Nuclear Threat Initiative

06/18/2026

The agreement signed between the U.S and Iran may bring an end to months of hostilities and keep the Strait of Hormuz open, but it leaves Iran’s nuclear capabilities—one of the threats cited as the rationale for the U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign—for another day.

06/16/2026

Last week, NTI's Rachel Staley Grant and David Stiefel joined global leaders and policymakers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for the Global Health Security Conference. They participated in a number of sessions focused on advancing solutions to strengthen health security worldwide.

06/13/2026

We're working hard to KNICKS nuclear and biological risk.

06/11/2026

Fútbol is life. ⚽️

As the World Cup kicks off, it's an important reminder of why we work to build a safer world. A world free from the threat of weapons of mass destruction (and Dani Rojas’s penalty kicks) is a world free to enjoy the sport that brings us all together.

Throughout the competition, we’ll be dropping all kinds of nuclear and bio knowledge related to the countries vying for the trophy. It’s a role we were born to play.

06/10/2026

As President John F. Kennedy said 63 years ago today, “No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings. Man’s reason and spirit have often solved the seemingly unsolvable—and we believe they can do it again.”

(President John F. Kennedy's "Peace Speech" From C-Span)

06/09/2026

“We’ve also seen the term ‘pandemic preparedness’ no longer be cool. This sounds like a little issue, but realistically, that makes it hard to get funding,” says NTI | bio’s David Stiefel on the importance of global health investments.

Listen now. ⤵️

As the world moves on from COVID-19, the next set of global risks may already be taking shape — and they’re not just about health, but the economy, supply chains, and even the prices we pay every day. Outbreaks like Ebola and other emerging diseases are still happening, even as funding for globa...

06/01/2026

Four decades ago, The Day After showed what television can do to engage the public on nuclear risk.

This weekend at Austin TV Fest, NTI hosted a panel with Nadra Widatalla (Writer/Producer, Paradise), Peter Noah (Writer/Executive Producer, The Diplomat), David Grae (Writer/Executive Producer, Madam Secretary), and Nicholas Meyer (Director, The Day After) to discuss how fiction shapes public understanding of nuclear danger.

Understanding nuclear risk is the first step toward reducing it. We were glad to spend the weekend with people working to expand that understanding.

05/27/2026

The most-watched TV movie ever was a story about nuclear war. Four decades later, The Diplomat, Paradise, and Fallout are bringing these stories back at a moment when nuclear risks are rising again.

This week, NTI is hosting a panel at ATX TV Festival to speak to Nadra Widatalla (Writer/Producer, Paradise), Peter Noah (Writer/Executive Producer, The Diplomat), David Grae (Writer/Executive Producer, Madam Secretary), and Nicholas Meyer (Director, The Day After) about finding new ways to entertain and educate audiences about the bomb.

05/27/2026

Ten years ago today, President Obama became the first sitting president to visit Hiroshima, Japan, the site of the first atomic bombing.

During the visit, he met survivors of the bombing and delivered a speech on the importance of working to build a world free from the threat of nuclear weapons.

05/26/2026

If you are in the DC area on June 11th, NTI is hosting its first-ever summer social! Mingle and network over happy hour while NTI experts break down some of the most pressing nuclear and biological security issues of our time, and what we can all do about them.