Nuclear Risk Reduction Center
The Nuclear Risk Reduction Center is part of the United States Department of State. It has counterpart in Moscow in the Russian Ministry of Defense named National Nuclear Risk Reduction Center.
The NRRC was created in 1987 by an agreement between the United States Secretary of State and the Soviet Foreign Minister.[1] Its purpose was to create an additional channel of communication for the prevention of nuclear war, in addition to the Hot Line and diplomatic channels. The NRRC is online 24 hours a day and relays information regarding the arms activities of both nations so as to prevent accidental outbreak of nuclear war.
See also
References
- ↑ Peters, Gerhard; Woolley, John T. "Ronald Reagan: "Remarks on Signing the Soviet-United States Nuclear Risk Reduction Centers Agreement," September 15, 1987". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara.
External links
- Federation of American Scientists information on the NRRCs in Washington and Moscow
- DoS fact sheet on NRRC
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