Nickolas Roth
@Nickolas_Roth
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Analyst mind, advocate disposition. Senior Director @NTI_WMD, Research Fellow @CISSMaryland. Previously @ManagingtheAtom, @StimsonCenter. Opinions my own.
Arlington, VA
Joined January 2011
The Trump admin is proposing a 7% cut to @NNSANews nonproliferation programs—diverting funds to likely unnecessary nuclear weapons work. Doesn't sound like much, until you see the long term trend...
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ON THIS DAY IN 2007 #ICSANT – a key instrument against #nuclearterrorism – entered into force. @UNODC’s #CBRN Terrorism Prevention Programme assist States with adhering to/effectively implementing ICSANT thanks to funding of 🇨🇦🇪🇺🇺🇸. More info: https://t.co/yxAqYfQcou
#UNODC_CBRN
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If you are looking for something to do on Monday morning...@NTI_WMD, @ManagingtheAtom
https://t.co/jLm7hLRm6Z
ua-china.org
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I’m so relieved: “The report said there is no leak from the waste tanks, and the nest was likely radioactive through what it called “onsite legacy radioactive contamination” from the residual radioactivity left from when the site was fully operational.”
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Independent oversight of nuclear safety and security in the United States is quietly eroding.
motherjones.com
NRC Commissioner Annie Caputo "apparently resigned rather than be compromised by politics."
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Shocking to hear that a forever opponent of New START has a proposal to throw away treaty limits. Are more deployed warheads really the ONLY way to address adversaries? Arms racers always want to run...
washingtontimes.com
America's current approach to strategic deterrence is not enough to protect the country from growing nuclear threats posed by China, North Korea and Russia and multiple warheads should be rapidly
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This is a nuclear accident or security incident waiting to happen... https://t.co/TEUXulWh1S
eenews.net
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's historic role of assuring safety is changing as the White House shifts some responsibility to the Department of Energy.
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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
Inspectors should be allowed to “account for the stockpiles of uranium, including, most importantly, the 400kg enriched to 60%,” the head of the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog said.
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Where did Iran’s nuclear weapons-useable material go?
nytimes.com
Both Vice President JD Vance and Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, acknowledged questions about the whereabouts of Iran’s stockpile of near-bomb-grade nuclear...
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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.
Political Deputy to Iran's State TV Chief says Fordow, Natanz and Esfahan had been evacuated. Previously, veteran presidential candidate and member of Expediency Discernment Council Mohsen Rezaei had said Iran had transferred all nuclear material and equipment to a safe location.
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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
The U.S. attacked Iran, President Trump announced Saturday, striking nuclear sites Natanz, Fordow and Esfahan.
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Want to kill the nuclear renaissance? Tie it to costly, risky, and unnecessary separated plutonium. https://t.co/xXs2YzEtp6
reuters.com
Nuclear waste and radioactive plutonium would be assessed as a fuel for reactors under a draft executive order being considered by the administration of President Donald Trump on expanding nuclear...
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One of the most respected analysts in the world, @KelseyDav is a must watch.
ACA Director for Nonproliferation Policy @KelseyDav will discuss the ongoing Iran nuclear negotiations in a webinar with @BulletinAtomic. Tune in for an analysis of the current talks and of what may happen next. 📅 May 14, 2025 ⏰ 11 AM EST Register here: https://t.co/GjdslkuVLU
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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_WMD piece
nti.org
Nuclear resilience cannot be treated as a purely technical issue. It is deeply political. And nowhere is this clearer than in South Asia.
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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
NPR has learned that rules must now be vetted by the White House and that the administration is drafting an executive order that could loosen radiation limits.
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Hope to see you there!
Strengthening the resilience of nuclear facilities is essential to maintaining global confidence in the peaceful use of nuclear energy. NTI’s side event today at 1-2 PM ET at the 2025 NPT PrepCom will address how to meet this growing challenge. https://t.co/1B2FlAYSby
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An important warning about the road the non-proliferation regime is headed down by @jgadano
seul.ar
Después de 80 años de estabilidad, el aislacionismo de Donald Trump podría llevar a que más países busquen tener armas nucleares. Sería un retroceso terrible.
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https://t.co/2HOK5b6zA1 "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.
bbc.com
The US president says peace efforts are "very much on track", a day after Russia's president declined to agree a full ceasefire.
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