“A New Triumph of Sanity”
Nunn called for U.S. and Russia to reduce reliance on nuclear weapons and end their nations’ Cold War nuclear force postures and remove hair-trigger status.
Statement of Sam Nunn regarding Global Threat Reduction Initiative
I commend the Secretary for candid recognition that past efforts have not been adequate to protect against the perils presented by these materials.
Securing the Bomb: An Agenda for Action
Programs to reduce this danger are making progress, but there remains a deadly gap between the urgency of threats and the pace to address it.
Black Dawn Nuclear Terrorism Exercise Shows Europe is Vulnerable; Participants Develop Action Agenda to Prevent Attack
In the wake of the Madrid terrorist bombings, European leaders met Monday to assess threats of nuclear terrorism and to develop an agenda to prevent an attack.
Dangerous Gap Between Pace of Work and Urgency of Nuclear Threat; Progress Has Been Made but Current Programs Not Moving as Fast as They Can or Must, New Analysis Finds
While progress has been made in securing vulnerable nuclear material stockpiles, there remains a gap between the pace of progress and the urgency of the threat.
Government Not Doing Enough to Secure Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Weapons and Materials
In a television advertisement former U.S. Senators Warren Rudman and Sam Nunn urge citizens to help keep nuclear weapons out of the hands of terrorists.
Nunn and Turner Urge Presidents Bush and Putin to Address Nuclear Dangers
Former Senator Nunn called for urgent action to address the increased danger of an unauthorized launch of a nuclear weapon between the U.S. and Russia
Nunn, Lugar: Programs to Secure Vulnerable Nuclear Weapons and Materials Must be Accelerated and Reshaped to Meet Terrorist Threat
Responding to a new report, Senators Nunn and Lugar assert that nuclear threat production programs must be accelerated.
WHO & NTI Establish Global Emergency Outbreak Response Fund
Former Senator Sam Nunn and Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland announced the formation of a response fund to strengthen the global response to infectious disease outbreaks.
J.B. Fuqua Contributes $1 Million to NTI
J.B. Fuqua has contributed $1 million to support the work of the Nuclear Threat Initiative reducing the threats from nuclear, biological and chemical weapons