Today's food, water, energy, trade, financial, and governance systems are tightly linked and built for efficiency, not resilience. In such systems, even a "limited" nuclear exchange could trigger cascading failures such as soaring food prices, collapsing water and power systems, and economic shocks far beyond any blast zone—overwhelming governments at the very moment they are most needed.
Despite the high stakes, the economic and financial considerations of nuclear weapons use remain underexplored. This paper examines several decades of research on economic and financial effects of nuclear weapons use, and explores the key gaps in our understanding of effects in today’s interconnected world.
NTI breaks down the nuclear themes in "A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE," a new film from Academy Award-winning director Kathryn Bigelow, opening in theaters October 10, 2025 and available on Netflix on October 24.
This paper highlights the need for renewed attention to the catastrophic effects of nuclear conflict as a crucial step toward reducing the risk of nuclear use.
NTI Vice Chairman and Convener of the European Leadership Network Des Browne delivered a statement to the Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons.
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