Matthew Bunn
@matthew-bunn.bsky.social
Father, husband, citizen, professor, focusing mainly on nuclear weapons and nuclear energy issues. Faculty lead for Harvard's Managing the Atom project: www.belfercenter.org/programs/managing-atom
My website: matthewbunn.scholars.harvard.edu
My website: matthewbunn.scholars.harvard.edu
So, while a return to nuclear testing would be a huge setback for global nuclear control efforts, it would not enable China to develop dramatically new nuclear capabilities.
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The Untold Story of China's Nuclear Weapon Development and Testing
The Untold Story of China’s Nuclear Weapon Development and Testing offers the most comprehensive account of China’s nuclear weapons development f...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
So, while a return to nuclear testing would be a huge setback for global nuclear control efforts, it would not enable China to develop dramatically new nuclear capabilities.
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Great news! Looking forward!
November 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Great news! Looking forward!
And China is ALSO building more nuclear power plants than anyone else in the world -- but still a very small fraction of the electricity produced by coal.
November 21, 2025 at 10:24 PM
And China is ALSO building more nuclear power plants than anyone else in the world -- but still a very small fraction of the electricity produced by coal.
But arms control is another matter. It's precisely countries you fear and distrust whose nuclear forces you want to limit. If we can get serious limits on Russian forces, while maintaining what's needed to also deter China, we should do so.
November 21, 2025 at 10:22 PM
But arms control is another matter. It's precisely countries you fear and distrust whose nuclear forces you want to limit. If we can get serious limits on Russian forces, while maintaining what's needed to also deter China, we should do so.
Does the deal include the earlier idea of providing a U.S.-owned, U.S.-operated enrichment plant, but not the technology? ("Black boxes" for technology tend to be gray.) Does it include Saudi Arabia accepting the Additional Protocol to IAEA safeguards? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US Reaches Initial Deal With Saudi Arabia on Nuclear Sharing
US negotiations with Saudi Arabia on a long-sought nuclear technology-sharing deal have been completed, potentially opening the door for American companies to build reactors in the kingdom.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Does the deal include the earlier idea of providing a U.S.-owned, U.S.-operated enrichment plant, but not the technology? ("Black boxes" for technology tend to be gray.) Does it include Saudi Arabia accepting the Additional Protocol to IAEA safeguards? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...