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alina @ramshackle78.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Masterful corrective by @walberque.bsky.social You can start from this and then get a crash course in NATO and nuclear deterrence walberque.substack.com/p/ft-article...

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FT article on expanding NATO nuclear sharing...

More nuclear deterrence options for SACEUR, more assurance for Allies

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DSI Magazine @dsimagazine.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Doctrine nucléaire russe : entre signalement et développement des options non stratégiques, quelles évolutions ? Entretien avec @walberque.bsky.social paru dans DSI hors-série n°106, "Russie : quelle puissance militaire ?", février-mars 2026. www.areion24.news/2026/04/07/d...

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Doctrine nucléaire russe : entre signalement et développement des options non stratégiques, quelles évolutions ?

La doctrine russe est fondamentalement défensive. Mais la Russie a également multiplié les signalements nucléaires depuis février 2022 – avec un

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William Alberque @walberque.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Minister Vautrin: "Just as our submarines can be dispersed throughout the world’s oceans, our nuclear-armed aircraft can be deployed deep within Europe." Macron has said France must act now and "move forward with each of the eight European countries that have expressed interest.” 7/8

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William Alberque @walberque.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

One other interesting tidbit from the Le Dauphine interview, on the nexst steps in Macron's French nuclear deterrence outreach to Europe: Etienne Ouvrier: "Should we expect French aircraft carrying nuclear warheads to be deployed to partner European countries?" 6/8

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William Alberque @walberque.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Note that in 2024, the UK announced that it will restart nuclear fuel supply for defense purposes - but still respect its moratorium on fissile material production for weapons - how? And how does all of this relate to Project Pegasus? 5/8 questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-stat...

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William Alberque @walberque.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

But what about the UK? According to MOD, excess warheads are stored at Coulport for dismantlement at AWE Burghfield. If the HEU/Pu has not been eliminated (downblended/used as MOX), it also can be recovered and used in new UK warheads, if so decided. 4/8 web.archive.org/web/20211214...

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William Alberque @walberque.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Recall that France pledged not to halt making fissile material for weapons after ceasing nuclear testing in January 1996 and shut down its related facilities by June. It makes sense to recover materials from "retired" weapons before it has to recant. 3/8 fissilematerials.org/countries/fr...

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France

France is a nuclear weapon state member of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty. It has officially declared that it has fewer than 300 nuclear warheads in its arsenal. This number includes operationally deployed warheads as well as warheads in reserve. France's...

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William Alberque @walberque.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

She said: “We have retained the fissile materials (uranium and plutonium) from nuclear warheads dismantled after the Cold War. As such, we have a stockpile entirely sufficient to produce the new nuclear warheads announced..." and they are producing tritium for boosting, too. 2/8

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William Alberque @walberque.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

On 4 March, French Defence Minister Vautrin dropped quite the bomb in an interview with Etienne Ouvrier of Le Dauphine regarding French stocks of HEU and plutonium: France has enough recoverable material from dismantled warheads for new warheads. 1/8 www.ledauphine.com/defense-guer...

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Interview. Catherine Vautrin, ministre des Armées : « Les services de renseignement français sont en alerte maximale »

La ministre des Armées Catherine Vautrin aborde les sujets d’une actualité brûlante, dans un entretien accordé au groupe EBRA, auquel appartient votre journal.

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William Alberque @walberque.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

I’ll have to do an interview with all of them in the background.

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William Alberque @walberque.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

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William Alberque @walberque.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Some, yes. You should see the shelf when I’m on with the Australians.

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Geopolitics and Security Studies Center @gssc-lt.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

@walberque.bsky.social argues that the global non-proliferation system has not collapsed, but that the West underestimates how Russia and China exploit it for their own purposes. Read more in LFPR Vol. 44, 2026: www.gssc.lt/en/publicati...

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Melissa Chan @melissakchan.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

🌏 In a conversation about the second-order impacts of the US bombing of Iran's nuclear facilities, I asked @walberque.bsky.social if this is yet another US administration failing to pivot to Asia. Here's his super interesting response. 🔗 FULL CONVERSATION HERE: bit.ly/4npKtbI

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William Alberque @walberque.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Antidotes is a banger. Up there with Susan versus Youth Club.

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William Alberque @walberque.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

I like the BBC. They treat me right www.instagram.com/reel/DK2gsVR...

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William Alberque @walberque.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

The Marshall Suite, duh. And the Arms Control Poseur single.

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Alan Trewartha @jauntyalan.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Back once again with the ill behaviout, it’s @walberque.bsky.social

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William Alberque @walberque.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

You’re never alone with the Dirty Three.

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William Alberque @walberque.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

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Blue Tapes @bluetapes.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

This is the lad who Channel 4 have got on now as a uranium enrichment expert

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William Alberque @walberque.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

The Fatboy Slim remix of Wildchild’s Renegade Master is an all time banger.

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Jonas Olsson @jonasolsson.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Hey, dropped a deep dive on Macron’s nuclear pitch to Europe last week—yep, it’s on Spotify, because why not listen to geopolitical chess moves while you’re pretending to work out? If you’re into that whole “English version” thing, hit me up! open.spotify.com/episode/5lS0...

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Inläst: Så kan Europa bygga en kärnvapensköld

Kvartal · Episode

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William Alberque @walberque.bsky.social · 29/02/2024

If you’d like more on Russian non strategic nuclear weapons doctrine, I just published this report. I wish I’d seen these materials before I wrote it, certainly, but I think my conclusions are consistent with the findings by @maxseddon and @xtophercook www.iiss.org/research-pap...

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William Alberque @walberque.bsky.social · 29/02/2024

No surprises on conventional precision strike - consistent with work by Dave Johnson and others (e.g., @KofmanMichael) on SODCIT - strategic operations to destroy critical infrastructure targets. Also consistent with the idea of civilian targeting. 6/6 cgsr.llnl.gov/content/assets…

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William Alberque @walberque.bsky.social · 29/02/2024

Takeaways (cont): 4) Russia's naval nuclear doctrine is consistent with its very real shortcomings and precarious position compared to the US Navy, therefore integrating nuclear planning at lower levels, giving commanders wide targeting flexibility after initial nuclear use. 5/6

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William Alberque @walberque.bsky.social · 29/02/2024

Takeaways (cont): 3) Russia has done extensive work to target with nuclear and conventioanl precision strike civilian and military infrastructure in Japan, and at least some theoretical targeting against targets in South Korea, Iran, Azerbaijan, North Korea, and even China. 4/6

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William Alberque @walberque.bsky.social · 29/02/2024

Takeaways (cont): 2) Russian non-strategic nuclear weapons remain a part of the surface fleet (inc. missiles, bombs, torpedoes, depth charges, all with hot-swappable conventional and nuclear warheads), despite promising to remove them in the Presidential Nuclear Initiatives. 3/6

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William Alberque @walberque.bsky.social · 29/02/2024

Four key takeaways for you: 1) Russian doctrine for the use of non-strategic nuclear weapons by the Russian Navy includes a much lower threshold for nuclear use than previously thought, and far lower than the Kremlin has claimed in the years since the end of the Cold War. 2/6

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William Alberque @walberque.bsky.social · 29/02/2024

BREAKING NEWS! A big story by @maxseddon and @xtophercook for the @FT on leaked Russian documents, including a revealing briefing on Russia's naval non-strategic nuclear weapons (and conventional prompt strike) doctrine. Buckle up, this is a big one. 1/6 www.ft.com/content/f18e...

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Leaked Russian military files reveal criteria for nuclear strike

Doctrine for tactical nuclear weapons outlined in training scenarios for an invasion by China

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