Anthony Wier
Former Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom
Experience
Anthony Wier was a Research Associate at the Project on Managing the Atom. Prior to coming to the Project, he was a participant in the Presidential Management Internship (PMI) program, serving as a Program Examiner in the International Affairs Division of the Office of Management and Budget. In that capacity, he performed program and budget oversight on the State Department's nonproliferation, arms control, and verification and compliance efforts, as well as represented the International Affairs Division in interagency working groups on various nonproliferation and arms control matters. He has a Master of Public Affairs and a Master of Arts in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin and a Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude from Trinity University in San Antonio.
February 2007
"Funding for U.S. Efforts to Improve Controls Over Nuclear Weapons, Materials, and Expertise Overseas: Recent Developments and Trends"
Paper
By Matthew Bunn, Senior Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom and Anthony Wier, Former Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom
Matthew Bunn and Anthony Wier find that although threat reduction funding has had dramatic effects in reducing the risk of nuclear terrorism, the Bush administration’s proposed FY 2008 budget for cooperative threat reduction would reduce the overall funds available. They propose a number of remedies, some of which have been taken up by congress in the appropriations process.
November 19, 2006
"Bombs That Won't Go Off"
Op-Ed, The Washington Post
By Anthony Wier, Former Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom and Matthew Bunn, Senior Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom
"...One piece of good news has been unfolding: While there's a great deal more to do, much of the world's potential nuclear bomb material, scattered in hundreds of buildings in dozens of countries around the world, is notably more secure than it was before Sept. 11, 2001, which means that it's harder for terrorists to steal. And the critical effort to remove such material entirely from the world's most vulnerable sites is picking up steam."
September, 2006
Terrorist Nuclear Weapon Construction: How Difficult?
Book Chapter
By Matthew Bunn, Senior Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom and Anthony Wier, Former Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom
September / October 2006
Traffick Jamming
Magazine or Newspaper Article, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, (Turn back the Clock Column), issue 5, volume 62
By Anthony Wier, Former Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom
July 13, 2006
Securing the Bomb 2006
Report
By Matthew Bunn, Senior Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom and Anthony Wier, Former Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom
The latest report in the ongoing MTA / NTI collaboration, Securing the Bomb 2006, finds that even though the gap between the threat of nuclear terrorism and the response has narrowed in recent years, there remains an unacceptable danger that terrorists might succeed in their quest to get and use a nuclear bomb.
May, 2005
Securing the Bomb 2005: The New Global Imperatives
Annual Report
By Matthew Bunn, Senior Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom and Anthony Wier, Former Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom
April, 2005
The Seven Myths of Nuclear Terrorism
Journal Article, Current History
By Matthew Bunn, Senior Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom and Anthony Wier, Former Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom
October 6, 2004
Threat Reduction Funding in the Bush Administration: Claims and Counterclaims in the First Presidential Debate
Fact Sheet
By Matthew Bunn, Senior Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom and Anthony Wier, Former Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom
October 6, 2004
Clarifying Statements on Securing Nuclear Materials in the Presidential Debate
Fact Sheet
By Matthew Bunn, Senior Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom and Anthony Wier, Former Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom
September 13, 2004
Preventing a Nuclear 9/11
Op-Ed, Washington Post
By Matthew Bunn, Senior Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom and Anthony Wier, Former Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom
