#  Nuclear terrorism and nuclear security 

 



## Selected Publications and Presentations:  


Matthew Bunn, "[The Evolving Global Threat to Nuclear and Radiological Transports](/file_url/330)," keynote speech, Transport Security Unified Stakeholders Group annual meeting, September 13, 2021.

Matthew Bunn, "[The Danger of Nuclear Terrorism and What Can Be Done About It](/file_url/323)," presentation, Social Problems of Nuclear Power, MIT, October 22, 2020.

Nickolas Roth and Matthew Bunn, “[Assessing Progress on Nuclear Security Action Plans](/file_url/302),” CN-278-605, International Conference on Nuclear Security: Sustaining and Strengthening Efforts, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria, February 10-14, 2020.

Matthew Bunn, “[The Need for Creative and Effective Vulnerability Assessment and Testing](/file_url/303),” CN-278-587, International Conference on Nuclear Security: Sustaining and Strengthening Efforts, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria, February 10-14, 2020.

Matthew Bunn and Nickolas Roth, “[The Past and Potential Role of Civil Society in Nuclear Security](/file_url/316),” CN-278-586, International Conference on Nuclear Security: Sustaining and Strengthening Efforts, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna,Austria, 10-14, 2020.

Matthew Bunn, Nicholas Roth, and William H. Tobey, [*Revitalizing Nuclear Security in an Era of Uncertainty*](/file_url/266) (Cambridge, Mass.: Project on Managing the Atom, Harvard University, January 2019).

Matthew Bunn, Nickolas Roth, and William H. Tobey, "[Combating Complacency about Nuclear Terrorism](/file_url/269)" (Cambridge, Mass.: Project on Managing the Atom, Harvard University, March 2019).

Matthew Bunn, Nicholas Roth, and William H. Tobey,"[A Vision of Nuclear for Nuclear Security](/file_url/268)*"* (Cambridge, Mass.: Project on Managing the Atom, Harvard University, January 2019).

Matthew Bunn, Nicholas Roth, and William H. Tobey, "[Presidential Candidates Need a Plan for Reducing Nuclear Terrorism Risks](https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/426689-presidential-candidates-need-a-plan-for-reducing-nuclear-terrorism)," *The Hill*, January 29, 2019.

Matthew Bunn and Scott D. Sagan, eds., [*Insider Threats*](https://www.belfercenter.org/publication/insider-threats) (Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 2017).

[WINS International Best Practice Guide,](/file_url/211) World Institute for Nuclear Security, *WINS International Best Practice Guide,* Rev. 3.0 (Vienna: WINS, 2016). (Draws in part on recommendations from Matthew Bunn.)

Matthew Bunn, [“A Worst Practices Guide to Preventing Insider Leaks, Attacks, Theft, and Sabotage,](/file_url/199)” presentation. Sandia National Laboratories, 27th International Training Course on Physical Protection, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 17 May 2018.

Matthew Bunn and Dmitri Kovchegin, “[Nuclear Security in Russia: Can Progress be Sustained?](/file_url/200)” *Nonproliferation Review,* Vol. 24, No. 5-6 (Spring 2018), pp. 527-551.

Matthew Bunn, "[Cultures of Nuclear Security: How Different Countries Decide to Protect Their Nuclear Facilities](/file_url/262)," presentation, Science, Technology, and Society Circle, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 12 November 2018.

Matthew Bunn, “[Scenarios of Insider Threats to Japan’s Nuclear Facilities and Materials – and Steps to Strengthen Protection](/file_url/260),” NAPSNET Special Report (San Francisco, Calif.: Nautilus Institute, November 2, 2017).

Matthew Bunn and Nickolas Roth, “[The Effects of a Single Terrorist Nuclear Bomb](https://thebulletin.org/2017/09/the-effects-of-a-single-terrorist-nuclear-bomb/),” *Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists,* September 28, 2017.

Matthew Bunn, Nickolas Roth, and William H. Tobey, “[Protecting Nuclear Materials and Facilities Against the Full Spectrum of Plausible Threats](/file_url/257),” IAEA-CN-254-262, International Atomic Energy Agency, “International Conference on Physical Protection of Nuclear Materials and Nuclear Facilities,” November 13-17, 2017.

Matthew Bunn, “[Steps for Rebuilding U.S.-Russian Nuclear Security Cooperation](/file_url/213),” in *Proceedings of the 58th Annual Meeting of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management, July 16-20, 2017* (Mount Laurel, N.J.: INMM, 2017).

Matthew Bunn, "[Next Steps to Prevent Nuclear and Radiological Terrorism – Including Actions for Congress](/file_url/279),” Briefing for a members-only Capitol Hill dinner, Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Washington, D.C., 11 July 2017.

Matthew Bunn, "[Nuclear Terrorism: How Big is the Risk to Japan?](https://nautilus.org/napsnet/napsnet-special-reports/scenarios-of-insider-threats-to-japans-nuclear-facilities-and-materials-and-steps-to-strengthen-protection/)" *Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability*, 8 June 2017.

Matthew Bunn, “[Scenarios of Insider Nuclear Threats – and Steps to Strengthen Protection](/file_url/210)” Presentation, workshop on “Reducing the Risk of Nuclear Terrorism and Spent Fuel Vulnerability in East Asia,” Nautilus Institute, Nagasaki, 21-22 January, 2017.

Matthew Bunn, ["Nuclear Security Challenges- for the United States, and Others"](/file_url/207) Presentation, Belfer-Pakistan Dialogue, Istanbul, 14-15 April 2017.

Matthew Bunn, “[Evolving State and Nonstate Proliferation Threats and Strengthening UNSCR 1540’s Role in Overcoming Them](http://spia.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Compass_11-Winter2016.pdf),” *1540 Compass,* Winter 2016, pp. 15-17.

Matthew Bunn, Martin B. Malin, Nickolas Roth, and William H. Tobey, “[Key Steps for Continuing Nuclear Security Progress](/file_url/129),” CN-244-574, International Conference on Nuclear Security: Commitments and Actions, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria, December 5-9, 2016.

Matthew Bunn, William H. Tobey, Martin B. Malin, and Nickolas Roth, [*Preventing Nuclear Terrorism: Continuous Improvement or Dangerous Decline*](/file_url/280)*?* (Cambridge, Mass.: Project on Managing the Atom, Harvard University, March 2016).

Matthew Bunn, “[Belgium Highlights the Nuclear Terrorism Threat and Security Measures to Stop It](https://www.huffingtonpost.com/matthew-bunn/belgium-nuclear-terrorism_b_9559006.html?utm_hp_ref=world),” *The World Post*, 29 March 2016.

Matthew Bunn, “[Nuclear Terrorism: How Big is the Risk to Japan?](https://nautilus.org/napsnet/napsnet-special-reports/nuclear-terrorism-how-big-is-the-risk-to-japan/)” NAPSNET Special Report (San Francisco, Calif.: Nautilus Institute, June 8, 2017)

Matthew Bunn, "[Evolving Opportunities for Nuclear Security Cooperation](/file_url/205)" Presentation, NIAS-CISAC Dialogue on Strategic Security Threats of the 21st Century, Bengaluru, India, 6 October 2015.

Matthew Bunn, Martin B. Malin, Nickolas Roth, and William H. Tobey, [*Advancing Nuclear Security: Evaluating Progress and Setting New Goals*](/file_url/137)(Cambridge, Mass.: Project on Managing the Atom, Harvard University, March 2014).

Matthew Bunn and Scott Sagan, “[A Worst Practices Guide to Insider Threats: Lessons from Past Mistakes](/file_url/136)” (Cambridge, Mass: Occasional Paper, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, April 2014).

Matthew Bunn, "[Public Comment on NRC Staff Proposal](https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1429/ML14293A636.pdf)" submitted 18 Oct 2014.

Matthew Bunn and Eben Harrell, "[Threat Perceptions and Drivers of Change in Nuclear Security Around the World: Results of a Survey](/file_url/138)" (Cambridge, Mass.: Project on Managing the Atom, Harvard University, March 2014).

Matthew Bunn, "[What Types of Nuclear Material Require What Levels of Security](https://www.dropbox.com/s/bmvcagy3nnmz8fp/materials-attractiveness.pdf?dl=0)?" Presentation, INMM Workshop on Risk-Informing Security, 11-12 February 2014.

Matthew Bunn and Kathryn M. Glynn, “[Preventing Insider Theft: Lessons From the Casino and Pharmaceutical Industries](/file_url/119),” *Journal of Nuclear Materials Management,* Vol. 41, No. 3 (Spring 2013), pp. 4-16.

Matthew Bunn, Valentin Kuznetsov, Martin B. Malin, Yuri Morozov, Simon Saradzhyan, William H. Tobey, Viktor I. Yesin, and Pavel S. Zolotarev, "[Steps to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism: Recommendations Based on the U.S.-Russia Joint Threat Assessment](/file_url/139)"(Cambridge, Mass.: Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School, and Institute for U.S. and Canadian Studies, October 2013).

Matthew Bunn, “[Beyond Crises: The Unending Challenge of Controlling Nuclear Weapons and Materials,](/file_url/275)” in Henry Sokolski and Bruno Tetrais, eds., *Nuclear Weapons Security Crises: What Does History Teach?* (Carlisle, Penn.: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 2013), pp. 253-278.

Matthew Bunn and Eben Harrell, "[Consolidation: Thwarting Nuclear Theft](/file_url/145)" (Cambridge, Mass.: Project on Managing the Atom, Harvard University, March 2012). 50 pp.

Matthew Bunn, Yuri Morozov, Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, Simon Saradzhyan, William Tobey, Viktor I. Yesin, and Pavel S. Zolotarev, "[The U.S.-Russia Joint Threat Assessment of Nuclear Terrorism](/file_url/146)" (Cambridge, Mass.: Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School, and Institute for U.S. and Canadian Studies, June 2011). 52 pp.

Matthew Bunn, "[Securing the Bomb 2010: Securing All Nuclear Materials in Four Years](/file_url/219)" (Cambridge, Mass., and Washington, D.C.: Project on Managing the Atom, Harvard University, and Nuclear Threat Initiative, April 2010). 115 pp.

Matthew Bunn and Col.-Gen. Evgeniy P. Maslin (ret.), “[All Stocks of Weapons-Usable Nuclear Materials Worldwide Must Be Protected Against Global Terrorist Threats](/file_url/122),” paper prepared for “Protecting Nuclear Programmes From Terrorism,” World Institute for Nuclear Security Best Practices Workshop, 19-20 November 2009.

Matthew Bunn, "[Securing the Bomb 2008](/file_url/220)" (Cambridge, Mass., and Washington, D.C.: Project on Managing the Atom, Harvard University, and Nuclear Threat Initiative, November 2008). 183 pp.

Matthew Bunn, ["'Appropriate Effective' Nuclear Security and Accounting- What is it?](https://www.belfercenter.org/sites/default/files/legacy/files/bunn-1540-appropriate-effective50.pdf)" Presentation, "Appropriate Effective" Material Accounting and Physical Protection- Joint Global Initiative/UNSCR 1540 Workshop, Nashville, TN, 18 July 2008.

Matthew Bunn," [Securing the Bomb 2007](/file_url/221)" (Cambridge, Mass., and Washington, D.C.: Project on Managing the Atom, Harvard University, and Nuclear Threat Initiative, September 2007). 166 pp.

Matthew Bunn and Anthony Wier, "[Securing the Bomb 2006](/file_url/222)" (Cambridge, Mass., and Washington, D.C.: Project on Managing the Atom, Harvard University, and Nuclear Threat Initiative, July 2006). 171 pp.

Matthew Bunn and Anthony Wier, “[Terrorist Nuclear Weapon Construction: How Difficult?](/file_url/124)” *Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science,* Vol. 607, September 2006, pp. 133-149.

Matthew Bunn, “[A Mathematical Model of the Risk of Nuclear Terrorism](/file_url/123),” *Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science,* Vol. 607 (September 2006), pp. 103-120.

Matthew Bunn and Anthony Wier, "[Securing the Bomb 2005: The New Global Imperatives](/file_url/223)" (Cambridge, Mass., and Washington, D.C.: Project on Managing the Atom, Harvard University, and Nuclear Threat Initiative, May 2005). 121 pp.

Matthew Bunn, “[Incentives for Nuclear Security](/file_url/161),” in *Proceedings of the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management 46th Annual Meeting,* Phoenix, Arizona, 10-14 July 2005 (Northbrook, IL: INMM, 2005).

Matthew Bunn and Anthony Wier, "[Securing the Bomb: An Agenda for Action](/file_url/224)" (Washington, D.C.: Nuclear Threat Initiative and the Project on Managing the Atom, Harvard University, May 2004).

Matthew Bunn, Anthony Wier, and John P. Holdren, "[Controlling Nuclear Warheads and Materials: A Report Card and Action Plan](/file_url/225)" (Washington, D.C.: Nuclear Threat Initiative and the Project on Managing the Atom, Harvard University, March 2003). 189 pp.

Matthew Bunn, John P. Holdren and Anthony Wier, "[Securing Nuclear Weapons and Materials: Seven Steps for Immediate Action](/file_url/226)" (Cambridge, MA: Project on Managing the Atom, Harvard University, and Nuclear Threat Initiative, May 2002). 78 pp.

Matthew Bunn, "[The Next Wave: Urgently Needed New Steps to Control Warheads and Fissile Material](/file_url/227)" (Washington DC: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Project on Managing the Atom, Harvard University, April 2000). 109 pp.

Oleg Bukharin, Matthew Bunn, and Kenneth N. Luongo," [Renewing the Partnership: Recommendations for Accelerated Action to Secure Nuclear Material in the Former Soviet Union](/file_url/115)" (Washington, DC: Russian-American Nuclear Security Advisory Council, August 2000). 88 pp.