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Nickolas Roth

@nickolas_roth

Analyst mind, advocate disposition. Senior Director @NTI_WMD, Research Fellow @CISSMaryland. Previously @ManagingtheAtom, @StimsonCenter. Opinions my own.

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Bob Peters Nickolas Roth NNSA Nonproliferation of sensitive n-technology and materials is NOT a "secondary or tertiary" mission for the USG and the #NNSA has capacity and expertise in this area that State and DoD do not have; furthermore NNSA warhead refurbishment campaigns are already very well resourced.

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Seems like a non-story. Is there more to it? "The lease will expire at the end of May. Not renewing the lease will save the government $200,568." If not, #performative. postandcourier.com/aikenstandard/…

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President Ronald Reagan, 1987: “In the age of computers, we often fail to appreciate that the heart and soul of any endeavor is people.” President Donald Trump, 2025:

President Ronald Reagan, 1987: “In the age of computers, we often fail to appreciate that the heart and soul of any endeavor is people.” 

President Donald Trump, 2025:
Ali Alkis (@alialkistr) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"Technology is nothing. What's important is that you have faith in people, that they're basically good and smart — and if you give them tools, they'll do wonderful things with them," Steve Jobs

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“We were already understaffed there,” said Corey Hinderstein, the agency’s former deputy. “Because how do you get people with extremely advanced security skills to be able to defend a nuclear weapon on the road and are willing to be long-haul truckers?” nytimes.com/2025/03/17/us/…

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bbc.com/news/articles/… "Possible US ownership of Ukraine's nuclear power plants was also discussed, the White House said, although Zelensky later stated this was only about the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia facility." US taking control of these facilities would be a mistake.

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"It's the end of the independence of the agency...If you aren't independent of political and industry influence, then you are at risk of an accident, frankly..." npr.org/2025/05/09/nx-…

Rabia Akhtar (@rabs_aa) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Not all agreements need fanfare. The 1988 Non-Attack Agreement between India and Pakistan quietly ensures nuclear restraint. In times of heightened rhetoric, it's the silent pacts that often prevent the loudest catastrophes. Here's my NTI piece nti.org/risky-business…

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Want to kill the nuclear renaissance? Tie it to costly, risky, and unnecessary separated plutonium. reuters.com/business/energ…

Kelsey Davenport (@kelseydav) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The United States can destroy Irans infrastructure, but it cannot destroy Iranian knowledge. These strikes may set Iran back, but it is also likely to incentivize Iran toward the bomb. The US still needs a plan for deescalation & a long term strategy to prevent proliferation

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This demonstrates this limits of the US bombing - HEU was likely moved & there were already questions about the whereabouts of all of the centrifuges. On top of that Iran may have accelerated enrichment at Fordow this past week.

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The Iraq war was a bad idea for many reasons, including a invading country under false pretenses that it had WMD. What would be worse? Attacking a country with WMD precursors and then losing track of them. nbcnews.com/world/middle-e…