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The NTI website offers daily news and in-depth resources about the global threats from nuclear, biological and chemical weapons and related issues, featuring:   
new Funding for U.S. Efforts to Improve Controls Over Nuclear Weapons, Materials, and Expertise Overseas: a 2009 Update - a June 2009 NTI commissioned report by Andrew Newman and Matthew Bunn, Project on Managing the Atom
new Issue Brief - START Process and Russian Strategic Force Modernization
new In Focus: North Korea - all NTI resources related to North Korea, including issue briefs, missile chronologies, capabilities, maps and an overview of its nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programs
Global Security Newswire - daily news on nuclear, biological and chemical weapons terrorism and related issues.
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Securing the Bomb - comprehensive threat reduction budget data and program analysis.
UNSC Resolution 1540 Database -
a comprehensive database that provides analysis of UNSCR 1540, regional overviews of activities, nuclear, biological and chemical capabilities, and a complete state-by-state listing of 1540 reporting, as well as terrorist threats relating to its implementation.
Source Documents - publications on nonproliferation issues by government agencies and non-governmental organizations.
WMD411 - an information resource on the threats from nuclear, biological and chemical weapons and a range of policy options to reduce these threats.

 

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Daily news on nuclear, biological and chemical weapons, terrorism and related issues reported by National Journal Group.

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Arab States Urge EU to Demand Israeli Nuclear Transparency - Friday, Aug. 14, 2009 Full Story
Testing Begins on Australia's First Aegis Missile-Defense System - Friday, Aug. 14, 2009 Full Story
Airborne Laser Passes Another Test - Friday, Aug. 14, 2009 Full Story
Expert Cautions Russia Against Eliminating Tactical Nukes - Friday, Aug. 14, 2009 Full Story
Indian Ballistic-Missle Sub Still Without Nuclear Reactor - Friday, Aug. 14, 2009 Full Story

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Russia Restricts Transparency at Major Chemical Weapons Site, Group Says
Friday, Aug. 14, 2009

WASHINGTON -- Russia recently forced an international nonprofit organization to close offices intended to ensure transparency in the operations of one of the country's largest chemical weapons destruction sites (see GSN, July 22).

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No Nuclear Materials Found on Detained North Korean Ship
Friday, Aug. 14, 2009

Officials in India today said they have not discovered any nuclear materials aboard a North Korean vessel detained last week in accordance with U.N. sanctions, Reuters reported (see GSN, Aug. 13).

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Russia Might Abandon Bulava Missile if Failures Continue
Friday, Aug. 14, 2009

Russia's might mothball its troubled Bulava nuclear-missile project if the weapon continues to fail in testing, Reuters reported today (see GSN, Aug. 4).

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Perry Nunn Shultz Obama Kissinger Meeting with President Obama
Former Secretary of State George P. Shultz, former Defense Secretary William J. Perry, former Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger and former Senator Sam Nunn met with President Barack Obama in the White House on May 19th, 2009, to discuss their common vision of a world free of nuclear weapons and the steps needed to get there. Pledging to continue to work together, President Obama called the statesmen "four of the most preeminent national security thinkers" in our nation today and said that their vision has "helped inspire policies of this Administration" on nuclear weapons issues.
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Watch Secretary Shultz address the press outside the White House

The Nuclear Security Project started with the January 4, 2007 Wall Street Journal op-ed by former Secretary of State George Shultz, former Secretary of Defense Bill Perry, former Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger and former Senator Sam Nunn. All four authors are leading the Project and NTI serves as the Project Secretariat.

 

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NTI News & Views

NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn on CNBC's Squawk Box
Senator Nunn appeared on CNBC's morning show to share his insights on politics and the economy
July 15, 2009
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NTI President Charles B. Curtis speaks at the 50th Annual meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management
NTI President Charles B. Curtis urges participants to dedicate their talent and expertise to making the World Institute for Nuclear Security a success.
July 13, 2009
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Statement from Sam Nunn on G8 Summit
NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn released a statement expressing support for the commitment made by the G8 to reducing global nuclear dangers.
July 9, 2009
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Statement from Sam Nunn on Moscow Summit
NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn released a statement regarding the Moscow Summit and Presidents Obama and Medvedev's commitment to work together to secure nuclear weapons and materials around the world.
July 6, 2009
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NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn Speaks at SAIC on the Urgent Need to Address Nuclear Dangers
Senator Nunn outlines steps he has proposed with George Shultz, Bill Perry and Henry Kissinger to reduce nuclear dangers and lay the groundwork for building a world free of nuclear weapons and addresses issues raised by others to their Nuclear Security Project initiative.
June 23, 2009
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Nunn and Thompson on Meet the Press
NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn appeared on NBC's Meet the Press with David Gregory alongside former Senator Fred Thompson to discuss the growing nuclear threats from Iran and North Korea, as well as other on-going international challenges that we face.
June 21, 2009
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NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn speaks at the American Nuclear Society Annual Meeting
Senator Nunn describes the three security challenges — verification and enforcement, materials security and fuel cycle — that the technical community must help us meet before it is possible to significantly reduce the nuclear threat, while at the same time expanding the global role of nuclear energy.
June 15, 2009
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Statement of Sam Nunn on the Opening of Russian Chemical Weapons Destruction Facility
Senator Sam Nunn applauded opening a chemical weapons destruction facility in Shchuch'ye, Russia, as a critical part of the global fight against WMD proliferation and catastrophic terrorism.
May 29, 2009
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NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn Commends Successful Removal of Dangerous Nuclear Material from Kazakhstan
Former Senator Sam Nunn applauded the latest successful operation to remove and secure highly enriched uranium by the U.S. government.
May 19, 2009
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Statement of Sam Nunn on Global Infectious Disease Surveillance Networks: Implementing the Bellagio Call for Action
Important work on regional infectious disease surveillance continues to be one of NTI's highest priorities. NTI's GHSI has officially launched "Connecting Health Organizations for Regional Disease Surveillance" (CHORDS) to serve as a building block toward global cooperation and communication on effective disease surveillance.
April 28, 2009
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Statement of Sam Nunn Regarding the Joint Statement from Presidents Obama and Medvedev
Senator Nunn calls it 'very significant' that Presidents Obama and Medvedev have made clear that the United States and Russia will work together to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons.
April 1, 2009
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NTI/IAEA Fuel Bank Hits $100 Million Milestone; Kuwaiti Contribution Fulfills Buffett Monetary Condition
The international fuel bank proposed by the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) exceeded its initial goal of $100 million in matching contributions today with a $10 million commitment from the government of Kuwait.
March 5, 2009
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Sam Nunn Applauds EU Contribution to IAEA Fuel Bank
The European Union has announced its support for the establishment of a nuclear fuel bank under the control of the International Atomic Energy Agency, as proposed by the Nuclear Threat Initiative, and committed up to 25 million euros (approximately $32 million) to this fuel assurance plan.
December 10, 2008
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Securing the BombSecuring the Bomb 2008, commissioned by the Nuclear Threat Initiative, finds that the world still faces a "very real" risk that terrorists could get a nuclear bomb. The Obama Administration must make reducing that risk a top priority of U.S. security policy and diplomacy, according to the report, which is accompanied by a paper offering a specific agenda for the presidential transition and the opening weeks of the new administration.

Read the Executive Summary (319KB) or the Full Report (1.28MB)
Read "Preventing Nuclear Terrorism: An Agenda for the Next President"
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IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei, NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn and US Energy Secretary Sam Bodman at the launch of WINS.
(Left to right) IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei, NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn and US Energy Secretary Sam Bodman at the launch of WINS.
(Photo: D. Calma/IAEA)

WINS is Launched in Vienna
NTI, with financial support from the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, launches a first-of-its-kind organization to strengthen the physical protection and security of nuclear and radioactive materials and facilities worldwide.
September 29, 2008
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