In response to the evolving threat environment, NTI convened former senior U.S. government officials and leading U.S. and international experts to examine major aspects of U.S. nuclear posture and policy.
"Testing nuclear weapons is unnecessary for U.S. national security, unwise because it will invite our adversaries to do the same, and unwelcome in communities close to the test site," said Moniz.
A new paper from NTI, “Global Nuclear Effects: Economic and Financial Fallout of Nuclear Use,” calls for an urgent reassessment of the economic consequences of nuclear conflict amid rising nuclear risks and deep global interdependencies.
Christine E. Wormuth, a defense and national security leader who recently served as Secretary of the Army, is joining NTI as its new President and Chief Executive Officer.
At a time of rising global tensions and rapid technological change, NTI continues to deepen its international partnerships and promote productive dialogue on nuclear risk reduction efforts.
NTI engaged in activities to advance practical nuclear risk reduction measures and strengthen the global disarmament and nonproliferation architecture.
At the UN General Assembly President Trump announced his administration’s intention to harness artificial intelligence to help uphold the international ban on biological weapons. Using advanced technology to strengthen the Biological Weapons Convention is a promising step and an approach NTI has long supported.
“Nuclear proliferation dangers are rising, and the regime that has helped hold these dangers at bay is badly frayed. This report provides a realistic, bipartisan strategy for how the United States can navigate this dangerous time and enhance U.S. and global security," said NTI Co-Chair and CEO Ernest J. Moniz.
When Presidents Trump and Putin meet Friday in Alaska, they have an opportunity—and an obligation—to lower the temperature around nuclear confrontation Moniz argues.
Over the past five years, NTI has championed globally a groundbreaking new policy initiative to reduce nuclear risk – the independent review of the safety, security, and reliability of nuclear weapons and related systems in nuclear-armed states.
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