Abbreviation | NTI |
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Formation | 2001 |
Type | 501(c)(3) organization |
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Focus | Global catastrophic risk |
Headquarters | 1776 Eye Street, NW |
Location |
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President | Ernest Moniz |
Website | www |
The Nuclear Threat Initiative, generally referred to as NTI, is a non-profit organization located in Washington, D.C. NTI was founded in 2001 by former U.S. Senator Sam Nunn and philanthropist Ted Turner and describes itself as a "a nonprofit, nonpartisan global security organization focused on reducing nuclear, biological, and emerging technology threats imperiling humanity."[1]
NTI has four policy programs: the Global Nuclear Policy Program, Nuclear Materials Security, Emerging Tech, and Global Biological Policy and Programs (stylized as NTI | bio).[2]