Martin B. Malin

Fall 2009

"Enabling a Nuclear Revival—and Managing Its Risks"

Journal Article, Innovations, issue 4, volume 4

By Matthew Bunn, Associate Professor of Public Policy; Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom and Martin B. Malin, Executive Director, Project on Managing the Atom

Matthew Bunn and Martin B. Malin examine the conditions needed for nuclear energy to grow on a scale large enough for it to be a significant part of the world’s response to climate change. They consider the safety, security, nonproliferation, and waste management risks associated with such growth and recommend approaches to managing these risks. Bunn and Malin argue that although technological solutions may contribute to nuclear expansion in the coming decades, in the near term, creating the conditions for large-scale nuclear energy growth will require major international institutional innovation.

August 6-7, 2009

"U.S. Nonproliferation Policy in the Middle East"

Presentation

By Martin B. Malin, Executive Director, Project on Managing the Atom

Martin Malin examined concerns about proliferation in Egypt and Saudi Arabia—the two leading Arab states where choices about nuclear weapons will have a major impact on the security and stability of the Middle East region in the coming decades. He discussed steps the US could take US to reduce the risk of proliferation in the Middle East.  He emphasized that while the risk of proliferation in Egypt and Saudi Arabia is real, it is also remote, and there are a number of ways we can make that risk even smaller.

July 24, 2009

"Managing the Security Risks of Global Nuclear Energy Growth"

Presentation

By Martin B. Malin, Executive Director, Project on Managing the Atom

Martin Malin discussed security risks associated with a global expansion of nuclear energy, and outlined key measures for reducing these risks, with participants in a Fletcher School summer training program for U.A.E. homeland security personnel.

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June 9, 2009

North Korea's Nuclear Program: Looking Forward

Media Feature

By Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Douglas Dillon Professor of Government, Harvard Kennedy School, Martin B. Malin, Executive Director, Project on Managing the Atom and Hui Zhang, Senior Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom

As North Korea threatens additional missile tests following its nuclear test in late May and April rocket launch, nuclear experts at the Belfer Center offer analysis and commentary on North Korea's actions and intentions and what the Obama administration should do now.

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May 31, 2009

"US and China Must Stand Up to N. Korea"

Op-Ed, Boston Globe

By Martin B. Malin, Executive Director, Project on Managing the Atom and Hui Zhang, Senior Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom

"To facilitate enhanced Chinese support for North Korean denuclearization, Washington should also address some of Beijing's security concerns, including US-Japanese missile defense cooperation and sales of missile defense capabilities to Taiwan. The United States and China could also offer one another specific assurances regarding military deployments on the Korean peninsula. Even in the event of a North Korean collapse, the United States has no intention of moving its forces to the Chinese border; it would reduce Beijing's concerns if Washington said so."

May 5, 2009

"Preventing Proliferation: Consequences and Alternatives to Using Military Force"

Presentation

By Martin B. Malin, Executive Director, Project on Managing the Atom

Martin Malin presented “Preventing Proliferation: Consequences and Alternatives to Using Military Force” at the launch of the Harvard International Review’s Spring 2009 issue.

26-30 October 2008

"Using Force to Prevent Proliferation"

Presentation

By Martin B. Malin, Executive Director, Project on Managing the Atom

Martin Malin's presentation contains these three key points:

• The doctrine of military prevention is longstanding and widespread.
• The consequences of using force are highly uncertain; conditions for successful prevention are rare.
• If force is used, multilateral cooperation is the key to effective proliferation prevention.

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September/October 2008

"A Nuclear Revival Needs New Cooperation"

Op-Ed, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, issue 4, volume 64

By Matthew Bunn, Associate Professor of Public Policy; Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom and Martin B. Malin, Executive Director, Project on Managing the Atom

In an Op-Ed in The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Matthew Bunn and Martin B. Malin argue that a reinvigorated IAEA and new approaches to cooperation on nuclear safety, security, and nonproliferation are required for nuclear energy to make a significant contribution to mitigating climate change without creating undue risks.

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September 23, 2008

"U.S., Russia Must Unite to Lessen Nuclear Dangers"

Op-Ed, Washington Times

By Martin B. Malin, Executive Director, Project on Managing the Atom

Martin Malin argues in an Op-Ed for the Washington Times, that as the presidential nominees' debate on national security issues approaches, there is one issue on which both sides agree — preventing nuclear terrorism and proliferation must be a top priority.

January 25, 2008

"Military Intervention as an Nonproliferation Strategy"

Presentation

By Martin B. Malin, Executive Director, Project on Managing the Atom

This presentation described the evolution of the concept of preventive military intervention, reviewed a series of cases in which force was used in an attempt to prevent the acquisition of nuclear weapons, and identified key conditions associated with the effectiveness, or ineffectiveness of the strategy.