(Perhaps out of a sense of misplaced expectations that reason will prevail) I’m going to go ahead and assume that the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant is not included in this. The White House needs to explicitly state that BNPP is off the table as a target for both the US and Israel. The Bushehr NPP poses no proliferation threat and (not that it should matter) accounts for only less than 2% of Iran’s energy production. Attacking a nuclear power plant is a war crime, prohibited explicitly under the Geneva Conventions, if significant harm to civilians can reasonably be expected (which is hard to rule out in any instance, including here). NPPs rely on external power supply for safe operation. So attacking non-nuclear Iranian energy infrastructure could still pose serious nuclear safety risks, depending on what’s targeted. Attacks on the BNPP or its auxiliary infrastructure could have catastrophic health and environmental consequences for the whole region. Even threatening or implying that the BNPP could be targeted (including by failing to make explicit that it will not be) runs a high risk of dangerous escalation, panic and reciprocal threats (against, for instance, the UAE’s Barakah NPP).

📢Join @INS_Forum for its next Summer #Webinar on #AI & #NuclearSecurity to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping the nuclear security landscape—and what that means for the future.🤖⚛️ Featuring insights from @VCDNP’s Dr. @SCaseLackner. 🗣️ 📅Thursday, 21 August 2025 🕐09:00–10:00 EDT 📍Online via Zoom 🔗More info on how to register below👇

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Join @AnnieMH1 and me at the 9th Workshop on Research for Insider Threat! We’ll present our work on Insider Threats in the Nuclear Industry During Conflict Scenarios. All fees support humanitarian demining in Ukraine. eventbrite.nl/e/9th-workshop… @INS_Forum @WINS_org @dassen_van

Day 1 in the books! Excellent start to our nuclear security workshop in Amman, thanks to our excellent hosts @Jordan_JAEC!

Check out this fantastic upcoming event on the Russian nuclear sector from #INSF member organization, @Bellona_etc! 👇

📢 NEW REPORT RELEASED 📢 Alongside today’s event, we have published a new #report entitled "Nuclear Security and the Nuclear Supply Chain in the Age of Artificial Intelligence." 📑 The report outlines key risks and opportunities at the intersection of #AI, nuclear security, and the nuclear supply chain—focusing on AI integration in nuclear facilities, misuse by malicious actors, and related #data security challenges. ⚛️🤖 You can find the full report here 👇 vcdnp.org/report-ai-nuclear-…

Today we wrapped up our mini-course on nuclear issues for Ambassadors in Vienna with a final day of expert-led sessions focused on #NuclearSecurity and #PeacefulUses of Nuclear Technology.⚛️ We closed with a high-level panel on the International Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime, featuring Ambassadors @corinnekitsell 🇬🇧, @alexanderkmentt 🇦🇹, @G_Zlauvinen 🇦🇷, and Rebecca Jovin from @unodavienna.🗣️ We’d also like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Ambassador @SusanEckey for graciously hosting the course at the Norwegian Embassy – your warm hospitality was deeply appreciated!🇳🇴🙌🏼

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‘The cases we do see tend to be small and overhyped and generally involve natural, depleted or only slightly enriched uranium, not weapons-grade material’—Robert Kelley, nuclear expert and SIPRI Associate Fellow, puts risks into perspective in this Q&A ➡️ bit.ly/43PzO2D

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Russia wants to restart the biggest nuclear power plant in Europe occupied by Moscow’s troops since the beginning of their three-year-old invasion of Ukraine - as soon as “military and political conditions allow it”, said Alexei Likhachev. Here's why it's a bad idea:

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NEW #INSF November newsletter!⬇️ In the news: Russian missiles threaten Ukrainian NPP’s energy supply, Indian official urges ‘restraint’ on announcing the seizure of stolen radioactive material, and the accelerationist threat to the US energy grid stimson.org/2024/nuclear-sec…