The Nuclear Threat Initiative is a nonprofit organization that works to prevent global catastrophic risks from nuclear, radiological, chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction.
As of May 2022, NTI's biosecurity program has received over $20 million in grants from Open Philanthropy.[1] NTI is one of the four organizations recommended by Founders Pledge in their cause report on safeguarding the long-term future.[2]
Rohlfing, Joan (2021) Beyond the precipice: a new nuclear paradigm for surviving the Anthropocene, Effective Altruism Global, October 30.
Wiblin, Robert & Keiran Harris (2022) Joan Rohlfing on how to avoid catastrophic nuclear blunders, 80,000 Hours, March 29.
Nuclear Threat Initiative. Official website.
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Open Philanthropy (2021) Grants database, Open Philanthropy.
Halstead, John (2019) Safeguarding the future cause area report, Founders Pledge, January (updated December 2020).