Securing Nuclear Warheads and Materials: Seven Steps for Immediate Action 2003
Matthew Bunn
Professor, Managing the Atom Project, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University
Jonathan P. Holdren
Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
This 2002 report co-published by Harvard and NTI outlines seven urgent steps to reduce the threat of stolen nuclear weapons or materials falling into the hands of terrorists or hostile states.
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