
NTI Nuclear Security Index
Building a framework for assurance, accountability, and action
The dangers are real.
We can create a safer world.
NTI offers solutions.
Regional tensions, the proliferation of nuclear weapons and materials to make them—along with terrorism and new technologies like cyber—mean the risk of a nuclear weapon or device being used is rising. At the same time, governments’ ability to manage increasingly complex global security risks is eroding.
12,000 Nuclear weapons in the world
9 Countries with nuclear weapons
22 Countries with weapons-usable nuclear materials potentially vulnerable to theft.
25+ Countries working in partnership with NTI and the U.S. Department of State to develop new approaches to nuclear disarmament verification.
We collaborate with governments and experts to generate actionable solutions, galvanize cooperation and demonstrate and de-risk solutions.
Building a framework for assurance, accountability, and action
Strengthening the global nuclear security system
Building a critical mass of public support to eliminate nuclear weapons risks
Engaging a diverse group of states to develop innovative monitoring and verification solutions
Breaking down gender barriers and making gender equity a working reality
Testing ideas and developing proposals for improving security in areas of existential common interest
"Such steps would introduce long-recognized security risks and have the unintended consequence of impeding nuclear energy expansion just as momentum builds for such an outcome," writes NTI Co-Chair and CEO Ernest J. Moniz.
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