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Media Contact:
Sean Harder
sharder@stanleyfoundation.org
319-455-6397

The FMWG Steering Committee is comprised of the following professionals:

  • Alexandra Toma, Executive Director, Connect U.S. Fund (co-chair)
  • Kenneth N. Luongo, President, Partnership for Global Security (co-chair)
  • Matthew Bunn,  Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom, Harvard University
  • Togzhan Kassenova, Associate, Nuclear Policy Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
  • Miles Pomper, Senior Research Associate, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies
  • Jennifer Smyser, Program Officer, Policy and Outreach, The Stanley Foundation
  • Sharon Squassoni, Director and Senior Fellow, Proliferation Prevention Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies
  • Benn Tannenbaum, Non-Resident Fellow, Center for Science, Technology, and Security Policy, American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • Paul Walker, Director, Security & Sustainability, Global Green USA

 

Key Staff:
Ryan Costello
FMWG Coordinator
Rcostello@connectusfund.org
202-721-5600   
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Obama Administration Cuts Vital Programs Combating Nuclear Terrorism — Feb 14, 2012
FY 13 Budget Threatens to Weaken Global Nuclear Security
Experts Release Policy Recommendations on Preventing Nuclear Terrorism — Jan 11, 2012
The Fissile Materials Working Group (FMWG) released a new publication which details the group’s 2012 policy recommendations to prevent nuclear terrorism. While substantial progress has been made on global nuclear security since the Nuclear Security Summit in 2010, the FMWG argues much more needs to be done to prevent the threat of nuclear terrorism from becoming reality.
Smuggling Incident in Moldova Highlights Need to Secure Nuclear Bomb-Making Materials — Sep 27, 2011
A nuclear smuggling incident in Moldova demonstrates the urgent need to lock down vulnerable nuclear materials to prevent nuclear terrorism, The Fissile Materials Working Group (FMWG), a coalition of leading nuclear security experts, said on Tuesday. The Associated Press reported that government officials in Moldova and the United States are searching for nuclear smugglers in possession of 1 kilogram of highly enriched uranium (HEU).
Media Advisory: Nuclear Terrorism Experts Available — Sep 6, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Sean Harder (sharder@stanleyfoundation.org or 319-455-6397)   MEDIA ADVISORY: Nuclear Terrorism Experts Available   WASHINGTON, D.C. – As journalists prepare to cover the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on this nation and efforts to...
Nuclear Security Success Underscores Need to Preserve Funding Cuts — Aug 22, 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A group of nuclear security experts is congratulating the South African government and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) for their efforts in returning 6.3 kilograms (13.8 pounds) of highly enriched uranium (HEU) to the United States. Such efforts strengthen the world’s defenses against nuclear terrorism by locking down vulnerable material that could be used to produce a nuclear weapon.
NYT Op-ed: House Slashes U.S. Defenses Against Nuclear Terrorism — Jul 25, 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a strongly worded New York Times op-ed, a former ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency and a former advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Energy warn that pending cuts to key nonproliferation programs will leave America vulnerable to a nuclear terrorist attack.
House Budget Cuts Leave Nuclear Material Vulnerablt to Theft, Terrorism — Jul 18, 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A group of nuclear security experts is urging the U.S. Senate to restore $85 million that the House on Friday cut from programs aimed at preventing nuclear terrorism. The most significant cuts to the Global Threat Reduction Initiative, which helps reduce the threat of nuclear terrorism, are to a program that converts nuclear reactors to run on non-weapon-grade low enriched uranium (LEU) rather than highly enriched uranium (HEU). As little as 25 kilograms of HEU is required for a workable nuclear weapon.
Experts Praise Extension of G-8 Global Partnership: Call for More Effective Action against Nuclear Terrorism — May 27, 2011
Deauville, France – The Fissile Materials Working Group (FMWG), a coalition of leading nuclear security experts, praised G-8 leaders’ renewal of their commitment to address the spread of materials and weapons of mass destruction, and to prevent nuclear terrorism. This commitment to continue the important work of the Global Partnership beyond 2012, however, must be used to make the program more flexible and effective.
 
Nuclear Security Group Calls for Renewal of G-8 Global Partnership — May 23, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Fissile Material Working Group (FMWG), a coalition of leading nuclear security experts, urges G-8 leaders meeting in Deauville, France this weekend to renew their commitment to address the spread of materials and weapons of mass destruction across the globe. The G-8 has an important role in halting what has been recognized as one the top threats to global security: nuclear terrorism.

FMWG experts are available for press interviews during the G-8 summit.

One Year Later: Nuclear Summit Process Working — Apr 11, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. – When 47 world leaders gathered here one year ago for a Nuclear Security Summit, it marked the beginning of an unprecedented international effort to secure vulnerable nuclear materials around the world to prevent nuclear terrorism.

Experts Urge Congress to Fully Fund Nuclear Security Efforts — Mar 14, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Current spending bills proposed by both the House and Senate do not include sufficient funds to protect vulnerable nuclear materials a nonpartisan coalition of leading nuclear security experts said Monday.

The Fissile Materials Working Group (FMWG) is calling on the 112th Congress to fully fund the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Defense Nuclear Non-proliferation Account, which supports front line programs in the prevention of nuclear terror.

Experts Urge Congress to Fully Fund Nuclear Security Efforts — Feb 8, 2011

A coalition of leading nuclear security experts and organizations is urging Congress to fully fund threat reduction and nonproliferation programs that were trimmed below requested FY 2011 levels in December.

The Fissile Material Working Group, or FMWG, sent members of Congress a letter on Monday asking that the funds be restored in order to preserve programs intended to prevent nuclear terrorism. The full version of the letter can be found here.

Experts Applaud U.S.-China Nuclear Security Deal — Jan 21, 2011

An agreement signed by U.S. and Chinese energy officials this week to create a jointly financed nuclear security center will expand security cooperation with China and help secure nuclear materials worldwide, says a coalition of more than 40 leading experts in nuclear security.

Congress Must Restore Nuclear Security Funds  — Jan 13, 2011

The Fissile Materials Working Group (FMWG), a coalition of leading nuclear security experts, is calling on the 112th Congress to immediately work to restore funding for key nuclear terrorism programs cut in the waning days of the lame duck session.

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