Leaders must untie the ‘knot of war’ in Europe
“The risk of an accident, miscalculation, or disastrous decision is especially ominous when the two countries with the largest nuclear weapon arsenals are on opposite sides.”
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Biden should do more to prevent the accidental launch of nuclear weapons. Here’s how.
Biden should do more to prevent the accidental launch of nuclear weapons. Here’s how.
NTI Co-Chairs Nunn and Moniz call for President Biden to reduce the risk of nuclear use by conducting a review aimed at strengthening the safeguards that could prevent unauthorized, inadvertent or mistaken use of a nuclear weapon.
Perry, Kissinger, Nunn in the WSJ: Building on George Shultz’s Vision of a World Without Nuclear Weapons
In their sixth piece together, Bill Perry, Henry Kissinger, and Sam Nunn pay homage to the late George Shultz with a new op-ed in The Wall Street Journal detailing critical steps to reverse the world’s reliance on nuclear weapons, prevent their proliferation, and ultimately end them as a threat to the world.
We bombed Hiroshima, Nagasaki 75 years ago. Today, nuclear war still menaces.
In this piece, Vice President of Global Nuclear Policy Lynn Rusten explains that it is much more difficult to develop, negotiate, ratify and implement new nuclear reduction agreements than it is to tear them down.
The risk of a nuclear attack is back at historic levels, 75 years after Hiroshima
NTI CEO Ernest J. Moniz explains on the 75th Anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima that there have been more close calls along the way than most people realize, and new threats increase the danger of a catastrophic detonation.
Untangling the Knot of Strategic Arms Control
NTI Board members Alexey Arbatov and Igor Ivanov warn that a new cycle of the nuclear and conventional arms race is gaining momentum—and describe steps to avoid it.
Coronavirus Shows We Need an Apollo Project for Public Health
We were way behind when Kennedy said we should go to the moon. We can do the same now, but we have to do it in months, not years.
Open Skies Help Keep the Peace With Russia
Ike’s idea, codified in a 1992 treaty, is still a good one. The U.S. shouldn’t abandon the pact.
The U.S. and Russia Are Sleepwalking Toward Nuclear Disaster
Re-engagement with Russia is too important to wait for the Mueller probe to end. That means it’s time for Congress to take the lead. Originally published in Politico on February 1, 2019.