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CSR is dedicated to anticipating, analyzing and addressing core systemic risks to modern security. We work on climate and ecological security, biological and nuclear security, and track emerging risks as new technologies disrupt across all domains.

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Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 21h

☀️ Climate Intervention at High Latitudes: A Security Simulation Join CCS and Reflective for an in-person tabletop exercise exploring the security dynamics of a #climate intervention scenario. 📅 Wednesday, October 14, 2026 ⏰ 3:30 – 6:00 pm ET 📍 Downtown Montréal RSVP ⬇️

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Event: Climate Intervention at High Latitudes: A Security Simulation - The Council on Strategic Risks

Join The Center for Climate and Security (CCS) and Reflective for an in-person, private tabletop exercise exploring the security dynamics of a fictional proposed climate intervention scenario.

Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 23h

"The green energy investments that support both industrial growth and energy security simultaneously should be prioritized." CCS's John Conger addresses energy security challenges in #Korea in his latest op-ed for the Korea Times. ➡️ Read the article: www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/2026...

Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 29/09/2026

🆕 CSR was thrilled to welcome 18 remarkable professionals to its 2026 Biodefense Bootcamp Fellowship. These experts across the #biosecurity, medical, and #AI fields exchanged ideas with key leaders in the field on biological threat reduction & methods for enhancing biosecurity. Meet the Fellows ⬇️

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CSR’s Summer 2026 Biodefense Bootcamp Fellowship: Participants and Results - The Council on Strategic Risks

The Council on Strategic Risks (CSR) was thrilled to welcome eighteen mid-career experts to its latest cohort of Biodefense Bootcamp Fellows.

Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 29/09/2026

"We must protect ourselves and those around us not only from the physical impacts of extreme weather but also from the disinformation that comes with it." CCS Deputy Director @123tomellison.bsky.social & Phil Newell explore how #climatechange and disinformation intersect in an op-ed for @350.org ⬇️

Keeping Safe from Fires and Liars

This is a guest blog by Tom Ellison, Deputy Director, Center for Climate and Security (CCS), a research institute tackling...

Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 28/09/2026

Join CSR's 2027 Ending #Bioweapons Fellowship to work towards creative solutions to help address #biothreats. Spend time with leading experts in threat reduction and biosecurity, connect with CSR mentors, and gain hands-on experience through interactive learning trips. ⬇️ Apply today:

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Call for Applications: Fellowship for Ending Bioweapons (2027) - The Council on Strategic Risks

The Council on Strategic Risks (CSR) is announcing an open call for applications for our 2027 Ending Bioweapons Fellowship.

Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 25/09/2026

📌 Applications now open! Are you concerned about the cross-cutting risks that biological threats pose to global security, stability, and welfare? Are you interested in driving creative solutions to address these risks? 📮 Apply now to join CSR's 2027 Ending #Bioweapons Fellowship:

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Call for Applications: Fellowship for Ending Bioweapons (2027) - The Council on Strategic Risks

The Council on Strategic Risks (CSR) is announcing an open call for applications for our 2027 Ending Bioweapons Fellowship.

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Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 24/09/2026

CCS Director @erinsikorsky.bsky.social took the stage during the opening ceremony at #ClimateWeekNYC. She spoke with Lt Gen. Richard Nugee on the security risks posed by #climatechange and how crucial building resilience is for defense.

Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 24/09/2026

At #ClimateWeekNY, CCS partnered with the Center on Global Energy Policy and Foreign Policy for America to host a #climatesecurity dialogue with Rep. Kathy Castor, Rep. Yassamin Ansari, Rep. George Whitesides, and UK Minister Katie White to discuss security risks of extreme weather.

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François Diaz-Maurin @francoisdm.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Publicly admitting capabilities is only the first move. Without crisis communication and behavioral guardrails, orbital competition risks catastrophic miscalculation. Read the full piece by Mallory Stewart in @thebulletin.org:

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The US acknowledged its space weapons. Now it must build guardrails

Confirming classified space-control capabilities will not deter rivals on its own—Washington must now use this disclosure as a springboard for reciprocal transparency and risk-reduction measures befor...

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François Diaz-Maurin @francoisdm.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

In a new analysis for @thebulletin.org, Mallory Stewart of @councilonstrategicrisks.org breaks down why this bare acknowledgment doesn't automatically boost deterrence. Without operational context or rules of engagement, it mostly hands rivals diplomatic leverage.

Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 21/09/2026

🆕 #NATO has updated its Baseline Requirements for Resilience for the first time since 2016, recognizing the growing security risks posed by extreme weather. @erinsikorsky.bsky.social and Noah Fritzhand explore what the new requirements mean for food, water, and energy security:

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Updated NATO Resilience Requirements Highlight Extreme Weather Threats, Food Security - The Council on Strategic Risks

How will NATO member states implement new directives for a more holistic and durable security approach?

Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 21/09/2026

Get up to speed on all things #ClimateWeekNYC! 🎙️ @erinsikorsky.bsky.social joins S&P Global’s All Things Sustainable podcast to talk through why energy and #climatesecurity will be at the forefront of the week’s agenda:

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As Climate Week NYC kicks off, energy, climate and national security converge

Podcast Episode · All Things Sustainable · September 21 · 25m

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NATO Climate Change & Security Centre of Excellence @ccascoe.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Vol. 1, Issue 3 of the CCASCOE Brief is now available! “Climate Change and the NATO Warfighting Capstone Concept: An Analysis” by Caroline Baxter. The CCASCOE Brief is a recurring publication dedicated to climate security. Read at: ccascoe.org/publications... @councilonstrategicrisks.org

The CCASCOE Brief - Vol. 1, Issue 3 - NATO Climate Change & Security Centre of Excellence

The CCASCOE Brief explores the evolving impacts of climate change on security and defence, offering accessible, expert-driven analysis.

Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 18/09/2026

🆕 Discover local climate security risks in Ohio with the fifth briefer in CCS’s state-level #climatesecurity series. Madelyn MacMurray & Caroline Mallory explore how Ohio’s exposure to extreme weather is compounded by aging infrastructure, pollution, and rapidly expanding energy demand

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State-Level Climate Security: Ohio - The Council on Strategic Risks

This briefer examines how intensifying extreme weather and climate hazards threaten lives, infrastructure, military bases, and local economies in Ohio.

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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Five Things to Watch on Climate Security at UNGA & NY Climate Week | @erinsikorsky.bsky.social

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Five Things to Watch on Climate Security at UNGA & NY Climate Week

And Where to Find Me

Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 11/09/2026

AI is reshaping how future defense leaders learn, analyze, and strategize. How do we build tech fluency while preserving human judgment? Read the latest from @derekreveron.bsky.social and Melina Uncapher on how defense institutions can integrate AI into PME to sharpen decision-making:

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Boot Camp for the Brain: AI and Professional Military Education - The Council on Strategic Risks

AI performs best with consistent rule sets in relatively static environments. That is not the world for which we educate officers in war colleges.

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Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 10/09/2026

📆 On Thursday, Sep 17, join CSR and @carnegieendowment.org for a hybrid event on what made the nonproliferation successes possible in the 1990s, and what can be learned for today’s world of increasing nuclear dangers? ➡️ Learn more and RSVP for in-person or online attendance below:

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Earthshaking: Lessons from Kazakhstan for Managing Today’s Nuclear Dangers - The Council on Strategic Risks

Join the Council on Strategic Risks and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to examine these questions with remarks from Ambassador Magzhan Ilyassov, ambassador of Kazakhstan to the United ...

Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 10/09/2026

🆕 Flooding in #Nepal has exposed the heightened security risks vulnerable states face in the wake of intensifying #climate disasters. Peter Schwartzstein breaks down the political and economic implications:

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Reflections on the Security Dimensions of the Nepal Flooding - The Council on Strategic Risks

The Nepal disaster reveals the broader security risks that vulnerable states face as climate change exacerbates political and economic fissures.

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Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 08/09/2026

🆕 As #climate and conflict collide, global food prices are surging. CCS Director @erinsikorsky.bsky.social joins DW News to discuss ways to avert a severe food crisis amid the looming threat of El Niño. ➡️ Watch the interview:

How El Nino and two wars are driving the next food price crisis | DW News

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Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 04/09/2026

CCS Director @erinsikorsky.bsky.social joins Al Jazeera's Inside Story to discuss the tragic flooding in #Nepal and why investments in #climate resilience and adaptation are investments in security in the region. Watch the interview ⬇

Is Nepal leading the battle for climate justice?

Foreign minister demands top three polluting nations compensate Nepal for recent disaster.

Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 02/09/2026

💼 We’re #hiring! CSR seeks a driven thought leader to take the helm as Director, Nolan Center on Strategic Weapons, overseeing CSR’s work on threat reduction opportunities related to the development and use of bio, nuclear, and chemical weapons in a challenging security landscape. 📮 Apply today:

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We’re Hiring: Director, Nolan Center on Strategic Weapons - The Council on Strategic Risks

The Council on Strategic Risks (CSR) seeks a a Director, Nolan Center on Strategic Weapons who will oversee work exploring threat reduction opportunities related to the development and use of biologic...

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Tom Ellison @123tomellison.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Usually I keep professional posting to LinkedIn (lord help me) and save Bluesky for nonsense. But I'm breaking that rule for the new toolkit our climate change & disinfo program has released from @jkingy.eurosky.social and me. Been a pleasure working on this, but hopefully it is genuinely useful!

Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 01/09/2026

Across the US, the dual crises of extreme weather and disinformation endanger communities and national security. With local officials on the front lines, CCS's @jkingy.eurosky.social and @123tomellison.bsky.social have produced a practical guide to tackle these threats proactively and effectively:

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Weathering Extremes: A Toolkit for Information Resilience Amid Disaster - The Council on Strategic Risks

Practical strategies and defenses for emergency managers, resilience officers, and public information officers.

Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 31/08/2026

“Wildfires will affect other things that affect missions on the base.” John Conger highlights the ripple effect that fighting wildfires has on militaries during CCS’ latest webinar covering the wildfire security nexus. 📹 Watch the full webinar: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuM6...

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Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 28/08/2026

“There’s global interest in the disruption of these events.” Christine McMorrow spoke to the far-reaching impact of wildfires on militaries around the world during CCS’ latest webinar covering the wildfire security nexus. 📹 Watch the full webinar: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuM6...

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Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 27/08/2026

ICYMI: the recording of Monday's webinar is now available:

Bombing is Not Verification: The Limits of Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Program

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Caroline Baxter @convergingriskslab.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I had the immense privilege of having Dr. Lorell in our AI and National Security Convergence fellowship. This briefer is a consequential contribution to the debate on human control over AI in a military context. councilonstrategicrisks.org/2026/08/27/m...

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Military Command Authority in the Age of Artificial Intelligence - The Council on Strategic Risks

Who is Allowed to Say No to Machine Advice?

Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 27/08/2026

🆕 As military decision-making accelerates to machine speed, where does human command authority begin and end? A new Converging Risks Lab briefer breaks down the governance, crisis stability, and strategic risks of integrating AI into C2. 📖 Read the latest from Dr. Desireé Lorell:

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Military Command Authority in the Age of Artificial Intelligence - The Council on Strategic Risks

Who is Allowed to Say No to Machine Advice?

Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 26/08/2026

💼 We’re #hiring! CSR seeks a a detail-oriented, enthusiastic Program and Community Manager to take ownership of core program operations, funder engagement, and team support functions at its Center for Climate and Security. 📮 Apply today:

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We’re Hiring: Program and Community Manager for the Center for Climate and Security - The Council on Strategic Risks

The Council on Strategic Risks (CSR) seeks a Program and Community Manager to help sustain and grow the Center for Climate and Security (CCS).

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Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 20/08/2026

📆 On August 27 at 1:00 pm ET, authors Garrett Hinck and Ted Fujimoto will host a report launch webinar, featuring LLNL's Mike Albertson. Learn more and register to join: @berkeleyrisk.bsky.social

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AI-Enhanced Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance and U.S.-China Strategic Stability – UC Berkeley Risk & Security Lab

Join BRSL and CSR for a webinar on how AI capabilities for space-based remote sensing are reshaping U.S.-China strategic stability and the implications of these…

Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 24/08/2026

Information manipulation is increasingly compounding the impacts of #climatechange, putting lives at risk. CCS experts Jennie King and Tom Ellison, joined by Michael Berkowitz, will launch the Weathering Extremes toolkit, a practical guide to tackling extreme weather and information crises. ⬇️ RSVP

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Event: Weathering Extremes: A Toolkit for Information Resilience Amid Disaster - The Council on Strategic Risks

Join the Center for Climate and Security (CCS) for a webinar launching a new practitioner toolkit on tackling extreme weather and information crises.

Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 24/08/2026

Tune in today at noon! ⤵️

Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 24/08/2026

On Aug 5, CCS convened an expert panel to discuss the wildfire security nexus and methods for improving mitigation and response efforts. Samantha Medlock spoke to federal responses to these disasters. 📹 Watch the full webinar: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuM6...

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Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 21/08/2026

Sign up this afternoon for our lunchtime webinar on Monday!

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Garrett Hinck @garretthinck.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

1) Report launch! My colleague Ted Fujimoto and I looked how the rise of proliferated, space-based ISR and AI are affecting strategic stability, with a focus on U.S.-China. A quick summary of our main findings here:

Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 20/08/2026

🛰️ Space-based ISR + AI are changing how nations track, process, and react to military movements. Learn more in the latest CSR-@berkeleyrisk.bsky.social AIxNuclear Fellowship report, which breaks down what AI-driven space reconnaissance means for U.S.-China strategic stability & escalation risks:

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Precarious Transparency: Artificial Intelligence, Space-based ISR Capabilities, and US-China Strategic Stability - The Council on Strategic Risks

While space-based sensing and computer vision for satellite imagery offer novel capabilities relevant to strategic stability, their impacts vary significantly depending on the specific task, the count...

Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 19/08/2026

🔥 Delve into the latest work from CCS as they examine concerning trends in extreme weather as devastating wildfires threaten the global security landscape.

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CCS’ Latest on the Wildfire-Security Nexus - The Council on Strategic Risks

The Center for Climate and Security’s latest work takes a closer look at how wildfires are affecting the global security landscape.

Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 18/08/2026

Can bombardment solve the challenges of a threshold nuclear state? Join experts Andrew Weber, Rose Gottemoeller, and Mallory Stewart for a timely discussion on what strikes can—and cannot—accomplish when it comes to long-term threat reduction. 📆 Monday, Aug 24, 12:00 ET 💻 Online-only ⬇️ Register at:

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Bombing is Not Verification: The Limits of Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Program - The Council on Strategic Risks

Join the Nolan Center on Monday, August 24 for a timely and critical discussion on what airstrikes can—and cannot—accomplish when it comes to long-term threat reduction.

Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 14/08/2026

📢 Applications now open for the 26-27 Sullivan Climate and Ecological Security Fellowship! Fellows attend virtual sessions and complete a curriculum of reading and other work. Sessions include esteemed guest speakers, group activities, and structured discussions. ➡️ Learn more and apply by Sept 14:

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Call for Applications: Gordon R. Sullivan Climate and Ecological Security Fellowship 2026-2027 - The Council on Strategic Risks

Sullivan Fellows will learn what it takes to become climate-informed national security practitioners through hands-on exercises with peers and engaging with climate security experts.

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Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 13/08/2026

BRIEFER: Wildfires are no longer just seasonal natural disasters—they are operational threats to bases, readiness, and national security. 🧑‍🚒🪖 Read the latest Briefer from the Center for Climate and Security @erinsikorsky.bsky.social on military responses and risk mitigation:

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Wildfires: Security Risks and Military Responses - The Council on Strategic Risks

This Briefer examines the rising threat of wildfires, emphasizing military responses and international strategies amid increasing environmental challenges and geopolitical tensions.

Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 12/08/2026

🔥⛈️ Wildfires and severe tropical storms prompted dozens of military deployments across the globe in June and July. Check out the latest #MiRCH Tracker roundup from the Center for Climate and Security analyzing how climate hazards continue to stretch defense forces around the world:

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MiRCH Roundup June – July 2026: Wildfires and Tropical Storms Prompt Dozens of Military Deployments - The Council on Strategic Risks

In June and July 2026, MiRCH tracked military deployments responding to hazards intensified by this year's El Niño event.

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berkeleyrisk.bsky.social @berkeleyrisk.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

📝Tune into our webinar on 8/13 to hear the authors explain their findings, 1pm PT: berkeley.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @councilonstrategicrisks.org @goldmanschool.bsky.social #ASW #SSBN #AI

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: AI-Enhancement of ASW Platforms and Risks to SSBN Survivability. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Join us for a panel discussion of a new report that evaluates how different categories of AI enhancements could increase anti-submarine warfare (ASW) platforms' ability to detect ballistic missile sub...

Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 10/08/2026

🚨 Ballistic missile submarines have long been the most survivable leg of the nuclear triad. Is AI changing that baseline? Read the latest from @elianajjohns.bsky.social & Barret Schlegelmilch on how rapid developments in AI and autonomous sensing affect stealth, SSBN survivability, and deterrence:

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AI and the Hunt for Ballistic Missile Submarines - The Council on Strategic Risks

With the emergence of low-cost, real-time machine learning and unprecedented investment in AI research, it is worth revisiting the extent to which AI may impact the detectability of what is commonly c...

Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 06/08/2026

🧬🤖 How can Congress stay ahead of risks at the intersection of AI and biotechnology? Read our summary of a recent interactive scenario discussion convened for congressional staff on AI x Bio biosecurity threats, governance gaps, and policy safeguards:

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Event Summary: Congressional AIxBio Interactive Scenario Discussion - The Council on Strategic Risks

Participants were given a scenario set in the year 2030 in which a non-state actor uses AI to modify a virus and facilitate its spread across the US as part of a bioweapons attack.

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Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 05/08/2026

Starting in an hour! There's still time to join us live for "The New Fire Age" with @erinsikorsky.bsky.social, Climate Risk Advisors' Samantha Medlock, CCS's John Conger, and CAL FIRE's Christine McMorrow. ⬇️ Quick register at: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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berkeleyrisk.bsky.social @berkeleyrisk.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Join BRSL and @councilonstrategicrisks.org on 8/13 for a panel-style webinar evaluating how AI may change how ballistic missiles are detected, and what that might mean for strategic stability. Sign up: brsl.berkeley.edu/event/ai-enh... #AI #NuclearSecurity #AntiSubmarineWarfare #StrategicStability

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AI-Enhancement of ASW Platforms and Risks to SSBN Survivability – UC Berkeley Risk & Security Lab

Panel discussion of a new report that evaluates how different categories of AI enhancements could increase anti-submarine warfare platforms' ability to detect ballistic missile submarines…

Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 29/07/2026

⛈️ "Weather does not accommodate the mission. The mission accommodates the weather." In @militarytimes.bsky.social, CCS's John Conger argues that the DoD must treat El Niño forecasts as actionable intelligence to protect readiness and infrastructure. 📖 Read: www.militarytimes.com/opinion/2026...

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El Nino is a threat indicator. The military should treat it like one.

Opinion: The weather forecast for the second half of 2026 is giving the DoD something commanders rarely get before disruption arrives: months of notice.

Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 28/07/2026

Nuclear weapons risks don't exist in a vacuum. A new exercise produced by @convergingriskslab.bsky.social models how the use of a tactical nuclear weapon compounds and combines existing ecological, technological, and strategic concerns. Check out the full breakdown 👇 🤝 @ploughshares.bsky.social

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New Exercise Simulates Convergent Risks of Tactical Nuclear Weapons Use - The Council on Strategic Risks

Rather than narrowing participants’ focus on the military dimensions of a now-nuclear war, participants are asked instead to think broadly and consider seemingly disparate elements such as artificial ...

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Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH, SM @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Today the @pandemiccenter.bsky.social and @councilonstrategicrisks.org hosted and important discussion with Annie Jacobsen author of the new book “Biological War: A Scenario”.

Council on Strategic Risks @councilonstrategicrisks.org · 27/07/2026

The #UK government has published the third implementation report of its landmark 2023 Biological Security Strategy, setting new targets for #biosecurity capabilities across pathogen detection, microbial forensics, and persistent threat awareness. Christopher East covers key takeaways:

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UK Biological Security Strategy – Implementation Stocktake - The Council on Strategic Risks

The third implementation report of the UK government's landmark 2023 Biological Security Strategy sets new targets for the year ahead.