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Press Room
NTI speeches, press releases, op-eds, testimony, transcripts, reports and analysis are available in this section.
For more information, contact NTI's Communications Director, at 202-296-4810.
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New START Treaty Deserves Support The New START treaty "enhances our national security," former Senators Sam Nunn and John Warner argue in a new POLITICO op-ed. September 16, 2010 Read the Op-ed |
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Senator Nunn Appeared on CNN to Discuss the New START Treaty CNN anchor Tony Harris interviewed NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn. September 15, 2010 Read the Transcript |
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Sam Nunn Urges Senate to Ratify New START
July 27, 2010 View Statement  in Russian |
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NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn speaks at the Chautauqua Institution Senator Nunn discusses the changing nuclear threat and the near and long-term security challenges facing the world. July 19, 2010 Read the Speech Watch C-SPAN Video of the Speech |
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George Shultz and Sam Nunn Express Strong Support for New START Treaty Former Secretary of State George Shultz and former Senator Sam Nunn have sent letters to Chairman John Kerry and Ranking Member Richard Lugar of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee expressing their strong support for the New START Treaty. July 14, 2010 Read letter to Senator Kerry Read letter to Senator Lugar |
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"India's Integration into an Expanded Nonproliferation System" The Working Group on an Expanded Nonproliferation System, established as part of a project sponsored by the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Nuclear Threat Initiative, believes that it is time to move toward the goal of a more complete Indian participation in the nonproliferation system by bringing India into the export control groups and other arrangements that are a vital part of the nonproliferation system. June 30, 2010 View Statement |
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Charles B. Curtis Receives Energy Daily's Public Policy Leadership Award NTI's President Emeritus and Board Member Charles B. Curtis was recently recognized by Energy Daily for achievements over the course of his distinguished career in senior energy and national security policy posts in government and the private sector. The judges specifically cited Mr. Curtis as "the rare Washington player who has earned across-the-board — and across-the aisle — admiration as a skilled, thoughtful and principled public servant." June 28, 2010 View Energy Daily's Leadership Awards Special Issue |
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30 Top National Security Leaders Announce Support for New START Senator Nunn joined a group of high-ranking national security leaders to sign a bipartisan statement in support of the new START treaty. Released by the Partnership for a Secure America, the statement notes that "a world without a binding U.S.-Russian nuclear weapons agreement is a much more dangerous world." June 23, 2010 View Statement |
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Global Security Newswire's Elaine Grossman Earns Coveted Editorial Prizes GSN's Elaine Grossman has won two of journalism's top editorial awards for her GSN article "Inside Obama Administration, A Tug Of War Over Nuclear Warheads," which took First Prize in Online News/Features from the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Washington 2009 Dateline Award, as well as First Prize for Best Spot News or Exclusive Single News Story from the Specialized Information Publishers Foundation's Editorial Awards. June 22, 2010 |
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"Taps at Twilight" In a Memorial Day speech NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn saluted all of U.S. veterans, heroes and citizen patriots who serve our nation and spread the inspirational lessons of duty, honor, integrity, courage and character. May 31, 2010 Read the Speech |
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Remarks to the InterAction Council, 28th Annual Plenary Meeting, Hiroshima, Japan "The world has to build trust, cooperation, technical capability and political will over time to have a realistic prospect of ultimately ending nuclear weapons as a threat to the world," said NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn. April 18, 2010 Read the Speech |
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Statement by Sam Nunn on Ukraine's Announcement NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn welcomes the news that Ukraine will eliminate its highly enriched uranium. April 12, 2010 View Statement in Russian |
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Securing the Bomb 2010: Securing All Nuclear Materials in Four Years The report, commissioned by the Nuclear Threat Initiative, finds that, in order to meet the four-year objective President Obama set in Prague in April 2009, global leaders must shift global nuclear security effort into a faster and broader trajectory. April 12, 2010 Read the Release |
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White House Hosts Screening Tonight of Nuclear Tipping Point April 6, 2010 Read the Release |
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Statement by George Shultz, William Perry, Henry Kissinger, and Sam Nunn on START Follow-On Treaty March 26, 2010 View Statement in Russian |
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New Tuberculosis Lab Developed in North Korea with Support from NTI's Global Health and Security Initiative "With the emergence of drug resistant forms of TB, international cooperation is essential, and this work is vital to reduce biological risks and advance health security," said former Senator Sam Nunn, co-chairman of NTI's Global Health and Security Initiative. February 25, 2010 Read the Release |
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Nuclear Tipping Point Premieres Tonight at Universal Studios, Co-hosted by Governor Schwarzenegger Documentary tackles nuclear dangers, features former Secretaries of State George Shultz and Henry Kissinger, former Secretary of Defense William Perry and former Senator Sam Nunn. January 27, 2010 Read the Release |
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NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn Addresses the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Symposium Senator Nunn speaks about the changing nuclear threat and the need to reduce nuclear dangers. January 13, 2010 Read the Speech in Russian |
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NTI President Charles Curtis Speaks at CNS' 20th Anniversary Conference In his remarks celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Center for Nonproliferation Studies, NTI President Charles Curtis outlined the important role foundations, NGOs, and the media can play in educating the public about nuclear dangers. December 4, 2009 Read the Speech in Russian |
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NTI President Charles B. Curtis Speaks at the US-Japan Workshop on Nuclear Energy NTI's Charles Curtis and Corey Hinderstein welcome the announcement that the Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan will set up a mechanism for participating in the World Institute for Nuclear Security (WINS). November 19, 2009 Read the Speech in Russian |
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Charles Curtis Stepping Down as NTI President, Will Remain Advisor and Board Member; Joan Rohlfing Named New President Charles B. Curtis will be stepping down as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) effective December 31, 2009. The NTI Board of Directors has named Joan Rohlfing, NTI's Senior Vice President, to replace him. October 28, 2009 Read the Release |
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Statement of Former Senator Sam Nunn on President Obama Receiving the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn congratulated President Obama and his entire team on winning the Nobel Peace Prize. October 9, 2009 View Statement in Russian |
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The Nonproliferation for Global Security Foundation (NPSGlobal) to Work in Partnership with NTI's Nuclear Security Project The Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) and the Nonproliferation for Global Security Foundation (NPSGlobal) announced that they will work together to advance international dialogue and understanding about reversing reliance on nuclear weapons globally, preventing their proliferation, and ultimately ending them as a threat to the world. August 18, 2009 Read the NPSGlobal - NTI Release |
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NTI Officials Move Into Senior Obama Administration Positions; New Communications, Operations and Bio Officials Join the Non-Profit Three top NTI officials have moved into senior-level positions in the Obama administration, and four leaders in communications, health security, and strategic planning and operations have joined the NTI team. August 5, 2009 Read the Release |
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NTI President Charles B. Curtis speaks at the 50th Annual meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management NTI President Charles B. Curtis urges participants to dedicate their talent and expertise to making the World Institute for Nuclear Security a success. July 13, 2009 Read the Speech |
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Statement from Sam Nunn on G8 Summit NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn released a statement expressing support for the commitment made by the G8 to reducing global nuclear dangers. July 9, 2009 View Statement |
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Statement from Sam Nunn on Moscow Summit NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn released a statement regarding the Moscow Summit and Presidents Obama and Medvedev's commitment to work together to secure nuclear weapons and materials around the world. July 6, 2009 View Statement |
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NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn Speaks at SAIC on the Urgent Need to Address Nuclear Dangers Senator Nunn outlines steps he has proposed with George Shultz, Bill Perry and Henry Kissinger to reduce nuclear dangers and lay the groundwork for building a world free of nuclear weapons and addresses issues raised by others to their Nuclear Security Project initiative. June 23, 2009 Read the Speech |
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American Nuclear Society Annual Meeting June 15, 2009 NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn speaks at the American Nuclear Society Annual Meeting Senator Nunn describes the three security challenges — verification and enforcement, materials security and fuel cycle — that the technical community must help us meet before it is possible to significantly reduce the nuclear threat, while at the same time expanding the global role of nuclear energy. Read the Speech "Securing the Nuclear Future" NTI Vice President Laura Holgate delivers a speech at the American Nuclear Society Annual Meeting in which she argues that nuclear energy and nuclear nonproliferation are mutually reinforcing and that the path toward a secure nuclear future must involve engaging all relevant voices and aligning the objectives of nuclear commerce and nonproliferation. Read the Speech |
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"Nuclear Cooperation with U.A.E. in Our Interest" In an op-ed published in The Hill, former U.S. Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen and former Senator Sam Nunn call for broad support for the U.S.-U.A.E. 123 Agreement and argue that it is good for the United States from a U.S. national security standpoint and also good for the international nonproliferation regime. June 2, 2009 Read the Op-ed |
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"Case For Ratifying Nuclear Test Ban" In an op-ed in Politico, Sam Nunn, Bill Perry and Sandy Berger propose a plan for initiating a bipartisan process between the White House and the Senate to reconsider the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. June 2, 2009 Read the Op-ed |
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Statement of Sam Nunn on the Opening of Russian Chemical Weapons Destruction Facility Senator Sam Nunn applauded opening a chemical weapons destruction facility in Shchuch'ye, Russia, as a critical part of the global fight against WMD proliferation and catastrophic terrorism. May 29, 2009 View Statement |
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NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn Commends Successful Removal of Dangerous Nuclear Material from Kazakhstan Former Senator Sam Nunn applauded the latest successful operation to remove and secure highly enriched uranium by the U.S. government. May 19, 2009 View Statement |
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Statement of Sam Nunn on Global Infectious Disease Surveillance Networks: Implementing the Bellagio Call for Action Important work on regional infectious disease surveillance continues to be one of NTI's highest priorities. NTI's GHSI has officially launched "Connecting Health Organizations for Regional Disease Surveillance" (CHORDS) to serve as a building block toward global cooperation and communication on effective disease surveillance. April 28, 2009 View Statement |
