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The NTI website offers daily news and in-depth resources about the global threats from nuclear, biological and chemical weapons and related issues, featuring:   
In Focus: The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) - all NTI resources related to CTBT issues, including analysis, databases and tutorials
In Focus: Nuclear Security in Pakistan - all NTI resources related to Pakistan's nuclear security, including issue briefs, country profiles, tutorials and maps
Funding for U.S. Efforts to Improve Controls Over Nuclear Weapons, Materials, and Expertise Overseas: a 2009 Update - a June 2009 NTI commissioned report by Andrew Newman and Matthew Bunn, Project on Managing the Atom
In Focus: North Korea - all NTI resources related to North Korea, including issue briefs, missile chronologies, capabilities, maps and an overview of its nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programs
Global Security Newswire - daily news on nuclear, biological and chemical weapons terrorism and related issues.
Country Profiles - overviews and in-depth profiles of selected countries' weapons programs.

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Securing the Bomb - comprehensive threat reduction budget data and program analysis.
UNSC Resolution 1540 Database -
a comprehensive database that provides analysis of UNSCR 1540, regional overviews of activities, nuclear, biological and chemical capabilities, and a complete state-by-state listing of 1540 reporting, as well as terrorist threats relating to its implementation.
Source Documents - publications on nonproliferation issues by government agencies and non-governmental organizations.
WMD411 - an information resource on the threats from nuclear, biological and chemical weapons and a range of policy options to reduce these threats.

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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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Recent Updates

 
bullet Nuclear Tipping Point Premieres Tonight at Universal Studios, Co-hosted by Governor Schwarzenegger
Documentary tackles nuclear dangers, features former Secretaries of State George Shultz and Henry Kissinger, former Secretary of Defense William Perry and former Senator Sam Nunn.
January 27, 2010
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bullet NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn Addresses the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Symposium
Senator Nunn speaks about the changing nuclear threat and the need to reduce nuclear dangers.
January 13, 2010
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bullet NTI President Charles Curtis Speaks at CNS' 20th Anniversary Conference
In his remarks celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Center for Nonproliferation Studies, NTI President Charles Curtis outlined the important role foundations, NGOs, and the media can play in educating the public about nuclear dangers.
December 4, 2009
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bullet NTI President Charles B. Curtis Speaks at the US-Japan Workshop on Nuclear Energy
NTI's Charles Curtis and Corey Hinderstein welcome the announcement that the Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan will set up a mechanism for participating in the World Institute for Nuclear Security (WINS).
November 19, 2009
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bullet Charles Curtis Stepping Down as NTI President, Will Remain Advisor and Board Member; Joan Rohlfing Named New President
Charles B. Curtis will be stepping down as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) effective December 31, 2009. The NTI Board of Directors has named Joan Rohlfing, NTI's Senior Vice President, to replace him.
October 28, 2009
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bullet Statement of Former Senator Sam Nunn on President Obama Receiving the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize
NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn congratulated President Obama and his entire team on winning the Nobel Peace Prize. 
October 9, 2009
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bullet The Nonproliferation for Global Security Foundation (NPSGlobal) to Work in Partnership with NTI's Nuclear Security Project
The Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) and the Nonproliferation for Global Security Foundation (NPSGlobal) announced that they will work together 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.
August 18, 2009
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bullet NTI Officials Move Into Senior Obama Administration Positions; New Communications, Operations and Bio Officials Join the Non-Profit
Three top NTI officials have moved into senior-level positions in the Obama administration, and four leaders in communications, health security, and strategic planning and operations have joined the NTI team.
August 5, 2009
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bullet NTI President Charles B. Curtis speaks at the 50th Annual meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management
NTI President Charles B. Curtis urges participants to dedicate their talent and expertise to making the World Institute for Nuclear Security a success.
July 13, 2009
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bullet Statement from Sam Nunn on G8 Summit
NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn released a statement expressing support for the commitment made by the G8 to reducing global nuclear dangers.
July 9, 2009
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bullet Statement from Sam Nunn on Moscow Summit
NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn released a statement regarding the Moscow Summit and Presidents Obama and Medvedev's commitment to work together to secure nuclear weapons and materials around the world.
July 6, 2009
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bullet NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn Speaks at SAIC on the Urgent Need to Address Nuclear Dangers
Senator Nunn outlines steps he has proposed with George Shultz, Bill Perry and Henry Kissinger to reduce nuclear dangers and lay the groundwork for building a world free of nuclear weapons and addresses issues raised by others to their Nuclear Security Project initiative.
June 23, 2009
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bullet American Nuclear Society Annual Meeting
June 15, 2009
NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn speaks at the American Nuclear Society Annual Meeting
Senator Nunn describes the three security challenges — verification and enforcement, materials security and fuel cycle — that the technical community must help us meet before it is possible to significantly reduce the nuclear threat, while at the same time expanding the global role of nuclear energy.
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"Securing the Nuclear Future"
NTI Vice President Laura Holgate delivers a speech at the American Nuclear Society Annual Meeting in which she argues that nuclear energy and nuclear nonproliferation are mutually reinforcing and that the path toward a secure nuclear future must involve engaging all relevant voices and aligning the objectives of nuclear commerce and nonproliferation.
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bullet "Nuclear Cooperation with U.A.E. in Our Interest"
In an op-ed published in The Hill, former U.S. Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen and former Senator Sam Nunn call for broad support for the U.S.-U.A.E. 123 Agreement and argue that it is good for the United States from a U.S. national security standpoint and also good for the international nonproliferation regime.
June 2, 2009
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bullet "Case For Ratifying Nuclear Test Ban"
In an op-ed in Politico, Sam Nunn, Bill Perry and Sandy Berger propose a plan for initiating a bipartisan process between the White House and the Senate to reconsider the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
June 2, 2009
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bullet Statement of Sam Nunn on the Opening of Russian Chemical Weapons Destruction Facility
Senator Sam Nunn applauded opening a chemical weapons destruction facility in Shchuch'ye, Russia, as a critical part of the global fight against WMD proliferation and catastrophic terrorism.
May 29, 2009
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bullet NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn Commends Successful Removal of Dangerous Nuclear Material from Kazakhstan
Former Senator Sam Nunn applauded the latest successful operation to remove and secure highly enriched uranium by the U.S. government.
May 19, 2009
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bullet Statement of Sam Nunn on Global Infectious Disease Surveillance Networks: Implementing the Bellagio Call for Action
Important work on regional infectious disease surveillance continues to be one of NTI's highest priorities. NTI's GHSI has officially launched "Connecting Health Organizations for Regional Disease Surveillance" (CHORDS) to serve as a building block toward global cooperation and communication on effective disease surveillance.
April 28, 2009
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bullet Statement of Sam Nunn Regarding the Joint Statement from Presidents Obama and Medvedev
Senator Nunn calls it 'very significant' that Presidents Obama and Medvedev have made clear that the United States and Russia will work together to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons.
April 1, 2009
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bullet "Strengthening the U.S.-Russian Partnership for Nuclear Nonproliferation"
NTI President Charles B. Curtis spoke at an event hosted by NTI and the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow, Russia.
March 18, 2009
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bullet NTI/IAEA Fuel Bank Hits $100 Million Milestone; Kuwaiti Contribution Fulfills Buffett Monetary Condition
The international fuel bank proposed by the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) exceeded its initial goal of $100 million in matching contributions today with a $10 million commitment from the government of Kuwait.
March 5, 2009
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bullet Senator Nunn Testifies Before the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States
January 8, 2009
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