Aaron Bateman
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Assist. prof @GWTweets | book#1: Weapons in Space | Book#2 Wiring an Empire: Information Networks & US Global Power in the Cold War (contracted w/ MIT Press)
Probably in an archive
Joined September 2012
First copies of my book have arrived! Celebrating with my wonderful partner, @Fiona_Cunning, makes it all the more special
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Assistant Professor of History and International Affairs Aaron Bateman’s new open-access article in International Security—one of the top academic journals in international relations—explores how U.S. allies play a vital role in space power. ⬇�� https://t.co/vZEWDlGTjE
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My article uses newly declassified US, Australian, and British documents to explore the role of allies in U.S. space power during the Cold War and beyond.
direct.mit.edu
Abstract. U.S. space power has long been anchored to terrestrial geography. In the Cold War, the United States depended on a global network of facilities to track and communicate with military,...
3) “U.S. Space Power and Alliance Dynamics in the Cold War,” by @aaronbateman22
https://t.co/x9Hjx0rw1U This article is Open Access.
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3) “U.S. Space Power and Alliance Dynamics in the Cold War,” by @aaronbateman22
https://t.co/x9Hjx0rw1U This article is Open Access.
direct.mit.edu
Abstract. U.S. space power has long been anchored to terrestrial geography. In the Cold War, the United States depended on a global network of facilities to track and communicate with military,...
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This is the USS PALM BEACH, sister ship to the USS PUEBLO, a spy ship captured by North Korea. In 1967 the US Navy sought British permission to base her in the UK to carry out top secret intelligence missions against Russia. A short PSL thread on Cold War spy ships!
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I am happy to share my piece w/@Elliotshuwei_Ji in @jststs: "Don’t judge islands by their sizes: The role of remote Japanese islands in the regional military balance". https://t.co/hQs7fDNC8O
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What is the role of Japan’s Southwest Islands in shaping the regional military balance? This article argues that as the capability gap between the United States and China narrows, force employment ...
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Very excited to have an article in this volume of IS on the role of allies in U.S. space power during the Cold War.
Fall 2025 issue preview @IntSecHarvard @mitpress! M. Trachtenberg @UCLA | rules-based international order @aaronbateman22 | U.S. space power Adam Mount | conventional deterrence of nuclear use @djkim81 | clients' demand evasion @MichaelGoldfien | hawks, doves, & rapprochement
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I'm happy to share that my second book, Wiring an Empire: Information Networks and U.S. Global Power in the Cold War, is under advance contract with MIT Press. Please find a description in the first comment.
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I'm happy to share that my second book, Wiring an Empire: Information Networks and U.S. Global Power in the Cold War, is under advance contract with MIT Press. Please find a description in the first comment.
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MISSION SUCCESS: NROL-48 launched today at 1:38 p.m. EDT on a @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Having hundreds of NRO satellites on orbit is vital to our nation and partners. Press release: https://t.co/3HuiZSShIJ
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Atomic Backfires: When Nuclear Policies Fail is now available for pre-order from @mitpress in the @BelferCenter Studies in International Security book series. The thread below describes the premise of the volume and its contributors. https://t.co/LuDPYx9QXW
1/8 Later this year from @mitpress in @BelferCenter's Studies in International Security-- Atomic Backfires: When Nuclear Policies Fail. This is a sobering edited volume on how efforts to reduce nuclear weapons dangers may sometimes wind up exacerbating them. @ManagingtheAtom
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62 today!🥳 We've been on watch since before Wi-Fi, smartphones, or even X 1963: 3 giant golf balls on the moors. Today: our iconic solid pyramid radar. Same skyline, new tech. 62 years, countless changes, one enduring mission #missilewarning
@UKSpaceCmd
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I explore need-to-know again in a post at https://t.co/KYBT2dhRZV looking at an Official Secrets Act case in which a clear Sigint connection was ignored because the investigators had no idea it existed.
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The Space Race wasn’t just about the Moon. As the world watched the Apollo missions, NRO was launching covert reconnaissance satellites that gathered intelligence on Soviet activity throughout the Cold War.
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On 3 Oct I'll be in London to give a talk at RUSI about the origins/ evolution of space-based missile defense and its implications for space security and the transatlantic alliance. The registration details are below: https://t.co/2Du9BKQWwN
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A conversation with Dr Aaron Bateman, exploring his research on the history of accelerating superpower military competition in space during the late Cold War and thereafter.
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See below for information on the upcoming Oxford Intelligence Conference this November on the Butler Review on Iraqi WMD:
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🚨 My article on Nuclear Delivery Vehicles is out at Security Studies! (Open Access) It explains: - Why does the Non-Proliferation Regime & NPT allow nuclear delivery vehicles to spread? - How did India acquire its nuclear delivery technology? Read here: https://t.co/7vhcAwbhDi
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Great piece!
Out today in @WarOnTheRocks, Erik Sand and I take stock of what Ukraine and Israel's spectacular deep-strike drone operations back in June mean for the sanctuary of the US homeland moving forward.
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I'm thrilled and honored to see that my book, Weapons in Space, has been placed on the Chief of the Air Staff's (U.K. Royal Air Force) 2025 reading list. https://t.co/YUS1hxoP2R
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New podcast🎙️ How has strategic #deterrence evolved from the Cold War to the current era? @aaronbateman22 and @Fiona_Cunning join @DavidMAndrews to explore this, with a focus on nuclear weapons, space capabilities and alternative approaches. Listen⤵️ https://t.co/FP6JT5AftQ
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