Sam Nunn
Co-Founder and Co-Chair, NTI
Away from a World of Peril
In an essay in the journal Survival, Senator Nunn outlines 10 specific steps for NATO to consider as the Allies plan for the Summit in Chicago in May 2012. Specifically, Nunn calls for a five-year target for the consolidation of all U.S. tactical nuclear weapons in Europe back to the United States, with the final timing and pace determined by broad political and security developments between NATO and Russia.
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Reducing Cyber Risks to Nuclear Weapons: Proposals from a U.S.-Russia Expert Dialogue
There is a critical need for a global diplomatic approach to address growing cyber risks, including, where possible, through cooperation between the United States and Russia.
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.”
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.”