Efforts to develop sustainable solutions for the long- term management of HLW have been ongoing for decades, and most programs around the world have experienced both successes and failures.
The COVID-19 pandemic has raised important questions about resiliency and preparedness for other catastrophic disasters, including nuclear and radiological emergencies. A new NTI-commissioned paper by Major General Julie Bentz (ret.), assesses potential gaps.
“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.”
This paper proposes Cooperative Risk Management and Reduction (CRMR) as a model for nuclear security engagement centered on the principle of continuous improvement and an enhanced emphasis on the critical roles played by culture, institutions, treaties, and norms for sustaining nuclear security excellence.
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.
On October 30th, 2021 Joan Rohlfing gave a talk titled, "Beyond the Precipice: A New Nuclear Paradigm for Surviving the Anthropocene," at the Effective Altruism Global conference in London.
On October 30th, 2021 Joan Rohlfing gave a talk titled, "Beyond the Precipice: A New Nuclear Paradigm for Surviving the Anthropocene," at the Effective Altruism Global conference in London.
How to deter the next case of state-sponsored nuclear dual-use trafficking.
The U.S. nuclear budget comprises a variety of programs associated with nuclear weapons, nuclear nonproliferation, nuclear security, and legacy environmental and health costs.
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