The Nuclear Security Project is an effort to galvanize global support for and action on the vision of a world free of nuclear weapons and the urgent steps needed to reach that goal. Former Secretary of State George P. Shultz, former Defense Secretary William J. Perry, former Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger and former Senator Sam Nunn joined together to form the Project in the wake of a Wall Street Journal op-ed in 2007 which has reframed the terms of the global debate on nuclear issues.

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A World Without Nuclear Weapons

Senator John McCain delivered a Floor Statement in support of the vision of a world free of nuclear weapons. View Statement

Overcoming Nuclear Dangers

(from left to right) former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev; Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini, former U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz; former U.S. Senator Sam Nunn. Source: AP.

On April 16-17 in Rome, Italy, more than 75 leaders from around the globe gathered together to engage in a substantive dialogue on the steps that will need to be taken to reduce nuclear dangers and to move to a world free of nuclear weapons. The two-day conference is one of the key global events springing from the op-eds written by George Shultz, Sam Nunn, Henry Kissinger and Bill Perry endorsing the vision of a world free of nuclear weapons and the steps that can move us in that direction. The conference was co-sponsored by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Nuclear Security Project and the World Political Forum. The conference leaders — Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini, former U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz and former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev — released a statement at the conclusion of the conference. View Statement

Taking Steps Toward a World Free of Nuclear Weapons

Hosted by CSIS and moderated by CBS Chief Washington Correspondent and Face the Nation anchor Bob Schieffer, an expert panel featuring former U.S. Senator Sam Nunn, former U.S. Secretary of State George P. Shultz, Dr. Sidney D. Drell, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution and David Sanger, Chief Washington Correspondent, The New York Times, discussed what steps we can take to move toward a nuclear weapon-free world.
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Toward a Nuclear-Free World: a German View

Former Chancellor of Germany Helmut Schmidt, former President of Germany Richard von Weizsäcker, former Federal Minister for Special Affairs of Germany Egon Bahr and former Foreign Minister of Germany Hans-Dietrich Genscher published an op-ed in The International Herald Tribune in which they endorse the vision and many of the steps of the Nuclear Security Project.
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Lowy Institute for International Policy, PIR Center and Peace Research Institute Frankfurt to Work in Partnership with NTI's Nuclear Security Project
The Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) announced that it will work together with the Lowy Institute in Australia, PIR Center in Russia and Peace Research Institute Frankfurt in Germany 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.
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Sam Nunn, William J. Perry, George P. Shultz and Sidney D. Drell (click to enlarge)

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences presented its Rumford Prize to Nuclear Security Project principals George P. Shultz, William J. Perry and Sam Nunn and world-renowned physicist Sidney D. Drell in recognition of their ongoing efforts to reduce the global threat of nuclear weapons. Henry A. Kissinger will receive the Rumford Prize for his contributions at a later date.

International Nuclear Non-Proliferation Commission Members Announced
The members of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, co-sponsored by Australia and Japan, were announced at the UN General Assembly on September 24, 2008. The commission will examine the full range of nuclear issues. It has representatives from fifteen nations, including NSP prinicipal William Perry. Read more

British Ministers Publish Article in Support of World Free of Nuclear Weapons

Four former British Foreign and Defence Secretaries — Sir Malcolm Rifkind, Lord David Owen, Lord Douglas Hurd and Lord George Robertson — published an article titled "Start worrying and learn to ditch the bomb" in which they warn that the world is entering a dangerous new phase "that combines widespread proliferation with extremism and geopolitical tension." Read the article

Thinking the Unthinkable: A World Without Nuclear Weapons

The New York Times published an Editorial Observer piece by Carla Anne Robbins about the growing debate centered around the vision and steps toward a nuclear free world as outlined by Shultz, Perry, Kissinger and Nunn. Read the article

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