The spread of nuclear technology and materials for energy, research, and medical applications pose significant security concerns when coupled with current increases in global terrorism and extremism. The Stimson Center’s Nuclear Security program works with the private sector to generate ideas that incentivize the development and adoption of stronger, comprehensive nuclear security standards among industry stakeholders to reduce the risk posed by nuclear terrorism.
Israel and U.S. strike Iranian nuclear facilities, drones attack ZNPP training center, and AI datacenters continue to fuel demand for nuclear energy investments
July 3, 2025
France pledges €10 million to repair Chornobyl’s protective dome, DOGE’s impact on NNSA, and AI’s role in nuclear security and UNSCR 1540 implementation
June 3, 2025
Ongoing debate over the future of ZNPP, NNSA’s nonproliferation budget reduced, and doubts expressed on protecting SMRs
May 1, 2025
U.S. NNSA workforce impacted by DOGE and more than 145 reports added to IAEA incident and trafficking database
March 31, 2025
Chornobyl dome damaged by drone strike, ZNPP experiences more attacks, and the need for policing reform to secure future SMRs
February 28, 2025
Yakuza leader pleads guilty to attempting to sell weapons-grade nuclear material, IAEA chief Grossi to visit Kyiv, and more drones sighted over US nuclear facilities
February 4, 2025
Drone attacks IAEA vehicle in Ukraine, DPRK hackers target nuclear workers, and uranium smugglers apprehended in the Philippines
January 3, 2025
Russian missiles threaten Ukrainian NPP’s energy supply, Indian official urges ‘restraint’ on announcing the seizure of stolen radioactive material, and the accelerationist threat to the US energy grid
December 3, 2024
