The President and Nuclear Weapons: Authorities, Limits, and Process
A resource in the national discussion about a president’s legal authority and the procedures for ordering a nuclear strike, and whether to update them.
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Russia’s New Nuclear Weapon Delivery Systems: An Open-Source Technical Review
The first detailed, exclusively open-source assessment of the five new nuclear weapon systems announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2018
“Night of Murder”: On the Brink of Nuclear War in South Asia
India and Pakistan came close to using nuclear weapons. (CNS)
Nuclear Non-Proliferation: Steps For The 21st Century
This paper was prepared for "Emerging Technology and Nuclear Non-Proliferation," a conference hosted by the Hoover Institution in November 2019.
Preventing a Dirty Bomb: Case Studies and Lessons Learned
The report identifies key roles played by federal, state, and local regulators, operators, and decision makers in implementing cesium-137 substitution strategies.
Remarks for the Award Ceremony of the Nazarbayev Prize
Sam Nunn Interview with David Westin on Bloomberg TV’s “Balance of Power”
Sam Nunn, Nuclear Threat Initiative co-chair and former U.S. Senator from Georgia, discusses Russia, China, and the Iran deal with Bloomberg's David Westin on "Bloomberg Markets: Balance of Power.
Remarks Delivered at the Luxembourg Forum “Burden of Change: Time for New Thinking”
Remarks by Joan Rohlfing, NTI President and Chief Operating Officer, to the Luxembourg Forum on June 4, 2019.
Building Security Through Cooperation: Report of the NTI Working Group on Cooperative Threat Reduction with North Korea
The Korean Peninsula is one of the most volatile and heavily militarized places in the world, carrying tremendous risk of conflict and the potential for catastrophic nuclear exchange.
NTI President Joan Rohlfing on Deterrence Policy and Nuclear Posture
NTI President Joan Rohlfing testifies before the House Armed Services Committee on issues of nuclear security.