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Institutional Change and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime

Brown Bag Lunch
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
March 8, 2012
12:15-2:00 p.m.

Speaker: Wilfred Wan, Stanton Nuclear Security Predoctoral Fellow, International Security Program/Project on Managing the Atom

What explains the strength and durability of the regime centered on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)? Is the security institution equipped to handle existing challenges and emerging threats in the nuclear arena? Policymakers and scholars alike have provided varying assessments of its prospects for the future. This work in progress posits that the regime's capacity for responsiveness and adaptability will ultimately dictate whether the NPT continues to be relevant, or whether it becomes a paper tiger.

Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.

North Korean Nuclear Program in Transition

Seminar
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
March 6, 2012
10:00-11:30 a.m.

Speaker: Olli Heinonen

Related Project: Managing the Atom

Senior Fellow and former IAEA Deputy Director General Olli Heinonen will discuss the North Korean nuclear program.

Before joining the Belfer Center as a senior fellow in August 2010, Olli Heinonen spent 27 years at the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna. Heinonen spent the last five years as Deputy Director General of the IAEA, and head of its Department of Safeguards. He led the Agency's efforts to identify and dismantle nuclear proliferation networks, including the one led by Pakistani scientist A.Q. Khan, and he oversaw its efforts to monitor and contain Iran's nuclear program. Heinonen led teams of international investigators to examine nuclear programs of concern around the world. He inspected nuclear facilities in South Africa, Iraq, North Korea, Syria, Libya, and elsewhere, seeking to ensure that nuclear materials were not diverted for military purposes. He is considered one of the world's leading experts on Iran's nuclear program. He led the Agency's efforts in recent years to implement an analytical culture to guide and complement traditional verification activities.

Fukushima – Response and Lessons Learned

Seminar
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
March 2, 2012
10:00-11:30 a.m.

Speaker: Akira Omoto, Commissioner, Japanese Atomic Energy Agency

Related Project: Managing the Atom

Dr. Akira Omoto, Commisioner of the Japanese Atomic Energy Commission, will discuss the Fukushima accident, the response and current status of the site, and lessons learned.

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Controlling the 'Absolute Weapon': Delegation, Legitimacy, and Authority at the IAEA

Brown Bag Lunch
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
March 1, 2012
12:15-2:00 p.m.

Speaker: Robert L. Brown, Stanton Nuclear Security Junior Faculty Fellow, International Security Program/Project on Managing the Atom

This seminar will argue that the persistent demand for International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) services has resulted in a routinization of international delegation of autonomy and capacity to the IAEA, transforming it from super-power pawn to a multinational forum and now into an agency of global governance—an international nuclear authority.

Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.

Iran and Saudi Arabia in a WMD-Free Persian Gulf

Seminar
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
February 28, 2012
10:00-11:30 a.m.

Speaker: Mansour Salsabili, MTA/ISP Fellow

Related Projects: Managing the Atom, International Security

MTA/ISP Fellow Mansour Salsabili discusses the feasibility of the Persian Gulf as a Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Free Zone.

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Escalation Dynamics in South Asia

Seminar
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
February 14, 2012
10:00-11:30 a.m.

Speaker: Vipin Narang

Related Projects: Managing the Atom, International Security

Prof. Vipin Narang will discuss the dynamics and dangers of escalation in the context of the Indian and Pakistani nuclear arsenals.

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Nuclear 101: U.S. Nuclear Missile Operations

Seminar
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
February 9, 2012
3:00-4:30 p.m.

Speaker: Ronald G. Allen, Jr.

Lt. Col. Ronald Allen will provide an overview of U.S. nuclear missile operations and their role in deterrence.

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Navigating the Nuclear Marketplace: How States Select Acquisition Strategies

Brown Bag Lunch
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
February 2, 2012
12:15-2:00 p.m.

Speaker: Malfrid Braut-Hegghammer, Assistant Professor, Norwegian Defence University; Former Research Fellow, International Security Program/Project on Managing the Atom, 2008–2010

This seminar examines how domestic nuclear markets shape how states seek to acquire nuclear weapons. While scholars have studied the demand and supply drivers of nuclear proliferation extensively, little is known about how these two factors influence the behavior of states pursuing nuclear weapons. Understanding how states come to pursue different nuclear acquisition strategies can shed light on several important issues.

Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.

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Japanese Nuclear Fuel Cycle Decision Making

Seminar
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
January 31, 2012
10:00-11:30 a.m.

Speaker: James Platte, Stanton Nuclear Security Predoctoral Fellow

Stanton Nuclear Security Predoctoral Fellow James Platte talks about whether energy security alone explains Japan's nuclear fuel cycle decision making, or whether other models of nuclear proliferation can be applied.

Tackling Proliferation By Engaging the Private Sector

Seminar
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
January 17, 2012
2:00-3:30 p.m.

Speaker: Ian J. Stewart, MTA Fellow

MTA Fellow Ian Stewart talks about engaging the private sector in nonproliferation efforts by supplementing export controls and sanctions with anti-proliferation in the supply chain.

Please join us! Coffee, tea, and decaf will be provided.

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MTA In The News

Matthew Bunn was interviewed on PBS Newshour about a recent Japanese Diet report calling Fukushima a man-made disaster.

MTA Fellow John Park was quoted in the New York Times about North Korea's missile program

Former MTA Research Associate Micah Zenko cited Securing the Bomb in an op ed on CNN.com

MTA/ISP Fellow John Park was quoted by the Washington Post on the U.S. response to North Korea's satellite launch.

Matthew Bunn was quoted in pieces from the Associated Press and the L.A. Times on the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit on March 26th and 27th.

Matthew Bunn was quoted in a Newsweek/Daily Beast piece about the first anniversary of Fukushima.

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What We're Reading

This Iran Project report provides a sober assessment of what the consequences of military strikes on Iran's nuclear program might be. — Matthew Bunn

The Inspector General's report on the Y-12 breach shows a truly remarkable account of a breakdown in security culture. Y-12 was regarded as having a particularly strong security culture; one wonders if similar problems exist at other sites. — Matthew Bunn

Ephraim Kam’s “An Attack on Iran: The Morning After” offers a concise (and not very rosy) Israeli assessment of risks, benefits, and uncertainties of striking Iran. — Martin Malin

Severe nuclear reactor accidents likely every 10 to 20 years, European study suggests. — Eben Harrell

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Matthew Bunn is an Associate Professor at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. His research interests include nuclear theft and terrorism; nuclear proliferation and measures to control it; and the future of nuclear energy and its fuel cycle.

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Progress on Securing Nuclear Weapons and Materials

This report from MTA's Matthew Bunn, Martin Malin and Eben Harrell finds that an international initiative to secure all vulnerable nuclear stockpiles within four years has reduced the dangers they pose. But the new analysis also concludes that much will remain to be done to ensure that all nuclear weapons and material are secure when the current four-year effort comes to an end.

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Institutional Change and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime

North Korean Nuclear Program in Transition

Fukushima – Response and Lessons Learned

Controlling the 'Absolute Weapon': Delegation, Legitimacy, and Authority at the IAEA

Iran and Saudi Arabia in a WMD-Free Persian Gulf

Escalation Dynamics in South Asia

Nuclear 101: U.S. Nuclear Missile Operations

Navigating the Nuclear Marketplace: How States Select Acquisition Strategies

Japanese Nuclear Fuel Cycle Decision Making

Tackling Proliferation By Engaging the Private Sector

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MTA In The News

What We're Reading

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