WINS Launch
WINS was launched on 29 September 2008 at the IAEA General Conference. In launching WINS, former U.S. Senator Sam Nunn, co-chairman NTI, announced that NTI, with financial support from the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, was providing a $3 million foundation grant to the new organisation. U.S. Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman announced that the Department of Energy would match NTI’s grant with an additional $3 million of support. Ambassador Bengt Johansen of Norway announced his country’s support for WINS and an initial $100,000 contribution to support the participation of security professionals from developing states in WINS activities.
Additionally, the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade has pledged $500,000 (Canadian) in support of WINS.
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