2012 Annual Report

Strengthening global security by reducing the threats from nuclear, biological and chemical weapons Contents

1 Nuclear Threat Initiative

2 Letter from the Co-Chairmen

6 The Nuclear Threat

16 The Biological Threat

20 Educating the Public

24 2012 Financial Information

25 Funders

26 Board of Directors and Advisors

28 NTI Staff

B Nuclear Threat Initiative Nuclear Threat Initiative

The Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization with a mission to strengthen global security by reducing the risk of use and preventing the spread of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. Founded in 2001 by former U.S. Senator and CNN founder , NTI is guided by an international board of directors.

NTI works on closing the gap between the global threats from nuclear, biological and chemical weapons and the global response to those threats. Recognizing that governments have most of the resources and authority in the large-scale work of threat reduction, NTI emphasizes leverage—our success depends not only on what we do, but also on what we can persuade others to do.

That’s why, since our founding in 2001, NTI has set out to lead the way in threat reduction, not simply point the way. By designing and implementing our own projects to directly reduce threats, NTI demonstrates how governments can reduce threats faster, smarter and on a large scale.

The organization’s activities are directed by Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sam Nunn and President Joan Rohlfing and informed by leading figures in science, business and international security who serve as advisors and members of NTI’s board of directors.

2012 Annual Report 1 L etter from the Co-Chairmen

From the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul to a Senate hearing room in Washington, NTI’s leaders and experts brought nuclear and biological dangers—and workable solutions—to the fore in 2012. There is always much more to do, but we are heartened by progress on our global mission.

The year began with the January release of the NTI Nuclear Materials Security Index, a first-of-its-kind public assessment of nuclear materials security conditions in 176 countries. Developed with the Economic Intelligence Unit, the NTI Index evaluated countries against a set of critical indicators, analyzed the results to identify security gaps and offered recommendations for individual governments and the global community.

2012 Highlights

NTI released the NTI Nuclear At the Nuclear Security NTI launched a Global Materials Security Index, Summit in Seoul, NTI Dialogue on Nuclear Security a first-of-its-kind public President Joan Rohlfing Priorities, which seeks to assessment of nuclear led a plenary of industry influence and raise the level materials security conditions leaders to address their role of ambition for the outcomes in 176 countries. in nuclear safety and security. of the 2014 Nuclear Security Summit and the important continuing effort to secure dangerous materials.

2 Nuclear Threat Initiative

NTI Co-Chairman and CEO Sam Nunn The release of the report was covered by presents the NTI Nuclear Materials Security Index at a press conference. news organizations around the world. NTI staff traveled to Beijing, Geneva, London, Moscow, New Delhi, Seoul, Sydney and The NTI Index fills a critical gap by tracking Vienna and met with key government global progress on nuclear materials officials, experts and the news media to security and helping policymakers address present the Index, discuss recommendations weaknesses, using a common global and get feedback on our approach. The vocabulary and a consistent approach. feedback from governments has been overwhelmingly positive, and some It was a bold project. Some countries don’t countries have reached out confidentially like having their security scored or their to NTI