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Project on Managing the Atom Internship at the Harvard Kennedy School

The Project on Managing the Atom (MTA) at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government seeks interns to serve as Student Associates for the summer of 2013. These internships provide opportunities for undergraduate or graduate students to meet experts in nuclear policy, attend lectures and seminars, and assist MTA project faculty, staff, and fellows with their research.  MTA will provide a modest hourly wage or academic credit for the internship.

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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

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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Matthew Bunn

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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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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