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NTI Co-Hosts Regional Workshop in Indonesia on Strengthening the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
Deep Fakes and Dead Hands: Artificial Intelligence’s Impact on Strategic Risk
Angela Kane on Reducing Global Catastrophic Biological Risks and the Importance of Personal Connections in Diplomacy
Sculpting a Safer World: Paper Artist Jeff Nishinaka on His Art and Connection to #CranesForOurFuture
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Amnesia Atómica NYC: Times Square art installation draws attention to nuclear risks
From May 17-24, 2022, Times Square Arts presented Amnesia Atómica NYC, a public exposition commissioned by the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists centered around artist Pedro Reyes’s ZERO NUKES: a 30 foot tall, mushroom cloud-shaped inflatable sculpture.
What is the A/CPPNM and Why is it Important?
This week in Vienna, experts from the Nuclear Threat Initiative are joining government officials and experts from international organizations, non-governmental organizations, academia, and the nuclear industry for the first-ever review of the only legally binding treaty on nuclear security—the amended Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Materials (A/CPPNM).
What happened at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and what are the implications?
Nickolas Roth, senior director for NTI’s Nuclear Materials Security program, explains what happened at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant that terrifying night, what could have happened, and what the long-term implications are for nuclear security and nonproliferation efforts around the world.
Semipalatinsk Closure at 30: The Importance of Cooperation for Managing Nuclear Security Challenges
"August 29 is a special date for many of us who work on nuclear risk reduction."
A Call to Action on the Fifth Anniversary of the Final Nuclear Security Summit
A Call to Action on the Fifth Anniversary of the Final Nuclear Security Summit
Nuclear Security is Only as Strong as the Weakest Link: 2020 NTI Index Highlights Cybersecurity and Insider Threat Prevention
Nuclear Security is Only as Strong as the Weakest Link: 2020 NTI Index Highlights Cybersecurity and Insider Threat Prevention
ICONS 2020: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly … Actually, Mostly Good
ICONS 2020: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly… Actually, Mostly Good
ICONS 2020 Preview: Prospects for Ambition and Action
ICONS 2020 Preview: Prospects for Ambition and Action
Women Supporting Women: Gender Champions and the Importance of Informal Avenues Toward Change
Women Supporting Women: Gender Champions and the Importance of Informal Avenues Toward Change
NTI’s Laura Holgate Speaks on Navigating the Nuclear Future at Security Symposium
NTI’s Laura Holgate Speaks on Navigating the Nuclear Future at Security Symposium
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Mimi Hall
Vice President, Communications