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Historian of science, secrecy, and nuclear weapons. Professor of STS at @FollowStevens. UC Berkeley alum with a Harvard PhD. NUKEMAP creator. Coder and web dev.

Hoboken, NJ / NYC
blog.nuclearsecrecy.com
Joined September 2011

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    1. Martin “Doomsday” Pfeiffer (⧖)  🏳️‍🌈‏ @NuclearAnthro 18 Dec 2017
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      I really want to see who I can get to publish an article about how blockchain solves Ballistic Missile Defense. I bet MDAA would run with it. 🙄 #PhDLifepic.twitter.com/fZe3vnV9sz

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    2. Alex Wellerstein‏Verified account @wellerstein 18 Dec 2017
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      "Blockchain is a revolutionary approach to an internet of value. And what do we value? Missile defense. Adding blockchain would, thus, revolutionize missile defense. Because we have faith in math, and we have faith in code. Did I mention it is revolutionary?"

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    3. Alex Wellerstein‏Verified account @wellerstein 18 Dec 2017
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      "I could explain the math to you, but it doesn't really matter. What matters is that when I say 'blockchain,' you think, 'revolutionary,' got it?" (This is only *slightly* paraphrased from a talk I saw about blockchain a few weeks ago.)

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    4. Martin “Doomsday” Pfeiffer (⧖)  🏳️‍🌈‏ @NuclearAnthro 18 Dec 2017
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      I saw someone do something similar at the 5 Eyes Analytic Workshops conference I went to. The math got blackboxed.pic.twitter.com/f50Mc25Kzl

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    5. Alex Wellerstein‏Verified account @wellerstein 19 Dec 2017
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      The math bothers me less than the code — which is often a weak point in systems that seem secure on paper — and the fact that I've never seen a really convincing explanation of how blockchain can be used to securely account for real-world objects (as opposed to virtual).

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    6. Alex Wellerstein‏Verified account @wellerstein 19 Dec 2017
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      I totally buy that blockchain would create a reliable accounting of a virtual asset (like Bitcoin). But making the jump to real-world assets (esp. ones you care about, like warheads) seems like it involves a lot of things that coders don't think about.

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      Alex Wellerstein‏Verified account @wellerstein 19 Dec 2017
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      At least, I haven't seen it explained to a degree that I would have any confidence in it. And, again, the ratio of "revolutionary" talk to actual explanations has been in my experience suspiciously lop-sided.

      8:55 AM - 19 Dec 2017
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        1. Martin “Doomsday” Pfeiffer (⧖)  🏳️‍🌈‏ @NuclearAnthro 19 Dec 2017
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          Martin “Doomsday” Pfeiffer (⧖)  🏳️‍🌈 Retweeted MIT Technology Review

          I think this was the moment I kind of checked out on it to be honest:https://twitter.com/techreview/status/933670922720108544 …

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          This Thanksgiving, at least one company is using blockchain to help customers track where their turkey comes from. https://trib.al/W53tyEg 
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