Matthew Bunn
matthew-bunn.bsky.social
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
August 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
A somber week, remembering the horrifying devastation wreaked by atomic bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki 80 years ago -- the many tens of thousands killed, the far larger numbers terribly injured. We need to dedicate ourselves to ensuring that nuclear weapons are never again used in combat.
August 10, 2025 at 1:45 AM
3/3
• U.S. citizen children deported without trial or proof: 3 (so far, 1 w/cancer deported w/o medicine)
• Freedom of speech for visa and green card holders: crushed
• Research driving future progress: paused, slashed
• World’s leading research universities; assaulted

Are we great yet?
May 3, 2025 at 10:06 PM
"Most successful first 100 days in American history." (2/3)
• Trade war: launched
• U.S. allies: threatened, fearful
• U.S. adversaries: heartened
• Ceasefire in Gaza: broken, war raging
• War in Ukraine: continuing
• People imprisoned or deported without trial or proof: 100s
May 3, 2025 at 10:04 PM
“Most successful first 100 days in American history.” (1/3)
• Economic growth: down
• Inflation expectations: up
• Recession probability: up
• Stock market: down
• Functioning of government agencies: disrupted
• Morale of government workers: down
May 3, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Managing the Atom out in force at #nukecon
April 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Happy Easter! Pysanky made by a Ukrainian colleague and her daughter.
April 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM