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Matthew Bunn

The National Interest

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The Iran War’s Incoherent Peace Deal

23.06.2026 8

The National Interest

Matthew Bunn

Iran’s nuclear materials and equipment remain a danger in an active war zone

The war in Iran has cut off diplomatic efforts to limit the country’s development of nuclear weapons. Securing that material and equipment in other...

17.03.2026 10

The Conversation

Matthew Bunn

Last nuclear weapons limits expired – pushing world toward new arms race

The expiration of the New START treaty has the US and Russia poised to increase the number of their deployed strategic nuclear weapons, pushing the...

19.02.2026 30

The Conversation

Matthew Bunn

Golden Dome dangers: An arms control expert explains how Trump’s missile defense threatens to make the US less safe

Missile defense systems are nothing new. History shows that even if they work as advertised – a big if – they’re a bad idea if your aim is to...

06.06.2025 20

The Conversation

Matthew Bunn

H-bomb creator Richard Garwin was a giant in science, technology and policy

Garwin was best known as the designer of the hydrogen bomb, but he was also a longtime arms control expert, IBM researcher and adviser to presidents.

17.05.2025 20

The Conversation

Matthew Bunn

How India and Pakistan might move forward — and away from nuclear dangers

While the two countries have agreed to a ceasefire, the tensions that led to this latest danger of a nuclear conflict still exist.

14.05.2025 30

Boston Globe

Matthew Bunn