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NTI urges UN member states to support the proposed resolution on Nuclear War Effects and Scientific Research.
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ABACC is a bi-national safeguards agency created by Argentina and Brazil to ensure that nuclear materials are used strictly for peaceful purposes.
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The Proposed Fissile Material (Cut-off) Treaty (FMCT) would prohibit production of fissile material. There are disagreements on scope of the Treaty.
Information and analysis of nuclear weapons disarmament proposals and progress in Russia
The Washington Post’s chilling report on major activity at a former bioweapons research site where the Soviets once weaponized biological agents — including ones that cause Smallpox, Ebola, and other hemorrhagic fevers — is another dangerous development potentially related to Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH, a professor of epidemiology and director of the Pandemic Center at the Brown University School of Public Health, is one of 100 new members to join the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) as part of its 2024 class.
Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen had a lively discussion about the increasingly challenging U.S.-China relationship during NTI’s annual Board of Directors dinner.
The international community remains unprepared for the potential misuse of modern bioscience and biotechnology tools to develop biological weapons. NTI | bio convened more than 30 experts for a workshop on enhancing transparency for bioscience research and development and bolstering confidence in compliance with the Biological Weapons Convention.
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