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Press Room
NTI speeches, press releases, op-eds, testimony, transcripts, reports and analysis are available in this section.
For more information, contact NTI's Communications Director, at 202-296-4810.
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Securing the Bomb 2008 The report commissioned by NTI 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. November 18, 2008 Read the Release |
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Lowy Institute for International Policy, PIR Center and Peace Research Institute Frankfurt to Work in Partnership with NTI's Nuclear Security Project The Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) announced that it will work together with the Lowy Institute in Australia, PIR Center in Russia and Peace Research Institute Frankfurt in Germany to advance international dialogue and understanding about reversing reliance on nuclear weapons globally, preventing their proliferation and ultimately ending them as a threat to the world. November 6, 2008 Read the Lowy - NTI Release Read the PIR Center - NTI Release Read the PRIF - NTI Release |
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Statement of Sam Nunn On the Removal of Nuclear Weapons Material from Hungary Senator Nunn praised the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration for its leadership in the successful removal of spent nuclear fuel from Hungary. October 23, 2008 View Statement |
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WINS is Launched in Vienna NTI 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 Read the Release Read Sam Nunn's Remarks Visit WINS website |
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Senator Nunn
Testifies Before the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism September 10, 2008 Read Testimony |
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UAE Commits $10 Million to NTI/IAEA Fuel Bank Commitment gives fuel bank critical momentum. August 7, 2008 Read the Release |
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NTI President Charles B. Curtis moderated a panel discussion on "Interaction between the Private Sector and National Strategies Against Nuclear Terrorism" and gave opening remarks at the Fourth Meeting of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism in Madrid, Spain. June 16, 2008 Read the Speech |
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"The Race Between Cooperation and Catastrophe" NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn spoke at the American Academy in Berlin about the need for NATO countries to work together and with Russia, to address the security threats posed by emerging new nuclear weapons states, proliferation of enrichment, poorly secured nuclear material and catastrophic terrorism. June 12, 2008 Read the Speech |
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Sam Nunn Accepts Hessian Peace Prize NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn was honored with the Hessian Peace Prize for his "long-standing involvement and strong engagement in avoiding nuclear conflicts and his work toward nuclear disarmament." In his acceptance remarks, he spoke about the need to reduce global nuclear dangers. June 11, 2008 Read the Speech |
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"Help Russia Help Us" May 30, 2008 In an op-ed in The New York Times, former Senator Sam Nunn and Senator Richard Lugar explain the need for a civil nuclear cooperation agreement (the 123 agreement) between the United States and Russia. The senators explain that U.S. and Russian cooperation is essential to prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction and that virtually every nuclear danger America faces will be made more difficult and more dangerous without this agreement. Read the Op-ed |
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"Preventing Nuclear Terrorism: Our Highest Priority — Isn't" May 21, 2008 NTI President Charles Curtis spoke to a National Defense University Foundation-sponsored national security seminar in Washington, DC. Read the speech |
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"A New Basis for Optimism" May 2, 2008 NTI President Charles Curtis addresses participants in the NPT Preparatory Committee for the 2010 Review Conference Read Press Release |
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Dr. Alexei Arbatov Joins NTI Board of Directors May 1, 2008 Dr. Alexei Arbatov, one of Russia's leading experts in international security and international relations, has joined the Board of Directors of the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI). Read Press Release |
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Statement by NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn on Department of Energy's HEU Blenddown Announcement April 24, 2008 Read Press Release |
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NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn speaks to an international conference on "Achieving the Vision of a World Free of Nuclear Weapons" in Oslo, Norway February 27, 2008 Former Sen. Sam Nunn spoke to conference participants from 29 countries about the vision of a world free of nuclear weapons and the steps that should be taken to reduce nuclear dangers and begin to make that vision a reality. Read Press Release Read more about the vision and the steps |
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Pete Peterson and Warren Buffett to Provide Major Gift to the Nuclear Threat Initiative February 15, 2008 Pete Peterson and Warren Buffett have each committed $2.5 million in 2008 and $2.5 million in 2009 to the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI). The Peterson-Buffett grant will support projects to prevent catastrophic nuclear terrorism and help raise public awareness about the urgent need for comprehensive steps to reduce nuclear dangers. Read Press Release |
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NTI's Global Health and Security Program Receives Major Grant from Google Foundation January 17, 2008 The Google Foundation today announced a $2.5 million grant to NTI's Global Health and Security Initiative (GHSI) to greatly enhance its work to rapidly detect, identify and respond to infectious disease outbreaks in Southeast Asia. Read Press Release |
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"Toward a Nuclear-Free World" January 15, 2008 A Wall Street Journal op-ed by former Secretaries of State George Shultz and Henry Kissinger, former Defense Secretary William Perry, former Senator Sam Nunn and other leading security experts advancing the vision of a world free of nuclear weapons and the concrete steps needed to make progress in that direction. Read the Op-ed |
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NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn praises U.S. commitment of $50 million to help create a low enriched uranium stockpile managed by the International Atomic Energy Agency. December 28, 2007 View Statement |
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Statement of Former Senator Sam Nunn on the U.S. - Russian Joint Statement on Russian Plutonium Disposition November 19, 2007 View Statement |
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"Reducing the Global Nuclear Danger: International Cooperation – the Indispensable Security Imperative," by Charles B. Curtis November 2007 Read the Speech |
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Securing the Bomb 2007 released, the new report, commissioned by NTI September 26, 2007 Report cites dangerous gap in efforts to thwart nuclear terrorism; calls for urgent global campaign to reduce the risk. Read Press Release |
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Statement by NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn on the Successful Operation to Remove Nuclear Weapons Material from Vietnam September 18, 2007 View Statement |
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"Energy and Global Security: Towards a Cooperative Approach" September 14, 2007 NTI President Charles B. Curtis speaks on energy security, nuclear security and climate change at the International Conference on Energy and Global Security Cooperation in Gstaad, Switzerland. Read the Speech |
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NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn and U.S. Senator Richard Lugar Mark the 15th Anniversary of Nunn-Lugar CTR Program. August 27, 2007 Sam Nunn delivers a speech at the Spaso House in Moscow celebrating the 200th anniversary of US-Russian diplomatic relations. Read the Speech |
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NTI Board of Directors Endorses Vision and Steps Outlined in Shultz, Perry, Kissinger, Nunn Op-Ed Calling for "A World Free of Nuclear Weapons" June 27, 2007 Read News Release |
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"The Mountaintop: A World Free of Nuclear Weapons," Sam Nunn speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations June 14, 2007 Read Speech |
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Sam Nunn speaks at the Pacific Health Summit in Seattle. June 11, 2007 Read Speech |
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Senator Nunn
Testifies Before House Committee on Foreign Affairs on Nuclear Weapons Policy May 10, 2007 View Statement |
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Senator Nunn
Testifies Before House Appropriations Subcommittee on Nuclear Weapons Policy March 29, 2007 Read Testimony |
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Southeast Asian Nations Conduct Joint Exercise in Cambodia to Improve Flu Pandemic Response March 14, 2007 Read Press Release |
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"A World Free of Nuclear Weapons" An op-ed by George P. Shultz, William J. Perry, Henry A. Kissinger and Sam Nunn and published in The Wall Street Journal which outlines a vision of a world free of nuclear weapons together with specific steps that can reduce nuclear dangers. January 2007 Read the Op-ed |
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"Nuclear
Energy and Security: The 2006 Richard B. Russell Symposium," by Sam Nunn October 17, 2006 Read Nunn's Speech |
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Statement by Sam Nunn about the Apparent North Korean Nuclear Test October 9, 2006 View Statement |
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NTI and DOE Announce Key Nonproliferation Project with Kazakhstan September 29, 2006 Read the News Release |
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NTI Commits $50 Million to Create IAEA Nuclear Fuel Bank September 19, 2006 Read the News Release Read Nunn's Speech |
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9/11 Families, NTI Launch Campaign to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism;
Want to Turn 9/11 Commission's 'D' into an 'A'
September 13, 2006 Read the News Release |
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Bush, Putin Announce New "Global Initiative to Combat
Nuclear Terrorism." July 15, 2006 Read Sam Nunn's Statement Read Fact Sheet |
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In an op-ed published in The Wall Street Journal, Sam Nunn
discusses the U.S. - India nuclear deal in the broader
context of our greatest security threat -- nuclear
terrorism -- and proposes a way to reduce the risks of the
deal without rejecting it.
May 24, 2006 Read the Op-ed |
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Statement by NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn on the Transfer of Irradiated HEU Fuel from Uzbekistan to Russia
May 4, 2006 View Statement |
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Laura Holgate,
NTI Vice President of Russia/NIS programs, speaks on
"Linking Energy Security and Nuclear Security" in remarks
at a Moscow conference previewing the 2006 G8 Summit
April 21, 2006 Read Holgate Remarks |
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Turner, Nunn, Health Experts Release Results of Georgia
Exercises, Propose Actions to Improve Preparedness for Bioterrorism and Bird Flu
April 18, 2006 Read News Release Read Nunn's Remarks |
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