Ernest J. Moniz in Foreign Policy: “A Nuclear South Korea is a Dangerous Miscalculation.”
At their upcoming summit, Biden needs to let Yoon know there would be consequences for breaking Seoul’s nonproliferation promises.
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Joan Rohlfing on “The Myth of ‘Just’ Nuclear Deterrence.”
We owe the future a new nuclear security strategy that can prevent an existential global nuclear event.
Ernest J. Moniz and Sam Nunn on “Confronting the New Nuclear Peril”
NTI Board Co-Chair and CEO Ernest J. Moniz and NTI Board Co-Chair Sam Nunn have co-authored an article in Foreign Affairs about the need to find new avenues for preventing nuclear weapons use at an increasingly dangerous time.
Angela Kane and Jaime Yassif on Discerning “Where the Next Pandemic Will Come From”
In an op-ed for The Hill, NTI Senior Advisor Angela Kane and Vice President for Global Biological Policy and Programs Jaime Yassif acknowledge the importance of the ongoing investigation into the source of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Eric Brewer on “South Korea’s Nuclear Flirtations”
Eric Brewer, deputy vice president for NTI’s Nuclear Materials Security Program, co-authored a piece for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace titled “South Korea’s Nuclear Flirtations Highlight the Growing Risks of Allied Proliferation.”
Jaime Yassif on “The Need for Better Safeguarding of Bioscience”
In a new opinion piece for The Economist, Jaime Yassif makes the case for urgent action to create stronger guardrails for bioscience and biotechnology.
Eric Brewer on the War in Ukraine and Nonproliferation
Deputy Vice President for NTI’s Nuclear Materials Security Program Eric Brewer writes that “although Russia’s war [in Ukraine] has created nuclear risks, the risk that it will unleash a wave of nuclear proliferation is lower than many believe.”
NTI Board members Mullen, Nunn, and Moniz on “What Xi Must Tell Putin Now”
In a new Washington Post op-ed headlined “What Xi Must Tell Putin Now,” NTI Board members Mike Mullen, Sam Nunn, and Ernest J. Moniz call on China to wield its “unique position of influence” to encourage more “rational” decision-making by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Eric Brewer on the Iranian Nuclear Program’s Entry Into Dangerous New Territory
Eric Brewer calls on Washington to improve its ability to detect and respond to Iran’s nuclear activities now that its nuclear program enters “dangerous new territory” with enough highly enriched uranium for a nuclear bomb.
Ernest Moniz on Vladimir Putin’s reckless nuclear threats
Ernest Moniz says the Russian leader needs to back away from the nuclear button.