What is the nuclear threat initiative? The Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization founded in 2001 by former U.S. Senator Sam Nunn and philanthropist Ted Turner in the United States, which works to prevent catastrophic attacks and accidents with weapons of mass destruction and disruption – nuclear, biological, radiological, chemical, and cyber.What is nti doing to promote nuclear security? NTI has been engaged in developing, shaping, and implementing nuclear security projects. [citation needed]In addition to building global awareness, NTI engages in model programs to inspire private and governmental efforts toward nuclear, biological, and chemical threat reduction. [citation needed]What is ntntis nuclear security index? NTI produces a biennial "Nuclear Security Index" in partnership with the Economist Intelligence Unit. The "NTI Index" benchmarks nuclear security conditions across 176 countries and holds governments accountable for properly securing dangerous nuclear materials.
The Nuclear Threat Initiative works to protect our lives, environment, and quality of life now and for future generations. We work to prevent catastrophic attacks with weapons of mass destruction and disruption (WMDD)—nuclear, biological, radiological, chemical, and cyber. Founded in 2001 by former U.S. Senator Sam Nunn and philanthropist Ted
History. The Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) was founded in January 2001 as a result of concerns expressed to former Senator Sam Nunn in the spring of 2000 by CNN founder R. E. Ted Turner that "the threat from nuclear weapons had fallen off most people's radar screens after the end of the Cold War.". Turner asked Nunn's assistance in assessing "whether a private organization ...