what it takes to address biological risks and a strengthened network among #biosecurity experts.

➡️Learn more & apply:
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Andrew Facini (acf@bsky) does not pull punches nor does he miss. Nuclear policy planners and advocates must deeply scrutinize the strategic effect of force deployments. Capability chasing ≠ strategic stability.

☢️ 'When advocates want to return to a 2500-warhead arsenal, or return nuclear weapons to conventional submarines, the prior experiences of doing so—and learning to undo those steps—must be a core part of the rationale.' —Andrew Facini (acf@bsky)'s latest commentary: councilonstrategicrisks.org/2024/03/08/str…

Check out this great early-career opportunity to work with the Council on Strategic Risks team on nuclear risk reduction efforts! Please note that our third cohort will be open to US citizens only.

CC @JenkinsBD Rose Gottemoeller Daryl G Kimball Thomas M. Countryman @HeatherWilly Amy Woolf Jon B. Wolfsthal 🟦🇨🇿

🪖 'Why does DoD care about climate change?'

On 24 Jan, DASD for Force Education & Training Caroline Baxter spoke to attendees at 'Integrating Climate Change into Professional Military Education,' hosted by IMCCS & Försvarshögskolan

➡️ Read the full remarks:councilonstrategicrisks.org/2024/03/07/das…

⚠️'The US can and should take action now so that any potential disruption of KSM & API from a sole source supplier would not result in the collapse of our health system.'

CSR's Vic Suarez makes the case for a national stockpile of key pharmaceuticals:
councilonstrategicrisks.org/2024/03/05/the…

“It is critical that we develop a better understanding of the interplay between food security, #climate risks, political instability and conflict – and the challenges this poses for sustainable security.”

Read the latest report from Nexus25 ⬇️
councilonstrategicrisks.org/2024/03/04/sup…

🆕 Dig into CSR's 2-day tabletop exercise in Tokyo focused on how #climate hazards, conflict, #geopolitics , #pandemic , and economic shocks threaten the energy security of countries that rely heavily on fossil fuel imports—and what can be done about it.
councilonstrategicrisks.org/2024/03/05/wor…

🦠📢 Applications open: Call for Applications: Mid-Career Biodefense Bootcamp Fellowship

This fellowship brings together mid-career professionals and leading experts to counter emerging biological threats.

➡️ Learn more and apply:
councilonstrategicrisks.org/2024/02/29/cal…

🌐 In the latest episode of The Arms Control Poseur, host William Alberque (William Alberque) is joined by Sahil Shah (@SahilV_Shah) to discuss nuclear risk reduction.

🎧 Tune in now and find out more: go.iiss.org/48YXL7k

☢️📢 Applications open: CSR's Fellowship for Reducing Nuclear Weapons Risks

This paid, 5-month program brings together early-career professionals to connect, conduct original research, and meet at an on-site experiential trip.

➡️Learn more and apply at: councilonstrategicrisks.org/2024/02/23/cal…

Tonight at the DCIFF Film festival Andre Singer’s powerful film about nuclear weapons testing in Kazakhstan and the United States 🇰🇿🇺🇸. Council on Strategic Risks superstar Jackson Jackson du Pont will join a discussion panel - “Where The Wind Blew - trailer” on #Vimeo vimeo.com/194539092