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Nathan Wood

@woodnathang.bsky.social
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Researcher working on #AutonomousWeapons, #Military #AI, #SpaceConflict, and (the future of) #Warfare. Mainly here as a #NAFO #Fella though.

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Texas National Security Review @tnsr.org · 11/02/2026
In our latest podcast episode, @woodnathang.bsky.social challenges general objections to autonomous weapon systems. He argues that rather than debating autonomy in the abstract, we must examine specific systems and their operational realities to ensure compliance with the principle of distinction.
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Texas National Security Review @tnsr.org · 01/12/2025
Do autonomous weapon systems violate the laws of armed conflict? Our latest by Nathan G. Wood (@woodnathang.bsky.social) examines the legal realities of "bombs versus bots." Properly deployed, these systems may reduce civilian harm compared to traditional munitions. tnsr.org/2025/12/bomb...
"Bombs, Bots, and the Principle of Distinction: The Law of Armed Conflict and Contemporary Warfare" by Nathan G. Wood
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chirasul @moth.gay · 28/08/2025
need people to stop making technology inspired by Star Trek (smooth, sleek, no buttons, all screen, voice activation, extremely minimal, wireless) and start making technology inspired by Star Wars (clunky buttons, indicator lights on everything, ugly, indestructible, fat cables that emit steam)
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Nathan Wood @woodnathang.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Is @katmabu.bsky.social going to do all the things I would want or only the things I would want? No. Is she going to align with me on most (or even many) of my views? Probably not. Will she always get things right? Definitely not. But she will do something, fight, and genuinely make an effort!
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Machine Pun Kelly @kellyscaletta.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
I hear some people saying that private donors are going to pay for the "White House Ballroom." I'm pretty uncomfortable with oligarchs owning both the White House and the President.
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Nathan Wood @woodnathang.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
For people working on/interested in #AI and #AutonomousSystems in the #Military, @maciekzajac.bsky.social's newest article is a great read on the challenges of effectively limiting #Proliferation to #Terrorists and #Rogue #States. Whether you agree with his conclusions, his challenges are spot on.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Folds: If we’ve been told our whole lives that we can’t spend money on the arts because they’re not important—then why was taking over the Kennedy Center and the arts the first thing they did? It is extremely important. It’s the bedrock of self-expression.
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Scott Shapiro @scottjshapiro.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Every day a different Democratic member of Congress should go to an ICE facility to inspect their detention facilities or speak to a detainee—and bring the media. That’s such an easy fight to have.
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Nathan Wood @woodnathang.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
I am going to keep saying this: If someone is not in uniform, does not show a badge, and refuses to produce a warrant (or at least some reasonable probable cause), then they cannot "arrest" anyone. They are kidnapping people. And everyday citizens have a right to fight that, with force if necessary.
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Nathan Wood @woodnathang.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
I wonder who could have seen this coming? Oh, that's right: Every person who said last summer/autumn that Trump's policies would do exactly this, and that's why we absolutely have to vote for Harris (even though we might have deep disagreements with her on many topics).
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Nathan Wood @woodnathang.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
#RussiaFirst president strikes again. Right now, the strongest ally of the #US #President is the same person who is the greatest enemy of #America.
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Nathan Wood @woodnathang.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Every day the #RussiaFirst party makes #America less safe, less stable, and less able to exert any influence in the world. If gratitude to these people who helped us doesn't move you, if a semblance of respect for what they risked to help us doesn't move you, then at least self-interest should.
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
OTD in 1953 Soviet tanks crushed workers protests in East Germany. Up to 125 were killed. "Western agencies" trying to "destabilize" were blamed. Imagine using such a shit excuse to justify brutality today...
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
"This was an experiment by a kindergarten class. They dropped seeds in the cracks of the sidewalk to see what would happen. This would help our bees " via I Love Bees
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 07/06/2025
By the way a military parade when we’re not celebrating a war victory is something a dude who never served would do.
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Nathan Wood @woodnathang.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
My article on the #Baltics / #Poland potentially withdrawing from the #OttawaConvention ( #MineBanTreaty ) came out today with @warontherocks.bsky.social. #Anti-Personnel #Mines are not a nice thing, but if they can reduce the likelihood of #War, worth considering. warontherocks.com/2025/06/embr...
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Embrace Poland and the Baltic States for Embracing Anti-Personnel Mines – War on the Rocks
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Anders Östlund @andersostlund.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
For 11 years I have spent a lot of time arguing that the western world must oppose Russian terror and aggression. What amazes me is that opposing Russia is still something that is debated, not universally agreed on. How could we become such miserable cowards?
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
PRO PUBLICA: Of the 238 men sent to an El Salvador mega prison, only 6 had prior violent crime convictions. 0 were on the gang member list. 130 had no criminal history. 32 had minor offenses. All 238 thought they were being sent back to Venezuela. www.instagram.com/p/DKcjM7FPhz...
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Nathan Wood @woodnathang.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
To be clear, if someone is not wearing a uniform, will not show a badge, and does not present a warrant or other legal document, they are not "arresting" anyone. They are kidnapping them, pure and simple. Are everyday folks gonna stand by while their neighbors get kidnapped in broad daylight?!
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Know Your Parasites
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
If Putin doesn’t watch out, Trump might be forced to go ALL CAPS on him.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 27/05/2025
Nothing sadder than a tough guy who needs to remind you he's tough, right after admitting to shielding Russia.
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Nathan Wood @woodnathang.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
We must all remember the sacrifices, *all* of the sacrifices made so that our country may continue as a free nation, as a "city on a hill". warontherocks.com/2025/05/the-...
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Ukraine Advocate 🇺🇦 @eugenemcparland.eurosky.social · 22/05/2025
Make moscow Pay The Case for Seizing russian Assets to Fund Ukraine’s Defense by Wally Adeyemo and David Shimer www.foreignaffairs.com/russia/make-...
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Make Moscow Pay
The case for seizing Russian assets to fund Ukraine’s defense.
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Your pissed off grandma @anomaly100.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
The man with the nuclear codes walked into a wall. 😬
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Amanda McCrina @mccrina.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Amidst all the latest chatter about russia wanting "peace"—a reminder that they are still systematically executing Ukrainian POWs.
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Nathan Wood @woodnathang.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
By end of June, at the latest, we are going to see Russia cross the 1M casualty mark. I wonder if vatniks and useful idiots will stop their "Russia can't lose" talk then. Is this what a country "winning" looks like? From "Kyiv in 3" days to "that barn across the field in 1480 days".
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
A quick reminder of what today is really about: Russia threatens Europe. America is gone. It will not save us. Britain and Europe must work closely and with trust, on defense and everything else, in order to counter the Kremlin threat.
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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
On May 18, 1944, at four in the morning, deportations started across Crimea. Soviets gave people only 15 minutes to put all their lives in suitcases. The latest Sunday Letter tells this awful story and, as always, includes the key news from Ukraine. Free to read www.patreon.com/posts/sunday...
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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
The night after putin failed to show up in Turkey for the talks he asked for, russian invaders attacked Odesa, setting private homes on fire & wounding three locals. Will Europe finally act on their promises or will we pay again in blood for another blah-blah 'maybe this time russia wants peace'?
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 15/05/2025
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
I will never forget that the week Qatar decided to bribe the president of the United States with a plane, CNN decided to focus on the age and health of an ex-president. Shame.
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Nathan Wood @woodnathang.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
If you live in a free democratic country with rule of law (for now; who knows for how much longer), and you need to wear a mask in order to do your job, then your job is very likely inappropriate and unfitting for the country.
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Margo Gontar @margogontar.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
⚡️BREAKING: The Council of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO Council) ruled today that Russia is responsible for downing of MH17 flight in 2014 and has thus violated Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation.
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Nathan Wood @woodnathang.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
I'm not in NJ or a resident there, but everything I've seen and heard from @mikiesherrill.bsky.social gives me hope that there are level-headed fighters still out there ready to get things done!
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𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐤𝐨 & 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧 @quietblkgrl.blacksky.app · 12/05/2025
Crazy how long this conversation has been going on
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
I have rejected my own suggestion of direct peace talks with Zelensky.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
I wonder what happened in 2024 . . .
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
OTD in 1997 negotiations to end the 1st Chechen war began. as a result we promised to not use force, or the threat of force, “forever”. 2 years later we staged some false flags & invaded & killed over 100,000 civilians. So you can trust us in negotiations now.
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Nathan Wood @woodnathang.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Let us all remember that #WorldWarII didn't end with #Europe being liberated. It ended with *half of Europe* liberated, and the other half trading one brutally oppressive regime for a slightly different but equally brutally oppressive regime. Today, #Russia is celebrating its history of oppression.
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Nathan Wood @woodnathang.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Always remember, there is one aggressor in this situation. You can point to a whole lot of dodgy stuff done by the US and other western states, but when it comes to NATO and Russia, only one of these parties is using violence against the other.
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Frank Conniff @frankconniff.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Weird. Rome has an American Pope and America has a Russian President.
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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Another day of reminding everyone of Carl Sagan’s eerily accurate warning about the dangers of not being able to ask skeptical scientific questions to those in power or authority.
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Nathan Wood @woodnathang.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Wow. I was literally holding a pen, a piece of paper, and then a ruler up to my screen to try to see the boxes as still, and even though I could see them not moving relative to the tip of a pen, my brain was *still* processing them as moving.
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
OTD in 1920 USSR signed Treaty of of Moscow with Georgia, recognizing their independence. We invaded them 9 months later. Part of pattern.
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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
A man who holds the title of President of the United States, who took an oath to protect and defend the Constitution, who then says he doesn’t know if he’d uphold the Constitution, is unfit to be president and should be removed.
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