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Jamie Withorne

3 years

ICYMI: I've created a large spreadsheet on all things WMD! From data and treaties to internships and professional development. You can check it out, here: (Link is also in my bio.)

The Spreadsheet | learnwmd

learnwmd.wixsite.com

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Jamie Withorne

@jamiewithorne

4 years

My middle school teacher who yelled that “Wikipedia wasn’t a reliable source” every day is sharing vaccine conspiracy theories on Facebook.

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Jamie Withorne

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9 months

*at customs* Border Guard: “why were you abroad” Me: “PhD” Him: “in what?” Me: “political science” Him: “oh what kind?” Me: “security studies” Him: “what’s your topic?” Me, internally: “mate please don’t make me say ‘nuclear weapons’ at the airport.”

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have vague memories of yelling “sure she’s hotter, but she doesn’t know as much about nuclear weapons as I do” last night at the club.

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Jamie Withorne

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3 years

👀👀👀

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1 year

Remember kids: it’s only a coup if it comes from the coup region of France. Otherwise it’s just sparkling insurrection

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Jamie Withorne

@jamiewithorne

3 years

Going to make sure I’m always “taken seriously” by tweeting like a NatSec man: only talking about whiskey, divorce, and vague Clausewitz aphorisms.

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Jamie Withorne

@jamiewithorne

4 years

I created a spreadsheet with 600+ resources for folks trying to build a career in the WMD policy space. Resources include everything from facts on arsenals and treaties to fellowship and education opportunities. Check it out, here:

The Spreadsheet | learnwmd

learnwmd.wixsite.com

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Jamie Withorne

@jamiewithorne

3 years

I am so so so thrilled to announce that starting this August, I will be attending the University of Oslo where I will be pursuing an MA in Peace and Conflict Studies. I’m so thankful for my time at CNS, but am also very excited for this new adventure! See you soon, Norway 🥰🇳🇴

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Jamie Withorne

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2 years

I think my favorite conference interaction happened last night. A German engineer told me “ja I have seen your tweets but I do not follow you because I do not think it would help my career.”

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Jamie Withorne

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3 years

“A nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought” is the P5 version of “thoughts and prayers”

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Jamie Withorne

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1 year

Gerald FJORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Jamie Withorne

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4 years

me, patiently waiting for JLo and Lady Gaga to kiss right in front of Mike Pence

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Jamie Withorne

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3 years

Unpopular opinion: the best thing young people can do early in their careers is to have rich parents.

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@ImNotJK

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Unpopular opinion: the best thing young people can do early in their careers is to work on the weekends.

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Jamie Withorne

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2 years

me, yelling over the music, when 99 luftballons is playing: “you know this is about nuclear weapons” Friend: “thanks you ruined it.”

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Jamie Withorne

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he’s a ten, but pronounces nuclear “nucular”

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Jamie Withorne

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4 years

I'm excited to announce that I was selected to participate in the @csisponi Nuclear Scholars Initiative! I'll be conducting research on how to apply data analysis methodologies to issues of nonproliferation and arms control.

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Jamie Withorne

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3 years

I’m ecstatic and incredibly honored to have been selected for the 2021 @iaeaorg Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme. If you’re a woman in nuclear considering, or enrolled in, grad school, I highly recommend checking this fellowship out:

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Jamie Withorne

@jamiewithorne

10 months

I’m delighted to announce that I’ll soon be joining @NuclearOslo as a PhD research fellow in political science. I’ll be studying strategic stability, emerging tech, and regional geopolitics with Arctic and East Asian case studies. Excited to get back to sunny Norway 🇳🇴

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Jamie Withorne

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2 years

why is it so embarrassing telling strangers my job is “nuclear weapons research” 🥴

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Jamie Withorne

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2 years

Elbridge Colby has blocked me, and tbh I am glad because he is literally the last person on the face of this entire godforsaken planet who I want to hear from re: NATO implications of the Roe v. Wade decision.

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I’m not sure some of my fellow national security professionals recognize women as equal citizens, nor appreciate how profoundly damaging this radical undermining of women’s rights, bodily autonomy, and reproductive healthcare will be to US foreign policy, interests, and standing.

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Jamie Withorne

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3 years

gaslighting my readers by putting "Clearly..." after writing a very convoluted paragraph.

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Jamie Withorne

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2 years

Oppenheimer girls Barbie girls

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Jamie Withorne

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3 years

Disarmament, arms control, nonproliferation

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Jamie Withorne

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3 years

logging onto twitter today

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Jamie Withorne

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2 years

you ever share a fun nuke fact, and get only blank stares back and remember "ah yes, the average normal person does not need to know that"

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Jamie Withorne

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2 years

“Please don’t lick uranium ore” and other fun things I hear at conferences

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Jamie Withorne

@jamiewithorne

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Pretty neat!!!

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Jamie Withorne

@jamiewithorne

5 years

I wrote a rather personal piece for @inkstickmedia here: TLDR: the natsec space deals w serious topics on the daily, yet is incapable of speaking openly about mental health issues. It’s okay to not be okay, and it’s time for us to talk about that.

The National Security Community Has a Mental Health Problem

It's time to talk about it.

inkstickmedia.com

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Jamie Withorne

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1 year

i'm laughing so hard at how awkward this conversation is

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Jamie Withorne

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2 years

I think my favorite interaction of the year took place last nice. I was buying two Oslo-expensive drinks at the bar as a man was telling me how my degree will never earn me money, and then his card was declined.

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Jamie Withorne

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2 years

From ~basically~ my backyard last night

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Jamie Withorne

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5 years

US: embassies can’t fly pride flags Every Nordic country: fine, we’ll make a pride Viking ship instead 🏳️‍🌈🇩🇰🇫🇮🇮🇸🇳🇴🇸🇪🏳️‍🌈

Embassy of Sweden USA

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Today we’re celebrating #equality and #LGBTQI rights with our Nordic colleagues by walking in the @CapitalPrideDC ’s #PrideParade2019 . Our Viking ship float will set sail at 4:30 pm! #CapitalPrideDC #Nordics4Equality #PrideMonth

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1 year

Oppenheimer was very good. I cried. I held my breath. I laughed. I whispered the answers to obscure Nuclear references to myself. Overall it is a yes from me.

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2 years

We love to cut our hair off!

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Jamie Withorne

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2 years

an actual conversation I just had on the street when a woman asked for directions: Her: “also do you want eternal life?” Me: “no im good thanks” Her: “but you’ll go to hell” Me, without thinking: “yeah, that’s okay, I have a few things I wanna ask Kissinger.”

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8 months

sometimes, the commute be like this, and I think to myself, “you know, geopolitics of the Caribbean would also be an interesting PhD topic.”

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Jamie Withorne

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4 years

*me giving a presentation on osint things* My brain: “please please please don’t say it. You’re a professional.” Me: Me: Me Me: “...... and that’s how you find sketchy shit.”

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Jamie Withorne

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4 years

I wrote a Haiku: I'm sorry I missed your zoom event. I really, did not want to go.

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Jamie Withorne

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3 years

(URGENT) I need North Korea to not launch anything until after I finish my exam.

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Advice I give all my friends: be at ground zero

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Jamie Withorne

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2 years

just a girl, drinking a beer on a rock in the fjord, living her best life

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Jamie Withorne

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4 years

tired: getting more young/new/fresh voices involved in the national security field. wired: taking better care of the young/new voices that are already in the field.

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Jamie Withorne

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2 years

Started the day with a swim and sauna, ended it by booping reindeer on noses. In case y’all forgot I live in Norway 🇳🇴

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Jamie Withorne

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1 year

about last night…

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Jamie Withorne

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3 years

Today, I'm very excited to launch a three part series on North Korea's uranium conversion capabilities. This first part provides an early historic review of NK's conversion activity before and during the Agreed Framework years. Give it a read here:

North Korean Uranium Conversion: History and Process, Part 1

This is a guest post by my colleague Jamie Withorne. Jamie is a Research Assistant at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies. Her work [...]

www.armscontrolwonk.com

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Jamie Withorne

@jamiewithorne

2 years

Oh you use OSINT for good? I use it to find all of his ex girlfriends and make myself feel sad. We are not the same.

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Jamie Withorne

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1 year

me, loudly from across the room: "TECHNICALLY IT WOULD BE FISSION"

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Jamie Withorne

@jamiewithorne

3 years

🚨The third and final piece of my series on North Korea's uranium conversion is now live!🚨 It's a bit of a behemoth because it dives into the chemistry, though it's my personal favorite of the series as it's all about process. Check it out, here:

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Jamie Withorne

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Nonproliferation Arms Control

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Jamie Withorne

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3 years

Nothing says end of an era quite like rolling your office chair down K Street

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Jamie Withorne

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4 months

norwegian teacher told me I was a pleasure to have in class because I help encourage other students to be "confident and loud, even when wrong"

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Jamie Withorne

@jamiewithorne

2 years

Are you a nuclear/WMD professional who is interested in learning more about how to 'do' OSINT? Would you have time to fill out a 5 minute max. survey in the coming weeks? If so, dm/email/respond to me here! I'd love to hear from policy professionals, scientists, and academics!

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Jamie Withorne

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2 years

When your mom comes bearing gifts from America

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Jamie Withorne

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3 years

Today is my second pandemic birthday! And while this year sucked, I am so thankful that these three human beings made it suck less.

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5 years

The f-35 is a lot bigger than I remember.

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Jamie Withorne

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2 years

Made it to my goal of 100 books this year! Quick thread on my top nuke and non-nuke reads:

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2 years

I am truly SO honored to have participated in the @UN_Disarmament #Youth4Disarmament Leaders for Tomorrow program. While I had to leave early, I’m so impressed with my colleagues & all of their amazing projects. Thanks very much especially to Marykate and Soo for their hard work!

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Jamie Withorne

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2 years

Father’s Day is actually about realizing that apparently most of your friends from high school are already dads, and you’re still single and just know a lot of things about very big bombs.

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Jamie Withorne

@jamiewithorne

2 years

fixed it

Dr. Jeffrey Lewis

@ArmsControlWonk

2 years

New York City has a new PSA on what to do if the city is struck by a nuclear weapon. The advice isn't wrong, it's just ... unhelpful.

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Jamie Withorne

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3 years

Just a policy person, trying to participate in “hot nozzle summer” 🚀

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2 years

It’s objectively hilarious that they dropped the NPR when all the nuke nerds are together, presumably too busy to read it.

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Jamie Withorne

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2 years

If Twitter dies I’m not going to another site. I’m going to the Norwegian woods where you can find me eating my weight in waffles.

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Jamie Withorne

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3 years

Girls want one thing: to read on the deck every morning with coffee and 60 degree weather.

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2 years

My take of the day is that firing upwards of 20 ballistic missiles (in one day!) is not great

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Jamie Withorne

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3 years

It's intern season! Here's my favorite intern advice: 1) no one knows what they're doing when they first graduate college; if they look like they do, they're probably faking it 2) protect. your. energy. your health & mental health come 1st & sometimes its better to do less

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Jamie Withorne

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4 years

I ♥️ when nuclear Twitter collectively cyber bullies the STRATCOMM Twitter account.

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Jamie Withorne

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1 year

Hey, I know that guy! Big thanks to @ArmsControlWonk for coming all the way to Norway to talk about North Korea and OSINT

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Jamie Withorne

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8 months

I only had the chance to read 71 books this year. But here are some of my favorite nuke reads:

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It’s been soooo long since I’ve posted a cooking pic so here you go. My ideal sandwich: Steak with caramelized onions, sautéed mushrooms, blue cheese, on an Asiago baguette

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Jamie Withorne

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3 years

every once in awhile I have to take a deep breath and remember that nuclear panic is not productive

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4 years

update from the parents

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Jamie Withorne

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2 years

Thrilled to have been selected as a Leader for Tomorrow with the UNODA Youth for Disarmament program. Read more about the program and my impressive colleagues here:

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Jamie Withorne

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3 years

my favorite hobby is coming up with increasingly unhinged ways to conclude emails. almost just signed one with “peace and protons, Jamie”

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Jamie Withorne

@jamiewithorne

3 years

not a wordle, the cover of “Arms and Influence” ⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ 🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥 ⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ 🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥 ⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️⬛️ 🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥

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Jamie Withorne

@jamiewithorne

3 years

I’m so excited to be apart of such a wonderful initiative!

OsloNuclearProject

@NuclearOslo

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The Oslo Nuclear Project is thrilled to welcome @jamiewithorne as our new Affiliate! Check out her site featuring the WMD Spreadsheet, and stay tuned for more of her brilliant insights - including via the Oslo Nuclear Project

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Jamie Withorne

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6 years

I made a meme... @NatSecMemes

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3 years

attention: my friend knitted me the perfect sweater.

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Jamie Withorne

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5 years

Researching bio weapons: expectation vs. reality

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Jamie Withorne

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3 years

Delighted to have been selected for the first ever @Youth4CTBT and #CENESS research fellowship! I’m very much looking forward to the upcoming seminars.

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Jamie Withorne

@jamiewithorne

6 years

I noticed nuke twitter was getting super wonky last night, especially in regards to Sohae.... SO, being a lot of young/new nuke people follow me, I thought I'd make this quick infograph on how to use Twitter as a learning tool. Hopefully this makes the convos less intimidating

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Jamie Withorne

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2 years

a TikTok but it's just me doing a cute little dance while explaining why you shouldn't bomb nuclear power plants

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Jamie Withorne

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2 years

I found the most beautiful vintage Norwegian sweater and I swear, I’m never taking it off.

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Jamie Withorne

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5 years

This is a thread, so TL;DR: I made a website and I really want your contributions and feedback!

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Jamie Withorne

@jamiewithorne

6 years

I'm so very delighted to announce that I got hired!!!! Starting today, I will be working as a RA and Office Manager at @CNS_Updates and @MIIS ! I'm incredibly excited and can't wait to see what's in store! Thank you all for the support through this job hunt- I'm truly grateful

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Jamie Withorne

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2 years

accidentally said 'deterrence' too many times in lecture and the seminar leader goes "....are you American?"

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Jamie Withorne

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9 months

some shameless promo: if you’re interested in nuclear weapons topics and research, you can follow my work @NuclearOslo

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Jamie Withorne

@jamiewithorne

3 years

Delighted to have been selected as an honorable mention for the 2021 Korea Times and @APLNofficial essay contest. I wrote about the relationship between emerging technology, the Korean Peninsula, and the next generation. Give it a read here:

[Korea Times-APLN Essay Contest 2021] Data-driven disarmament: Considering the relationship between...

In June 1963 a teleprinter known as the red hotline was set up to enable direct communication between the leaders of the U.S. and USSR. After the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, during ...

www.koreatimes.co.kr

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Jamie Withorne

@jamiewithorne

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Counterproliferation, nonproliferation, disarmament, arms control