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John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation April 2012
Enhancing nuclEar SEcurity
MacArthur’s grantmaking in the area of nuclear security seeks to prevent nuclear terrorism, promote stabilizing nuclear weapons reductions, and address the security challenges posed by Iranian and North Korean nuclear aspirations.
Why nuclEar SEcurity MattErS
• Terroristorganizationssuchasal-Qaedaareclearlyinterestedinacquiringandusingnuclearweapons.
• Theessentialcomponentofanuclearweaponisfissilematerial—highlyenricheduraniumandseparatedplutonium.
• Enoughfissilematerialiscurrentlystockpiledaroundtheworldtoproduceinexcessof100,000nuclearweapons.Muchofthismaterialisinadequatelysecured.
• Justasoccerball-sizedpieceofhighlyenricheduraniumwouldbeenoughforaterroristtomakeasimplenucleardevice.
• Asnuclearpowerbecomesanimportantmeansofdiversifyingenergyportfoliosandreducingcarbonemissions,fissilematerialstockpilesaresettogrow,raisingtheriskoftheftordiversion.
• MacArthur’sgrantmakingtopreventnuclearterrorismfocusesondenyingterroristsaccesstofissilematerials.
What WE Fund
Policy Research
InthiselementofourworktheFoundationfocusesonpreventingnuclearterrorismbydenyingterroristsaccesstofissilematerials—highlyenricheduraniumandplutonium.
Supportedpolicyresearchprojectsaimtopreventthetheftordiversionoffissilematerialsfrommilitaryandciviliansites,andensurethattheinevitablegrowthinnuclearpowerdoesnotincreasetheavailabilityoffissilematerialsforterroristgroups.
Inaddition,wesupportalimitednumberofinnovativeprojectsthat1)seektoeffectivelyaddress,inastabilizingmanner,thestrategicimplicationsofdeeperreductionsinnucleararsenals;and2)providenewinsightsandapproachestosecuritychallengesarisingfrom
nationaleffortstoacquirenuclearweapons(e.g.IranandNorthKorea).
Advanced Education
Effectivepolicymakingonnuclearsecuritymattersrequiresthebestadvicefromdiversefieldsincludingthenaturalandsocialsciences,nuclearindustry,andpolicyworld,amongothers.Italsoentailspublicdebate,whichtakesdifferentformsindifferentcountriesbutisrarelyaltogetherabsent.Asaresult,policymakersandthepublicneedadvicefromexpertscapableofusingtheirspecializedexpertisetoinformpolicydecision-makinganddebates.
EnhancingNuclearSecurity
about the Macarthur FoundationTheJohnD.andCatherineT.MacArthurFoundationsupportscreativepeopleandeffectiveinstitutionscommittedtobuildingamorejust,verdant,andpeacefulworld.InadditiontoselectingtheMacArthurFellows,theFoundationworkstodefendhumanrights,advanceglobalconservationandsecurity,makecitiesbetterplaces,andunderstandhowtechnologyisaffectingchildrenandsociety.For more information or to sign-up for news and event updates, please visit www.macfound.org.
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amy gordonDirector,[email protected]
Emma BelcherProgramOfficer,[email protected]
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation April 2012
TheFoundationsupportsasmallgroupofgranteesthatprovideadvancedinterdisciplinarytraininginthefieldofnuclearsecurityatthegraduateandpost-doctorallevels.Thegoalofthisprogramistoproduceasmall,buthighlyqualified,internationalgroupofnuclearsecuritypolicyexpertsequippedtoleadthefutureformulationofnuclearsecuritypoliciesandengageeffectivelyinthepublicdebate.
rEprESEntativE grantS
Policy Research
NuClEArThrEATINITIATIvE,2010$1million,muchofwhichforitsNuclearMaterialsSecurityIndex—apublicbench-markingprojectofnuclearmaterialssecurityconditionsonacountry-by-countrybasis,aimedinpartatencouraginggovernmentstotakeactionstoreducerisks.
PrOgrAMONSCIENCEANDglObAlSECurITy,PrINCETONuNIvErSITy,2012$980,000todiscouragenuclearfuelreprocessing,supporttheminimizationofhighly-enrichedfuelinrussia,andassesstheproliferationrisksofthesmallmodularreactorsbeingadvocatedbythenuclearindustry.
CENTErFOrENErgyANDSECurITySTuDIES(ruSSIA),2012$400,000insupportofaprojecttopromotehighlyenricheduraniumminimizationinrussia.
AMErICANACADEMyOFArTSANDSCIENCES,2011$280,000insupportofaprojecttocountertheinsiderthreatinnuclearfacilities.
Advanced Education
bElFErCENTErFOrSCIENCEANDINTErNATIONAlAFFAIrS,hArvArDuNIvErSITy,2011$2.48milliontosupporttheProjectonManagingtheAtom,whichtrainsthenextgenerationofnuclearsecuritypolicyexperts.
CENTErFOrINTErNATIONAlSECurITyANDCOOPErATION,STANFOrDuNIvErSITy,2011$2milliontohelptrainfuturenuclearsecuritypolicyexperts.
CENTErFOrSCIENCEANDSECurITySTuDIESATKINg’SCOllEgElONDON,2011$1.65milliontotrainfuturenuclearexperts.
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