Statement by NTI on the U.S.-Israel Strikes on Iran
The ongoing major combat operations introduce serious nuclear security and proliferation risks.
NTI at the Munich Security Conference: Advancing a Safer Future
The Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) joined world leaders and policymakers at the 2026 Munich Security Conference (MSC), where NTI President and CEO Christine E. Wormuth and colleagues hosted events focused on reducing nuclear, biological, and emerging technology threats imperiling humanity.
NTI and CACDA Issue Joint Statement Calling for Stronger Biosecurity and Responsible AI-Biotechnology Innovation
Amid rapid advances in bioscience and as artificial intelligence reshapes global technological capabilities, the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) and the China Arms Control and Disarmament Association (CACDA) are jointly calling for action to strengthen biosecurity and oversight and engage in responsible practices to prevent accidents or misuse.
NTI’s First Asian Nuclear Security Dialogue Advances Action Plans for Regional Cooperation
The dialogue highlighted the importance of translating ideas into implementable actions amid an evolving regional nuclear security landscape.
Nuclear Scaling Initiative Unites Nuclear Energy Leaders and Experts in a Nationwide Campaign to Drive Smart Fuel Management
Heidi Heitkamp, John Deutch, and Laura Holgate join NSI’s Scale What Works campaign, promoting effective fuel management to scale next-generation reactors and strengthen America’s energy and national security
NTI Endorses Biosecurity Modernization and Innovation Act of 2026
NTI endorses the bipartisan Biosecurity Modernization and Innovation Act of 2026, led by Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN). This bill creates an important opportunity to incentivize a safe and secure U.S. bioeconomy through strengthened biosecurity policy.
NTI President and CEO Christine Wormuth on the Expiration of the New START Treaty
New START, the last remaining arms control treaty capping U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals, expires on February 5. This marks the beginning of a dangerous new era. For the first time in several decades, there will be no limits on nuclear weapons, less visibility into Russian nuclear weapons activities, and fewer tools to manage a crisis between the world’s two largest nuclear powers.
Nuclear Scaling Initiative secures $3.5M to advance U.S. reactor orderbook
Funding from the Bezos Earth Fund will support the creation of an orderbook for new nuclear reactor builds in the United States.
New NTI Framework Tackles Misuse Risks in AIxBio Tools
New NTI | bio paper calls on tool developers and other AIxBio stakeholders to implement a managed access approach—allowing only validated users to access those biological AI models that contribute to biosecurity risks—to help reduce the risk that such tools will be deliberately misused to cause harm.
Americans Across Party Lines Want the U.S. to Keep Nuclear Limits with Russia, New Poll Finds
As the last remaining U.S.-Russia nuclear limitations treaty expires on Feb. 5, an overwhelming majority of Americans (91 percent) say the United States should negotiate a new agreement with Russia to either maintain current limits on nuclear weapons or further reduce both countries’ arsenals.