NTI Nuclear Materials Security Index Launch
At this press conference, NTI and the Economist Intelligence Unit launched the NTI Nuclear Materials Security Index, a first-of-its-kind, public baseline assessment of the status of nuclear materials security conditions in 176 countries.
The NTI Index was created to spark an international discussion about priorities required to strengthen security and, most important, to encourage governments to provide assurances and take actions to reduce risks. Learn more at www.ntiindex.org
The press conference included:
- Former Senator Sam Nunn, Co-Chairman, NTI (watch)
- Dr. Page Stoutland, Vice President for Nuclear Materials Security, NTI (watch)
- Deepti Choubey, Senior Director for Nuclear and Bio-security, NTI (watch)
- Leo Abruzzese, Director of Global Forecasting, EIU (watch)
- A questions and answer session (watch)
Watch the full event
Former Senator Sam Nunn, Co-Chairman, NTI
Dr.Page Stoutland, Vice President for Nuclear Materials Security, NTI
Deepti Choubey, Senior Director for Nuclear and Bio-security, NTI
Leo Abruzzese, Director of Global Forecasting, EIU
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Sam Nunn
Former US Senator Nunn represented Georgia for 24 years (1972-1996), where he served as Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations and on the Intelligence and Small Business Committees.
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