Harvard Kennedy School expert in nuclear security Matthew Bunn discusses the nuclear threats of the 21st century: nuclear theft and terrorism, proliferation, and the nuclear energy fuel cycle. How serious are the new nuclear threats?  What methods for handling them are effective?

Matthew Bunn is Associate Professor of Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and the author of Coping with the New Nuclear Threat.

The nuclear threat did not disappear when the Cold War ended. Instead it fractured and morphed into new 21st century forms which have kept the nuclear clock set close to midnight. From disposing of old nuclear weapons to building new uranium enrichment facilities, from the protocols of “mutually assured destruction to the image of the “suitcase bomb,” Matthew Bunn examines the various sources of nuclear threat today and explores means of containing and controlling them. Which nation states pose the greatest nuclear danger? What role do non-state actors play in the current landscape of nuclear threat? How are domestic and international governing bodies addressing these new nuclear threats? What role can concerned citizens play in preventing nuclear catastrophe today?