The Nunn-Lugar/Cooperative Threat Reduction Expansion Act
About
Senator Lugar announces this bill that would authorize the Secretary of Defense to use up to $50 million of unobligated Nunn-Lugar/CTR funds for nonproliferation projects and emergencies outside the states of the former Soviet Union.
Understanding
the Nuclear Threat
Reducing the risk of nuclear use by terrorists and nation-states requires a broad set of complimentary strategies targeted at reducing state reliance on nuclear weapons, stemming the demand for nuclear weapons and denying organizations or states access to the essential nuclear materials, technologies and know-how.
In Depth
Global Security Newswire
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Nunn-Lugar Program Secures Four Nuclear Weapons Shipments
Dec. 22, 2011
The U.S. Cooperative Threat Reduction Program in October helped to ensure the security of four nuclear-weapon train shipments, Senator Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) announced on Wednesday.
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Analysis of Global Nuclear Materials Security Expected Next Month
Dec. 13, 2011
WASHINGTON -- A leading news group's analytical branch is teaming with a nongovernmental threat-reduction organization to assess the security of nuclear materials around the world in the lead-up to a global summit in South Korea next March.
