NUCLEAR TERRORISM
January 15, 2008
"Toward a Nuclear-Free World"
Op-Ed, Wall Street Journal
By Dr. William J. Perry, Former Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project, George P. Shultz, Henry A. Kissinger and Senator Sam Nunn
George P. Shultz, William J. Perry, Henry A. Kissinger and Sam Nunn authored an Op-Ed in the Wall Street Journal, identifying a series of steps needed to pull the world "back from the nuclear precipice." Belfer Center Director Graham Allison, Co-Director of the Preventive Defense Project Ashton P. Carter, and Managing the Atom Senior Research Associate Matthew Bunn attended the conference at Stanford University's Hoover Institution that developed these steps, and endorsed the Op-Ed.
AP Photo
January 8, 2008
Nuclear Terrorism Discussed in New Hampshire Democratic Presidential Debate
In the News
By Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Douglas Dillon Professor of Government; Faculty Chair, Dubai Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School
During the Democratic presidential debate at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H. on Saturday (January 5), moderator Charles Gibson of ABC News mentioned Belfer Center Director Graham Allison in a question to candidates regarding nuclear terrorism. He also referred to Senator Sam Nunn's comments on a potential nuclear attack. Read Gibson's comments and questions, along with the candidates' responses.
AP Photo
December 28, 2007
"Pakistan: What About the Nukes?"
Op-Ed, Newsweek, Online
By Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Douglas Dillon Professor of Government; Faculty Chair, Dubai Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School
The assassination of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto reminds us starkly of an unanswered question most of us would prefer to forget: how secure are Pakistan's nuclear weapons? Could Al Qaeda or another terrorist group acquire a warhead or enough radioactive material to create a dirty bomb?
NECSA
December 20, 2007
"A Nuclear Site Is Breached"
Op-Ed, Washington Post
By Micah Zenko, Former Research Assistant to Graham Allison, 2003-2006; Former Research Associate to Matt Bunn, Project on Managing The Atom/International Security Program, 2006-2008
"...nuclear terrorism is a global issue, extending far beyond the familiar policy talking points of U.S. cooperation with Russia over its nuclear stockpiles, the security of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal in the face of threats from Islamic extremists, and concerns that if Iran acquires nuclear capabilities it could provide a bomb to sympathetic terrorist organizations....the essential ingredients required for making a nuclear weapon exist in more than 40 countries, in facilities with differing levels of security. Unfortunately, there are still no binding global standards on how to secure nuclear weapons and weapons-grade nuclear material."
Federation of American Scientists
December 3, 2007
Matthew Bunn Wins 2007 Hans Bethe Award
Media Feature
By Matthew Bunn, Associate Professor of Public Policy; Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom; Co-Principal Investigator, Energy Research, Development, Demonstration, and Deployment (ERD3) Policy Project
Matthew Bunn was awarded the Hans Bethe Award for science in service of a more secure world from the Federation of American Scientists, on December 3, 2007 in Washington D.C.
November 30, 2007
Nuclear Terrorism: An Introduction
Media Feature
By Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Douglas Dillon Professor of Government; Faculty Chair, Dubai Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School
This is the first in a series of videos on nuclear terrorism. Based on Graham Allison's book Nuclear Terrorism: The Ultimate Preventable Catastrophe, the videos provide education about the dangers we all face and move us toward smart and peaceful solutions.
November 30, 2007
A World of Three No’s
Media Feature
By Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Douglas Dillon Professor of Government; Faculty Chair, Dubai Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School, Matthew Bunn, Associate Professor of Public Policy; Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom; Co-Principal Investigator, Energy Research, Development, Demonstration, and Deployment (ERD3) Policy Project and Senator Sam Nunn
This is the second in a series of videos on nuclear terrorism based on Graham Allison's book Nuclear Terrorism: The Ultimate Preventable Catastrophe. In this episode, former Senator and co-chair of the Nuclear Threat Initiative Sam Nunn, Belfer Center Director Graham Allison, and Senior Research Associate in the Project on Managing the Atom Matthew Bunn discuss ways in which we might limit the spread of nuclear weapons.
November 30, 2007
What is a Nuclear Bomb?
Media Feature
By Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Douglas Dillon Professor of Government; Faculty Chair, Dubai Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School and Matthew Bunn, Associate Professor of Public Policy; Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom; Co-Principal Investigator, Energy Research, Development, Demonstration, and Deployment (ERD3) Policy Project
This is the third in a series of videos on nuclear terrorism based on Graham Allison's book Nuclear Terrorism: The Ultimate Preventable Catastrophe. In this episode, Matthew Bunn, Senior Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University’s JFK School of Government and author of Securing the Bomb, describes what happens when a nuclear bomb is detonated.
November 30, 2007
A Global Problem
Media Feature
By Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Douglas Dillon Professor of Government; Faculty Chair, Dubai Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School, Matthew Bunn, Associate Professor of Public Policy; Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom; Co-Principal Investigator, Energy Research, Development, Demonstration, and Deployment (ERD3) Policy Project and Senator Sam Nunn
This is the fourth in a series of videos on nuclear terrorism based on Graham Allison's book Nuclear Terrorism: The Ultimate Preventable Catastrophe. In this episode, former Senator Sam Nunn, Senior Research Associate in the Project on Managing the Atom Matthew Bunn, and Belfer Center Director Graham Allison discuss the global economic impact of a nuclear detonation. No matter where you live, the repercussions of a nuclear bomb going off anywhere in the world will affect those least able to help themselves.
November 30, 2007
Rolling Back Proliferation
Media Feature
By Graham Allison, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Douglas Dillon Professor of Government; Faculty Chair, Dubai Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School, Dr. Ashton B. Carter, Co-Director, Preventive Defense Project (on leave), Harvard & Stanford Universities and Senator Sam Nunn
This is the fifth in a series of videos on nuclear terrorism based on Graham Allison's book Nuclear Terrorism: The Ultimate Preventable Catastrophe. In this episode former Senator Sam Nunn, former Assistant Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter, and U.S. Undersecretary of State R. Nicholas Burns discuss nuclear proliferation and the bold action it will take to make sure that these weapons never end up in the hands of terrorists, criminals or rogue states.
