
Julia Balm
@nuclear_balm
Research Associate & PhD candidate, FASI, @KingsCollegeLon @freeman_air @DefAcUK | space, security, strategy, ballet |
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🛰️Last month, the National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC) team, from UK Space Agency and UK Space Command monitored an increase in uncontrolled re-entries into the Earth’s atmosphere, compared to previous months. Explore the report👇 gov.uk/government/new…


🛰️ A special message from SatCen Director Louis Tillier ! 2024 was a challenging but rewarding year for the European Union Satellite Centre, with remarkable achievements that strengthened the EU’s decision-making and security capabilities. 🎥 Watch the video to reflect on key


Hello 🌍 We’ve published images taken by Tyche, Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧’s first fully owned Earth Observation satellite. They show the California wildfires, Heathrow Airport, Sydney, and Washington DC, demonstrating how we can take photos of anywhere on Earth when defence needs it. 🇦🇺 🇬🇧 🇺🇸


Critical minerals play an indispensable role in the modern economy—yet the U.S. mineral supply chain is highly vulnerable. CSIS Critical Minerals Security Program offers recommendations to create resilient supply chains for national, economic, and energy security. csis.org/analysis/criti…




💡Join FASI's Julia Balm & sophy higgins who will be celebrating Intl. Women’s Day with a panel discussion highlighting the contributions of women to diplomacy & security. Organised by our colleagues Centre for Science & Security Studies 📆 6 March, 12:15 📍 Bush House(SE)2.06 kcl.ac.uk/events/csss-iw…

🚨 The Arms Control Poseur is back 🚨 How independent is the UK’s nuclear arsenal? Podcast host Alex Bollfrass is joined by @mgmessmer, @Seb_BW and Dr Daniel Salisbury to discuss the evolution of Britain’s nuclear capabilities from its origins in World War II to its current




The UK space sector is embarking on a Martian adventure 🚀✨ Peter Kyle visited Airbus In The UK to find out more about their mission to get Europe’s first Mars Rover safely to the red planet in 2030. Read more: gov.uk/government/new…


How has the RAF’s approach to sUAS evolved in response to the Ukraine war? FASI’s Arun Dawson & Aleix Nadal discuss in new research titled ‘Concept to Combat: The Royal Air Force, Small Drones and the War in Ukraine’ Read here brill.com/view/journals/…




This afternoon’s fireside chat at #LDC2025 explores ‘The Private Sector’s Role in Allied Space Defence’ Featuring FASI’s Julia Balm as Co-Chair, the panel explore how the increasing accessibility of space is reshaping global dynamics.


Next up at #FCAS25 - European space capabilities moderated by Julia Balm, Freeman Air and Space Institute with Raul Gonzalez Munoz, University of Leicester, Bleddyn Bowen, Durham Uni and Marco Alberti, European Space Policy Insitute


The Rt Hon Maria Eagle MP & Sir Chris Bryant MP, alongside ACM Sir Rich Knighton, have opened a National Space Operations Centre facility at RAF High Wycombe. Space is a critical national infrastructure sector, a site of growing competition, and a domain that is central to warfighting.

