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March 22, 2012 -
Press release
MacArthur Awards $13.4 Million to Study and Support Enhanced Nuclear Security
Much of the new funding will help to train and support an elite group of nuclear experts to make policy recommendations for preventing nuclear terrorism and enhancing nuclear non-proliferation. Read More
January 11, 2012 -
Press release
Nuclear Materials Security Index Released
MacArthur grantee the Nuclear Threat Initiative released the first-of-its-kind, public baseline assessment of the status of nuclear materials security conditions in 176 countries Read More
March 7, 2011 -
Publication
Deterrence in the Age of Nuclear Proliferation
In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, former Secretary of State George Shultz, former Defense Secretary William Perry, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, and former Senator Sam Nunn call for nations to begin moving now toward ... Read More
February 17, 2011 -
Press release
MacArthur Awards $4 Million to Help Reduce the Threat of Nuclear Weapons
MacArthur announced six grants totaling nearly $4 million for efforts to prevent nuclear terrorism and strengthen regional nuclear stability in South Asia. Read More
February 11, 2010 -
From the field
New Documentary Explores Nuclear Dangers
Nuclear Tipping Point, a new documentary by MacArthur grantee the Nuclear Threat Initiative, examines contemporary nuclear dangers and features interviews with former U.S. Secretaries of State George Shultz and Henry Kissinger, former Secretary of Defense ... Read More
April 21, 2009 -
From the field
Obama Announces Nonproliferation Agenda
President Obama has announced new commitments to reducing the world’s stockpiles of nuclear weapons and preventing their spread, goals which have been advanced by MacArthur grantees since the mid-1980s. Read More
March 29, 2009 -
From the field
North Korea Agrees to Collaborate to Fight Tuberculosis
With support from MacArthur and grantee the Nuclear Threat Initiative, Stanford University has secured North Korea’s approval for collaboration with U.S. experts in combating tuberculosis (TB). North Korea has the highest incidence of TB ... Read More