Speeches

NTI speeches are available below. For more information, contact NTI's Communications Director, at 202-296-4810.

Click to download speeches:
	NTI President Charles Curtis addresses participants in the NPT Review Conference Preparatory Committee May 2, 2008
	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
	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
	Statement of Former Senator Sam Nunn on the U.S. - Russian Joint Statement on Russian Plutonium Disposition November 19, 2007
	"Reducing the Global Nuclear Danger: International Cooperation – the Indispensable Security Imperative," by Charles B. Curtis November 2007
	"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.
	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.
	"The Mountaintop: A World Free of Nuclear Weapons," by Sam Nunn June 14, 2007 Recognizing that we have arrived at a dangerous tipping point in the nuclear era, Senator Nunn spoke at the Council on Foreign Relations about the path that he, George Shultz, Henry Kissinger and Bill Perry have charted for advancing the vision of a world free of nuclear weapons linked to specific steps to reduce nuclear dangers.
	"Remarks to the Pacific Health Summit," by Sam Nunn June 11, 2007 Sam Nunn, Co-Chairman of NTI, speaks at the Pacific Health Summit in Seattle.
	"Nuclear Energy and Security: The 2006 Richard B. Russell Symposium," by Sam Nunn October 17, 2006 Sam Nunn, Co-Chairman of NTI, speaks at the Richard B. Russell Symposium at the University of Georgia in Athens.
	"New Framework for the Utilization of Nuclear Energy in the 21st Century: Assurances of Supply and Nonproliferation," by Laura Holgate September 19, 2006 Laura Holgate, Vice President for Russia/New Independent States Programs, Nuclear Threat Initiative, speaks at the 50th IAEA General Conference Special Event in Vienna, Austria
	"New Framework for the Utilization of Nuclear Energy in the 21st Century: Assurances of Supply and Nonproliferation," by Sam Nunn September 19, 2006 Sam Nunn, Co-Chairman of NTI, speaks at the 50th IAEA General Conference Special Event in Vienna, Austria.
	"Linking Energy Security and Nuclear Security," by Laura Holgate April 21, 2006 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.
	"Promoting Global Best Practices," by Charles Curtis July 11, 2005 Speaking to the Institute for Nuclear Materials Management, NTI President Charles Curtis called on nuclear industry professionals to take on greater responsibility for establishing global best practices for securing, surveillance, accounting and tracking nuclear materials to keep them out of terrorist hands.
	"International Cooperation: The Indispensable Security Imperative," by Charles Curtis June 24, 2005 NTI President Charles Curtis discussed the importance of international cooperation in combating the threat from weapons of mass destruction at the World Leaders' Summit in California.
	"The Race Between Cooperation and Catastrophe," by Sam Nunn June 7, 2005 At a Tokyo seminar on the G8 Global Partnership, Sam Nunn discusses the importance of international cooperation in preventing weapons of mass destruction terrorism.
	"Nuclear Security Culture: The Key to Sustainability," by Laura Holgate March 18, 2005 At an IAEA conference in London, NTI Vice President for Russia/New Independent States Programs Laura Holgate says that we have not yet sufficiently prioritized the security of nuclear materials and makes recommendations for improving nuclear security culture in Russia and globally.
	"The Race Between Cooperation and Catastrophe," by Sam Nunn March 16, 2005 In remarks at an IAEA conference in London, NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn calls for increased global action to reduce nuclear threats.
	"The Race Between Cooperation and Catastrophe: Reducing the Global Nuclear Threat," by Sam Nunn March 9, 2005 In a speech at the National Press Club, NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn outlines four main nuclear threats we face and urges a series of initiatives to reduce them. Read Press Release
	"A New Agenda for U.S.-Russian Cooperation" by Charles Curtis December 14, 2004 NTI President Charles Curtis discusses the challenges to U.S.-Russian cooperation, the need for a new, common agenda and calls on the U.S. and Russian Presidents to "take charge and take responsibility."
	Sam Nunn Discusses Need for New Public-Private Partnership to Reduce the Threat of Bioterrorism December 9, 2004 NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn says that active leadership of the scientific community is essential to develop norms of scientific behavior that will secure dangerous biological materials without suffocating scientific research.
	Sam Nunn's Statement Regarding the Report of the UN High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change December 2, 2004 NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn commends the panel for recognizing that "we need to do more, faster" to reduce the threats from nuclear, biological and chemical weapons and materials.
	Keeping Nuclear Weapons, Materials and Know-how Secure October 28, 2004 NTI President Charles Curtis calls for the International Science and Technology Center in Moscow to expand its programs and begin assisting security personnel and technicians at Russian and former Soviet nuclear facilities.
	"A New Triumph for Sanity" June 21, 2004 NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn's speech urges the U.S. and Russian Presidents to end their nations' Cold War nuclear force postures.
	"G8 Summit Preview: Are G8 Leaders Doing Enough to Prevent Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Terrorism?" May 26, 2004 NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn's statement regarding the G8 Summit.
	"Black Dawn: A WMD Terrorism Exercise" May 4, 2004 At a news conference in Brussels, NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn discusses the importance of preventing a catastrophic nuclear attack.
	"Combating WMD and Forging International Cooperation: Defining the Way Ahead" by Charles Curtis May 4, 2004 In a speech given at the National Defense University, NTI President Charles Curtis discusses ways to build a global coalition to prevent the spread of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons and materials.
	"Closing The Gap: A Model for NGO Action on Threat Reduction" by Laura S. H. Holgate March 5, 2004 In a speech given in London, NTI's Vice President Laura Holgate discusses the role that NGOs play in the effort to reduce global threats from catastrophic terrorism.
	"Kazakhstan: Reducing Nuclear Danger, Increasing Global Security," by Sam Nunn December 16, 2003 In his remarks, Sam Nunn hails Kazakhstan's decision to dismantle their nuclear arsenal in the early 1990's and explains how through that action, they've built a friendship with the United States and been an example to the world.
	"The Race Between Cooperation and Catastrophe" by Sam Nunn November 20, 2003 At a conference in Strasbourg, France, Sam Nunn speaks about the "Strengthening the Global Partnership" project, an NTI-funded consortium of 21 research institutions across Europe, Russia, the U.S. and Asia and what must be done to keep nuclear, biological and chemical weapons out of terrorist hands. Read press release
	"Issues Facing the Global Nonproliferation Regime" by Charles B. Curtis September 24, 2003 In this speech delivered in Vienna, Austria, NTI President Charles Curtis calls for new and urgent worldwide actions to physically secure weapons and nuclear materials at their source to preclude the possibility that terrorists could get their hands on them. Curtis explains how current efforts to prevent nuclear terrorism do not come close to matching the threat.
	"Evian and Beyond: Priorities for the Global Partnership" by Sam Nunn May 28, 2003 A coalition of 20 security organizations from 16 countries called for more progress in a worldwide effort to stem the spread of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons in a statement released in Paris. Read press release
	Statement by Sam Nunn on the RAND Report: "Beyond the Nuclear Shadow" May 21, 2003 NTI co-chairman Sam Nunn calls for urgent action to address the increased danger of an accidental or unauthorized launch of a nuclear weapon between the United States and Russia.  Nunn made the comments while releasing a report by the RAND Corporation that warns those risks are too high, despite the agreement reached between the United States and Russia in the Treaty of Moscow. View report
	"Controlling Nuclear Warheads and Materials" by Sam Nunn March 12, 2003 NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn speaks at the National Press Club to release the report, "Controlling Nuclear Warheads and Materials: A Report Card and Action Plan."The report, by experts at the Project on Managing the Atom commissioned by NTI, recommends steps to accelerate and strengthen nuclear threat reduction programs and calls for expanding these efforts to address insecure nuclear stockpiles around the globe. View report and companion website
	"Russia's Role in Combating Catastrophic Terrorism" by Charles B. Curtis February 3, 2003 In this speech at the Woodrow Wilson Center, Mr. Curtis offers eight steps to a more effective U.S./Russian security relationship, moving from suspicious competitors to cooperative partners.
	"Preventing Catastrophic Terrorism" by Sam Nunn January 20, 2003 Senator Nunn stresses the importance of building a Global Partnership to secure supplies of vulnerable weapons material and know-how to prevent terrorists from getting their hands on nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. At this London conference "Protecting Against the Spread of Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Weapons: An Action Agenda for the Global Partnership," experts from fifteen security organizations on three continents released a detailed action agenda to reduce these threats and committed themselves to building the necessary political and public support to ensure international action on these urgent issues. View report
	"Catastrophic Terrorism and the Most Important Things to Do About It," by Charles B. Curtis January 14, 2003 In this speech at the MIT Club Washington Seminar Series, Mr. Curtis discusses the risk of catastrophic terrorism and what we need to be doing about it, including developing a comprehensive national security threat analysis, fixing government spending priorities, and realizing the G-8 commitment.
	NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn's Keynote Remarks to the 2002 Carnegie Non-Proliferation Conference November 14, 2002 At this annual gathering of the world's non-proliferation experts, Senator Nunn called for specific actions to strengthen the G-8 Partnership Against the Spread of Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Weapons. He explained that unprecedented global cooperation is needed to keep dangerous weapons and materials out of the world's most dangerous hands.
	"Strengthening the U.S.-Russian Partnership for Nuclear Nonproliferation," by Charles B. Curtis October 23, 2002 In this speech at the Russian Academy of Sciences, Mr. Curtis emphasizes the importance of international scientific cooperation and encourages the active involvement of scientists in shaping public policy and helping to form a global coalition against catastrophic terrorism.
	Senator Nunn's Remarks at the World Affairs Council of Washington, D.C. October 22, 2002 Senator Nunn discussed the need to immediately secure nuclear, biological and chemical weapons and materials wherever they are vulnerable around the world.
	"Public Health Preparedness and Our Global Security,"by NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn June 19, 2002 In remarks at a CDC sponsored conference on "Public Health and the Law," Senator Nunn outlines several of the key policy issues facing the U.S. and the world with a particular focus on the importance of public health becoming an 'indispensable pillar' in our global security framework.
	Nunn & Lugar Call for a Global Coalition Against Catastrophic Terrorism May 27, 2002 Senators Nunn and Lugar released a statement following NTI's May 27 conference in Moscow calling for the creation of a Global Coalition Against Catastrophic Terrorism.
	"Reducing the Threats from Weapons of Mass Destruction and Building a Global Coalition Against Catastrophic Terrorism," by NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn May 27, 2002 In this speech at the NTI Conference in Moscow, Sam Nunn emphasizes the importance of cooperation between the U.S. and Russia in building a global coalition to reduce the threats from weapons of mass destruction.
	"Vision for U.S.-Russian Front Against Terrorism and Weapons Proliferation," by Senator Richard G. Lugar May 27, 2002 Senator Lugar discusses the future of the U.S.-Russia relationship, proposes expanded cooperation, and describes his efforts to build the Nunn-Lugar Program to include countries willing to work with the U.S., Russia and their allies.
	"NTI, Catastrophic Terrorism and Things That Go Bump in the Night," by NTI President Charles B. Curtis April 24, 2002 Mr. Curtis speaks at a lunchtime seminar hosted by Resources for the Future about the work of NTI, our vision of global security, the programs we fund and the policies we promote to advance that vision.
	"The Nunn-Lugar/Cooperative Threat Reduction Expansion Act," by Senator Richard G. Lugar March 18, 2002 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.
	"Building Global Cooperation for Threat Reduction," by Senator Nunn March 11, 2002 Senator Nunn discusses the importance of global cooperation in keeping WMD out of terrorist hands in this speech to the Wilmington World Affairs Council in Delaware. He also describes several NTI projects and his hopes for a U.S.-Russian led global coalition against catastrophic terrorism.
	"Putting First Things First: The Global Challenge of Reducing the Threats from Weapons of Mass Destruction," by Charles B. Curtis March 6, 2002 Mr. Curtis urges a reasoned and accepted balance between security and liberty at Scientific American's Summit on Privacy, Security and Safety: Preserving an Open Society in an Age of Terrorism
	"NATO's Role in the War on Terrorism," by Senator Richard G. Lugar January 18, 2002 In this speech delivered to the U.S.-NATO Missions Conference in Belgium, Senator Lugar discusses NATO involvement in meeting the premier security challenge of our time - the threats from terrorism and weapons of mass destruction.
	"Meeting Today's Security Challenges," by Charles B. Curtis December 12, 2001 This speech, delivered at the Brookings Institution's Seminar on U.S. National Security Policy Issues, presents the work of NTI, our vision of global security and the programs we fund and the policies we promote to advance that vision.
	"Reducing the Nuclear Threat in the 21st Century," by Charles B. Curtis October 29, 2001 Mr. Curtis addressed the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, Austria on the importance of safeguarding nuclear weapons material and know-how, and announced the NTI Pledge of $1.2 Million to IAEA for Nuclear Material Protection.
	"Toward a New Security Framework," by Senator Nunn October 3, 2001 This speech, delivered at the Woodrow Wilson Center, addresses the need for a new national security framework and the relationship between terrorism and weapons of mass destruction.
	"Seizing the Opportunity to Make a Safer World," by Charles B. Curtis June 18, 2001 Mr. Curtis spoke at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's Nonproliferation Conference in Washington D.C.
	<Senator Nunn's Remarks at the CNN World Report Conference May 29, 2001 Senator Nunn, Ted Turner and General Habiger (U.S. Air Force, Ret.) participated in a panel on the global nuclear threat at the CNN World Report Conference, which brings together journalists from around the world.
	Acceptance speech at Eisenhower Institute Awards Dinner by Senator Nunn April 26, 2001 The Eisenhower Award was given to Senators Nunn and Lugar for their work in creating and sustaining legislation to help secure weapons, know-how, and materials in the former Soviet Union.
	"Moving Away from Doomsday and Other Dangers: The Need to Think Anew," by Senator Nunn March 29, 2001 This speech, delivered at the National Press Club, outlines the need for an integrated national security policy to address new threats from weapons of mass destruction.
	Ted Turner's Remarks at the NTI Launch January 8, 2001
	Sam Nunn's Remarks at the NTI Launch January 8, 2001

 

back to top  

 

HOME  |  CONTACT US