Matthew Bunn

@matthew-bunn.bsky.social

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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
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Matthew Bunn is an American nuclear and energy policy analyst, currently a professor of practice at the Harvard Kennedy School at Harvard University. He is the Co-principal Investigator for the Belfer Center's Project on Managing the Atom. .. more

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Matthew Bunn @matthew-bunn.bsky.social · Oct 23

Proud to have been part of 50 years of work to reduce the danger of nuclear war at the Harvard Kennedy School, detailed in this new account in the Kennedy School's magazine. The effort is more urgent and essential than ever. www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-rese...

Inside the Kennedy School’s long fight to prevent nuclear catastrophe

For generations, the insights and engagement of Harvard Kennedy School scholars have strengthened nuclear strategies and reduced dangers.

www.hks.harvard.edu

Matthew Bunn @matthew-bunn.bsky.social · 14h

And remember, back then there weren't permissive action links to prevent unauthorized use.

Stephen Schwartz @atomicanalyst.bsky.social · Oct 30

Today in 1958, at RAF Sculthorpe, about 3 miles west of Fakenham, England, USAF atomic bomb technician Master Sergeant Leander Cunningham, 41, suffered a mental breakdown, locked himself in the bomb maintenance building, and threatened to detonate a Mark-5 bomb by shooting it with his .45 pistol.

A halftone official-looking photograph of Master Sergeant Leander Cunningham in uniform (possibly from an ID badge) from the Royal Air Force Sculthorpe Heritage Centre.

A black and aerial photograph from the RAF Sculthorpe Heritage Centre showing a portion of the base.

A color photograph of a Mark-5 atomic bomb on display on a wheeled dolly in a museum. The bomb and the cart are painted dark green. The bomb has a blunt nose but otherwise resembles a smaller version of the bulbous “Fat Man” bomb dropped on Nagasaki in 1945.

Matthew Bunn @matthew-bunn.bsky.social · 15h

"Trump can take a major step for both American and global security by announcing a deal to keep both U.S. and Russian nuclear forces on a leash for now and launching talks with both Russia and China to explore whether his 'better agreement' can really be reached."
thehill.com/opinion/nati...

thehill.com

Matthew Bunn @matthew-bunn.bsky.social · 15h

Dangerous and demonstrably false charges from President Trump. As documented in detail by US intelligence agencies and bipartisan investigations, Russia attacked US elections in 2016 in favor of Donald Trump.

The Steady State @thesteadystate.org · 21h

Who is Trump instructing to arrest Obama here? Is he giving an order? If so, to whom? His AG? The FBI? A fantasy savior? His continued calls to arrest his opponents seek to condition the public to accept punishment by decree.

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The Steady State @thesteadystate.org · 21h

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Kingston Reif @kingstonareif.bsky.social · 1d

"Trump Faces High-Stakes Choice as Final Nuclear Pact With Russia Expires"

Trump Faces High-Stakes Choice as Final Nuclear Pact With Russia Expires

Moscow has proposed a de facto one-year extension of limits on long-range nuclear weapons after a strategic arms treaty lapses next week, but the president has yet to commit

www.wsj.com

Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 1d

It's near-white out conditions in Chicago as the snow comes down, and tonight's anti-ICE/CBP rally is wrapping up in front of city hall.

But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"

Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 1d

Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday.

📷️: Aaron Lavinsky

Reposted by Matthew Bunn, Daxton R. Stewart

Zack Bornstein @zackbornstein.bsky.social · 1d

Not to get political, but America is very pretty and has a lot of nice folks making cool things, and I think if we had a president who wasn’t actively trying to murder us, we could have a pretty good time

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Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 1d

The arrest of @donlemonofficial.bsky.social and others is a Trump gift to Putin and Xi. When the American government arrests journalists for committing journalism, this devalues the image of American democracy worldwide and gives Putin and Xi an excuse for their own persecution of journalists.

Reposted by Matthew Bunn, Anders Nilsson

Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 1d

Statement from @pressfreedom.bsky.social on Georgia Fort and Don Lemon’s arrests

CPJ condemns arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort over Minnesota protests coverage - Committee to Protect Journalists

Washington, D.C., January 30, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) strongly condemns the arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort for their reporting on a protest in Minnesota, arr...

cpj.org

Matthew Bunn @matthew-bunn.bsky.social · 1d

The challenges of arms control in a new era "are precisely why the time offered by a temporary deal to stay within the limits of New START could be so important. It’s better to get talks going to explore the options before a buildup builds momentum and effectively gets locked in."

thehill.com

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Max Boot @maxboot.bsky.social · 1d

The DNI is pursuing crackpot conspiracy theories about the 2020 election being “stolen” by Biden, while lowering the intelligence community’s defenses against future foreign election interference. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Tulsi Gabbard’s appearance at Fulton County FBI raid raises questions

Lawmakers called for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to explain the presence of the nation’s top spy at a domestic law enforcement action in Georgia.

www.washingtonpost.com

Reposted by Matthew Bunn, Kate Starbird

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 2d

The harping about 2020 was never about the past. It was and is about the future: using a lie about a "stolen election" to actually steal elections.

Trump Is Still Obsessed with Stealing Elections

The FBI’s seizure of Georgia ballots is as much about future elections as past ones.

lnk.thebulwark.com

Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 2d

President Trump has filed a lawsuit against the IRS, in which he demands that the IRS, which he as president controls, pay him $10 billion.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Matthew Bunn @matthew-bunn.bsky.social · 2d

New piece on the virtues for US national security of staying within New START limits for now.
thehill.com/opinion/nati...

thehill.com

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Stephen Schwartz @atomicanalyst.bsky.social · 2d

Today in 1964, “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb” premiered in New York City, Toronto, and London. The original release date of December 12, 1963—and a special New York City preview on November 22, 1963—were postponed after President Kennedy’s assassination.

An original one-sheet color poster for "Dr. Strangelove," featuring the tagline, "The hot-line suspense comedy." The poster features a squadron of gray silhouetted B-52 bombers receding into the background and flying toward the viewer under the title of the film (in a red font), below which are caricatures from the back of the US president and the Soviet premier each holding a red telephone to their ear, a globe featuring a rendition of the US and Soviet flags between them. A woman's bare arm holding an empty wine or cocktail glass is draped over the Soviet premier's left shoulder.

A black and white archival photograph of a large movie theater marquee announcing "Dr. Strangelove."

An archival black and white photograph of Peter Sellers and his soon-to-be wife Britt Ekland standing inside a theater at one of the premieres in front of two large posters for the film. Sellers is wearing a dark overcoat while Ekland is holding flowers and wearing a leopard fur coat.

A full-page black and white advertisement in the January 29, 1964, edition of the New York Daily News for "Dr. Strangelove," featuring six large photographs of individual cast members in a scene from the film, each of them holding a telephone receiver (Sterling Hayden, George C. Scott, Tracy Reed, and three images of Peter Sellers in his three roles, even though Dr. Strangelove never uses a telephone in the film) along with questions about each character (e.g., "Why did Dr. Strangelove want ten women for each man?," and "Where was General 'Buck' Turgidson when the hot-line rang?"

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Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs @belfercenter.bsky.social · 2d

On Feb. 5, New START, the last treaty limiting U.S. and Russian strategic nuclear arms, will expire—a dark milestone. President Trump has an opportunity to put off nuclear competition and explore whether new accords can help avoid it, argues Professor @matthew-bunn.bsky.social for @thehill.com.

thehill.com

Reposted by Kori Schake, Matthew Bunn

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 2d

The 2026 National Defense Strategy “appears to have been drafted not by serious people but by Pentagon officials eager to curry favor with an imperious president and terrified of getting their talking points wrong,” Eliot Cohen argues.

Whatever This Is, It Is Not Strategy

Defending the nation will take more than sycophancy, slurs, and slop.

bit.ly

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🎬 Screen Media 🎞 @screenmedia.bsky.social · 2d

Stanley Kubrick's multi Academy Award nominated Cold War black comedy “DR. STRANGELOVE” starring Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Peter Bull, Keenan Wynn, Slim Pickens and Tracy Reed premiered #OnThisDay in 1964 at the Columbia Theatre, London

🎬 Columbia Pictures

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Shashank Joshi @shashj.bsky.social · 3d

"At least 32 people died in ICE custody last year, the highest number since 2004. An autopsy... showed that Geraldo Lunas Campos, a Cuban migrant held at Fort Bliss in Texas, was killed by his jailers. ICE had previously said he had committed suicide." www.economist.com/briefing/202...

Immigration agents have become Donald Trump’s personal posse

That is a liability for America and, increasingly, for him

www.economist.com

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Shashank Joshi @shashj.bsky.social · 3d

Our leader this week. "Recently, only 5% of those detained have been people convicted of violent crimes. Instead ICE’s brutal means indicate ends that are darker than immigration-control...ICE and its leaders are trampling the constitution." www.economist.com/leaders/2026...

ICE’s impunity is a formula for more violence

Is America’s president building his own paramilitary militia?

www.economist.com

Reposted by Matthew Bunn, James Cameron, Nancy M. Wingfield

Elisabeth Piller @elisabeth-piller.bsky.social · 3d

We are advertising another two postdoctoral positions as part of our ERC Synergy Project BLOCKADE! The positions will be at Hamburg University, working with (the truly amazing) Alan Kramer - pls share! @shafrhistorians.bsky.social @fwwsoc.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org @conteurohistory.bsky.social

Samuël Kruizinga @samuelkruizinga.bsky.social · 3d

#BLOCKADE is recruiting again!
Join our team and delve into the history of blockades during the First and Second World Wars — from their planning to their far‑reaching consequences. We are pleased to announce two postdoctoral researcher positions at the University of Hamburg:

BLOCKADE – Blockade in the Era of the Two World Wars

www.blockades.eu

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Samuël Kruizinga @samuelkruizinga.bsky.social · 3d

BLOCKADE – Blockade in the Era of the Two World Wars

www.blockades.eu

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 3d

We’re just not a free country.

Any American watching this play out between regime forces and journalists overseas would recognize it for what it is.

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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 3d

Trump on Jan 27: "You can't have guns. You can't walk around with guns."

Patel on Jan 25: "You cannot bring a firearm loaded with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It's that simple. You don't have the right to break the law and incite violence."

Here are the MAGA faithful.

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Nuclear Threat Initiative @nti.org · 3d

In September 2025, Putin publicly proposed that the U.S. and Russia mutually observe New START limits for one additional year after the last remaining arms control treaty between the U.S. and Russia expires this February. The U.S. has yet to provide a formal public response to this proposal.

Reposted by Matthew Bunn

Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 3d

Northfield Minnesota is home to Carleton College (where I went) and St Olaf. The town's motto is "Cows, Colleges, and Contentment."

Also the site of Jesse James' last raid.

Anyway it's about as bucolic a place as you can imagine. ICE isn't just terrorizing the Twin Cities.

Matthew Bunn @matthew-bunn.bsky.social · 3d

New Bruce Springsteen song on Minneapolis:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...

Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

www.youtube.com

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 3d

Iran’s foreign minister warned Iran is ready to respond forcefully to any aggression, while repeating support for a fair nuclear deal that guarantees peaceful use and no nuclear weapons. #Iran

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Kori Schake @kschake.bsky.social · 3d

Shame.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

under grilling from Duckworth, Rubio defends Trump's comments denigrating the service of American's NATO allies in Afghanistan

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