Nuclear

Reducing Nuclear Weapon Risks

Innovating policy and technical solutions

If a nuclear weapon exploded in a major city, the blast center would be hotter than the surface of the sun; tornado-strength winds would spread the flames; and a million or more people could die. Survivors would have no electricity, no transportation, no phones—and hospitals would be overwhelmed, if they were still standing.

Today, nine countries—China, India, Israel, France, North Korea, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States—hold nearly 16,000 nuclear weapons. Persistent threats of accidental or unauthorized use, terrorism, the proliferation of nuclear technologies and materials, and cyberattacks on facilities or command-and-control systems require innovative, practical solutions. NTI works globally to address the range of nuclear-weapon risks.


Projects

NTI’s projects aim to enhance governments’ ability to understand and manage today’s increasingly complex set of global nuclear security threats.

Addressing Cyber-Nuclear Security Threats
Past Project

Addressing Cyber-Nuclear Security Threats

What if a hacker shut down the security system at a highly sensitive nuclear materials storage facility, giving access to terrorists seeking highly enriched uranium to make a bomb?

Detecting Proliferation Risks through Public Data
Past Project

Detecting Proliferation Risks through Public Data

Open, increasingly digital data combined with tools for data analytics can supplement traditional nonproliferation efforts by detecting illicit proliferation

Fuel Cycle of the Future

Fuel Cycle of the Future

Building a safer, more secure, and more proliferation-resistant nuclear fuel cycle

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