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NTI Projects

NTI works with a range of partners on projects designed to reduce the global threats from nuclear, biological and chemical weapons.

  • Regional network members participate in group discussions during a CORDS meeting.

    Connecting Organizations for Regional Disease Surveillance

    A non-governmental initiative to facilitate global cooperation and capacity among public health experts and communities, to enhance health security

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  • Euro-Atlantic Security Initiative (EASI)

    The Euro-Atlantic Security Initiative (EASI) is a high-level international commission whose unique goal is to lay the intellectual foundation for an inclusive Euro-Atlantic security system for the twenty-first century.

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  • An anthology of quotes from the "Quote of Day" feature in Global Security Newswire.

    Global Security Newswire

    GSN is a daily news service produced independently by the National Journal Group that provides a comprehensive snapshot of the day’s news on nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons, as well as on terrorism and missile issues.

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  • IAEA inspector visiting the Vinca nuclear research reactor to inspect the spent fuel. In 2002, NTI gave $5 million to help catalyze the removal of highly enriched uranium to a more secure location.

    HEU Minimization

    NTI supports the phased elimination of civil uses for HEU and is working to build an international consensus on the importance of reducing dependence on HEU for peaceful activities. In particular, NTI has supported and expanded programs to convert research reactors using HEU to low-enriched uranium (LEU), to end the use of HEU for the production of medical isotopes and to remove HEU completely from as many sites and countries as possible.

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  • The first Biosafety and Biosecurity International Conference was held in Abu Dhabi, UAE in 2007.

    International Council for the Life Sciences

    NTI has supported the International Council on the Life Sciences, a global, membership-based non-profit organization working to enhance biological security around the world and reduce biological weapons proliferation risks.

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  • NTI pledged $50 million to the IAEA, with Warren Buffet’s backing, to help create a low-enriched uranium fuel bank for the benefit of nations that choose to rely on external suppliers. The initiative gained immediate support in a New York Times editorial titled: “Mr. Buffett’s Excellent Idea”.

    International Nuclear Fuel Bank

    NTI, with advisor Warren Buffett’s backing, committed $50 million for an international nuclear fuel bank to address nuclear proliferation risks

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  • Poster for "Last Best Chance"

    Last Best Chance

    Last Best Chance is a gripping docudrama starring actor and former senator Fred Thompson about the threats posed by loosely secured nuclear weapons and materials around the world. NTI produced the program, which aired on HBO, as part of its public education mission.

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  • MBDS and Red Cross representatives helped cyclone refugees in the flooded regions of Myanmar.

    Mekong Basin Disease Surveillance Network

    The Mekong Basin Disease Surveillance Network strengthens national and sub-regional capabilities in infectious disease surveillance and outbreak response in Cambodia, Thailand, China, Vietnam, Myanmar, and Laos.

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  • Tabletop exercises are a key knowledge sharing event.

    Middle East Consortium on Infectious Disease Surveillance

    The Middle East Consortium on Infectious Disease Surveillance, centered in one of the world’s most turbulent regions, builds unprecedented cooperation among public health authorities in preparing for and responding to biosecurity and disease threats.

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  • A Russian scientist explains details of the model of the Sarov Open Technopark in Russia to NTI Board Member William J. Perry.

    New Opportunities for Russia's Closed Cities

    NTI supported model projects in Russia’s closed nuclear cities to help prevent the spread of nuclear knowledge by creating non-defense-related jobs for those with knowledge of sophisticated weapons design and materials handling practices.

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