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2013

IAEA Safeguards and the Additional Protocol — A Discussion With the Author

Seminar
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
June 21, 2013
10:30-11:30 a.m.

Speaker: Laura Rockwood, Section Head, Office of Legal Affairs - International Atomic Energy Agency

A discussion with author Laura Rockwood about the IAEA Safeguards and the Additional Protocol.

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

Iran: Compliance at the Cost of Nonproliferation?

Brown Bag Lunch
Open to the Public - Neustadt Class Rm, Rubenstein G20
May 20, 2013
12:15-2:00 p.m.

Speaker: Tytti Erästö, Stanton Nuclear Security Postdoctoral Fellow, International Security Program/Project on Managing the Atom

Iran's failure to comply with its non-proliferation obligations is viewed as one of the most urgent threats to the nuclear non-proliferation regime and international peace and security. Given that diplomacy has thus far not been successful in changing that country's conduct, the only available options for dealing with the problem seem to be increasingly crippling sanctions and, possibly, military strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities. The seminar presentation challenges the above assumptions by drawing attention to the absence of serious diplomatic efforts and lack of understanding of what is at stake for Iran in the dispute.

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 Zone: Institutional Dynamics and Nonproliferation

Seminar
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
May 15, 2013
10:00-11:30 a.m.

Speaker: Mansour Salsabili, Research Fellow, Project on Managing the Atom/International Security Program

Are there any regional institutional dynamics at work to influence the willingness or unwillingness of the Gulf States to enter into a WMDFZ?

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

Co-sponsored by the International Security Program

Nuclear 101: Technology and Policy of Nuclear Security

Seminar
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
May 8, 2013
10:00-11:30 a.m.

Speaker: Matthew Bunn, Associate Professor of Public Policy, HKS; Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom

What are the most important technologies and approaches used to protect weapons-usable nuclear materials from theft? What are the major international agreements and initiatives focused on improving nuclear security? What are the strengths and weaknesses of current approaches? This seminar will provide a brief introduction to each of these topics.

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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Nuclear 101: America's Sea-Based Strategic Deterrent

Seminar
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
May 3, 2013
10:00-11:30 a.m.

Speaker: Ryan J. Heilman, Military Professor, United States Naval War College

Commander Ryan Heilman will provide an overview of America's sea-based strategic nuclear deterrent. The overview will focus on the current status and future challenges for sea-based strategic nuclear deterrence.

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

Global Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defense Programs—National and Global Efforts and Challenges

Seminar
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
April 25, 2013
2:30-4:00 p.m.

Speaker: Andrew C. Weber, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs, U.S. Department of Defense

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs Andrew Weber will speak on his portfolio.

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

The Future of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime

Seminar
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
April 24, 2013
10:00-11:30 a.m.

Speaker: Wilfred Wan, Research Fellow, Project on Managing the Atom/International Security Program

This seminar identifies the myriad challenges faced by the regime centered on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

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

The Evolution of Pakistan's Nuclear Posture

Seminar
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
April 22, 2013
10:00-11:30 a.m.

Speaker: Pervez Hoodbhoy, Professor of Nuclear and High-energy Physics, Quaid-e-Azam University

Pakistan's nuclear program originally had a single purpose — that of countering India's nuclear weapons. But these weapons now serve multiple purposes and new nuclear doctrines are replacing old ones. The evolution of Pakistan's nuclear thinking shall be discussed within the context of its changed — and still changing — political, social and economic situation.

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

Nuclear Security in an Age of Budget Uncertainty

Seminar
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
April 18, 2013
4:15-6:00 p.m.

Speaker: Neile L. Miller, Acting Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration, U.S. Department of Energy

This seminar will discuss how decision-makers are trying to cope with nuclear security issues in an age of budget uncertainty.

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

Confronting the Reality of a Rising Nuclear-armed China

Brown Bag Lunch
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
April 18, 2013
12:15-2:00 p.m.

Speaker: David Kelley, Research Fellow, International Security Program/Project on Managing the Atom

The rise of a nuclear-armed China is presenting the United States and its allies in the Asian-Pacific region with a new reality that they must confront. The presentation includes a brief discussion of the ideological and economic drivers behind China's rise, as well as its emergence in Asian-Pacific regional affairs. The presentation also discusses China's nuclear policies and forces, and how they are shaped by external factors such as ballistic missile defense.

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

IAEA Safeguards and the Additional Protocol

Seminar
Open to the Public - Belfer Center Library, Littauer-369
June 21, 2013
10:30-11:30 a.m.

A discussion with author Laura Rockwood about the IAEA Safeguards and the Additional Protocol.

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

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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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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EVENTS

2013

IAEA Safeguards and the Additional Protocol — A Discussion With the Author

Iran: Compliance at the Cost of Nonproliferation?

Iran and Saudi Arabia in a WMD Free Zone: Institutional Dynamics and Nonproliferation

Nuclear 101: Technology and Policy of Nuclear Security

Nuclear 101: America's Sea-Based Strategic Deterrent

Global Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defense Programs—National and Global Efforts and Challenges

The Future of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime

The Evolution of Pakistan's Nuclear Posture

Nuclear Security in an Age of Budget Uncertainty

Confronting the Reality of a Rising Nuclear-armed China