Minimizing Weapons-Usable Nuclear Material: A Nuclear Security Success Story Still in Progress
One of the most significant achievements in reducing the risk of nuclear terrorism over the past two decades is something that rarely makes headlines.
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Get to Know NTI: Scott Roecker on securing nuclear materials and facilities, working with Russia, and embracing his alter ego, DJ Roko
Scott Roecker, vice president of the Nuclear Materials Security team, sat down with NTI's Mary Fulham for the latest in Atomic Pulse's "Get to Know NTI" series.
There is a bright future for nuclear power, but not with the most dangerous of materials
For nuclear power to be a problem solver rather than a problem maker, the international community must push for a smart brand of nuclear power that prioritizes safety and security.
NTI Seminar: Dr. Rebecca Davis Gibbons on the Hegemon’s Tool Kit
In an NTI seminar, author and nuclear expert Dr. Rebecca Davis Gibbons shared insights from her new book, the Hegemon’s Tool Kit: U.S. Leadership and the Politics of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime, in which she explores the creation of the nuclear non-proliferation regime and steps taken to ensure that as many countries as possible continue to adhere to it.
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
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