Podcasts about nonproliferation policy

One of Donald Trump's stated reasons for going to war with Iran is to destroy the nuclear threat he says it poses.  But by starting the conflict has he made the world less safe? There are concerns around what happens to Iran's enriched nuclear material and the lessons other countries will take from Iran's being hit while remaining at the threshold short of getting a bomb.Today, Kelsey Davenport from the Arms Control Association on why it could all lead to more nuclear weapons around the world.Featured: Kelsey Davenport, Director for Nonproliferation Policy at the Arms Control Association

Henry Sokolski of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center critiques the inconsistency of threatening war against Iran over its nuclear program while simultaneously considering a deal to allow Saudi Arabia uranium enrichment capabilities under less stringent international oversight. 131945 TRINITY TEST

Preview for later today. Henry Sokolski of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center questions the alarming hypocrisy of America providing Saudi Arabia with advanced nuclear enrichment technology while simultaneously bombing Iran for possessing similar capabilities.1956

Henry Sokolski of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center analyzes the crumbling Non-Proliferation Treaty, citing Iran's inspection violations and China's nuclear expansion as critical challenges for the upcoming international review conference.

Henry Sokolski of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center warns the upcoming non-proliferation review must address Iran's safeguards violations while managing Russian and Chinese demands regarding United States nuclear deployments overseas.1945 NM

Henry Sokolski of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center warns of heightened risks as the New START treaty expires without replacement, citing unchecked Russian and Chinese weapons and debates over resuming nuclear testing.MARCH 1958

Henry Sokolski of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center warns of unregulated weaponry following the New START treaty's expiration, including Russian intermediate missiles and orbital threats complicating future arms control negotiations.JULY 1945

SEGMENT 16: NON-NUCLEAR ICBM TO DESTROY UNDERGROUND BUNKERS Guest: Henry Sokolski (Nonproliferation Policy Education Center) Sokolski discusses development of a massive conventional ICBM designed to penetrate hardened underground bunkers without nuclear warheads. Discussion examines strategic rationale for this kinetic weapon against buried Iranian or North Korean facilities, technical challenges of achieving sufficient destructive force, and arms control implications of such capabilities.1956

PREVIEW FOR LATER THE HIDDEN COSTS OF POWERING AI DATA CENTERS Colleague Henry Sokolski, Nonproliferation Policy Education Center. Sokolski questions who will fund the expensive electricity transmission infrastructure required by new AI data centers, noting transmission constitutes two-thirds of consumer costs. He suggests the most viable solution may involve tech companies building their own on-site power generation to operate off the grid, avoiding public subsidies.FEBUARY 1955

THE NUCLEAR ESCROW: MANAGING PROLIFERATION AMONG ALLIES Colleague Henry Sokolski, Nonproliferation Policy Education Center. Henry Sokolski warns that allies like Poland, Turkey, and South Africaare considering nuclear weapons due to eroding trust in US guarantees. He proposes a "nuclear escrow" account: storing refurbished warheads in the US for allies to deploy only during crises, providing leverage without permanently stationing targets on foreign soil. NUMBER 81945 TRINITY

PREVIEW FOR LATER TODAY TURKEY'S NUCLEAR AMBITIONS AND IMPERIAL NOSTALGIA Colleague Henry Sokolski, Nonproliferation Policy Education Center. Henry Sokolski explains that Turkey desires a nuclear weapon to assert agency and revive the influence of the Ottoman Empire, despite NATO protection. President Erdoganargues it is unfair for neighbors like Israel to possess nuclear capabilities while Turkey cannot, viewing weapons as a path to respect.1951 RB-36

CNUCLEAR PROLIFERATION AND RUSSIAN SANCTIONS Colleague Henry Sokolski, Nonproliferation Policy Education Center. Sokolski criticizes the lifting of sanctions on Russian banks for nuclear projects and highlights the dangers at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia plant. He warns against potential deals allowing Saudi Arabia and South Korea to enrich uranium, arguing this brings them dangerously close to bomb-making capabilities. NUMBER 4

PREVIEW 4 Unanswered Questions on Iran's Nuclear Program John Batchelor converses with Henry Sokolski, executive director of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center, regarding challenges faced by the IAEA concerning Iran's nuclear program. European nations and the US have sanctioned Iran, which seeks to avoid further economic penalties. A key difficulty is accounting for uranium, as the initial amount is unknown and covert production may have occurred. If Iran fails to comply, Germany, the UK, France, and the US might impose more sanctions, potentially prompting Iran to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Visit us at Network2020.org. In June, strikes by the U.S. and Israel against Iran's nuclear facilities reignited one of the most dangerous questions in global security: how do you stop a country determined to keep its nuclear options open? What followed has tested not only Iran's willingness to abide by international limits, but also the credibility of the entire nonproliferation system.In this episode, Kelsey Davenport, Director for Nonproliferation Policy at the Arms Control Association, explains how Iran's program reached this point, what the strikes may have changed inside Tehran, and why the erosion of global arms control frameworks makes this moment so precarious. She also explores what tools—old and new—might still contain the risk of a wider nuclear cascade.Music by Sergii Pavkin from Pixabay.

PREVIEW: NUCLEAR POWER: ROSATOM's global supremacy; Argentina seeking nuclear plant investors; Small Modular Reactors for AI dreams. With Henry Sokolski, Nonproliferation Policy Education Center. https://www.ft.com/content/4e78c20a-dad8-4ce5-b2c9-90106c5bea31?accessToken=zwAGKkLI7cIokc9OeMIK2thM5dOyyZAQbFvqMQ.MEYCIQCGZITGGX4Ejbvnc_Ea5xjkOrAuVd2TF2QBvPcLX5jnkQIhAP1m0WDRMWSDIpDvDg2FqN0r2HjqC8S-Q515pOF0m0gV&sharetype=gift&token=fd642934-4991-4fdf-971d-3acf0009a8db https://www.ft.com/content/6e0ad76b-02e8-447d-afe1-da41be52d708?accessToken=zwAGKkLJ3qoIkc9uCtdrAuhEfdOv4dpBvlLXCA.MEUCIQDKWTCrAzLPMy5Py4dODQ8LNenk3JQxbZ9Hx1BHMkUubwIgOjid3A-JHEYqfRg2R8212h3RazynUyEoiPDmu872fj4&sharetype=gift&token=5bb7003b-3178-47d3-8d2d-7ef12a340e01 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklo_Inc. 1951

PREVIEW: DRONES: SOUTH KOREA: JAPAN Upcoming discussion with Henry Sokolski of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center (NPEC) will examine a war game scenario exploring the implications of North Korean drone warfare targeting nuclear infrastructure. The analysis focuses on a hypothetical hybrid attack where drones strike a nuclear power plant in South Korea, potentially triggering mass evacuations across South Korea and Japan. This scenario raises critical questions about regional security vulnerabilities, drone defense capabilities, and the cascading effects of attacks on civilian nuclear facilities. The conversation will explore how such hybrid warfare tactics could destabilize the region through panic and mass displacement, even without conventional military engagement. Sokolski's insights should illuminate emerging security challenges at the intersection of drone technology, nuclear safety, and regional stability in East Asia. 1951 North Korea negotiators

PREVIEW: UKRAINE: NUCLEAR REACTORS: Comment by colleague Henry Sokolski, of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center, on the Russian threat, as reported by Kyiv and Zelensky, to target what remains of the Ukraine nuclear power fleet in order to destroy the power grid and darken and freeze the cities. More tonight. 1900 Kyiv

#NPEC: Buying Russian enriched uranium laundered by the PRC. Henry Sokolski, Nonproliferation Policy Education Center 1941

#SPACE FORCE: PRC aims to flood LEO with killer satellites. .  Henry Sokolski, Nonproliferation Policy Education Center 1962

#Nuclear Weapons: Small Modular Reactors for sale and the risk of bomb-making HALEU. Henry Sokolski, Nonproliferation Policy Education Center. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ado8693 1953 ATOMIC CANNON TRANSPORT

#LEO: Space Force targeting folders for War in LEO. Henry Sokolski, Nonproliferation Policy Education Center https://breakingdefense.com/2024/01/take-down-space-force-targeting-unit-develops-strike-options-for-joint-force/ 1953

BESTOF2022: 3/4: #PRC: Anti-Satellite War in Orbit, 2027-2029.  Henry D. Sokolski @HenrySokolski, Executive Director of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center.  Henry #Sokolski  @NuclearPolicy  https://npolicy.org/china-waging-war-in-space-an-after-action-report-occasional-paper-2104/ 1940

BESTOF2022: 1/4: #PRC: Anti-Satellite War in Orbit, 2027-2029.  Henry D. Sokolski @HenrySokolski, Executive Director of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center.  Henry #Sokolski  @NuclearPolicy RV https://npolicy.org/china-waging-war-in-space-an-after-action-report-occasional-paper-2104/ 1956

BESTOF2022: 2/4: #PRC: Anti-Satellite War in Orbit, 2027-2029.  Henry D. Sokolski @HenrySokolski, Executive Director of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center.  Henry #Sokolski  @NuclearPolicy RV https://npolicy.org/china-waging-war-in-space-an-after-action-report-occasional-paper-2104/ 1930

BESTOF2022: 4/4: #PRC: Anti-Satellite War in Orbit, 2027-2029.  Henry D. Sokolski @HenrySokolski, Executive Director of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center.  Henry #Sokolski  @NuclearPolicy  https://npolicy.org/china-waging-war-in-space-an-after-action-report-occasional-paper-2104/ 1940

#BESTOF2022: 3/4:  #PRC: Breaking through the Bamboo Curtain.  Henry D. Sokolski @HenrySokolski, Executive Director of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center (NPEC).  Henry #Sokolski  @NuclearPolicy LA https://pax-pacifica-aukus.org/chinas-it-bamboo-curtain-how-and-why-we-should-break-it/ Thoughts on a Competitive Strategy with China LCDR Robert “Jake” Bebber USN Disclaimer: The views expressed here do not represent those of the Department of Defense, Department of the Navy, or the U.S. government. • A winning competitive strategy will slow China's economic growth, or even cause it to begin to contract. A slowing/contracting China will be forced to shift resources toward internal controls and away from power projection, make China less attractive for foreign direct investment, inhibit Chinese civil-military fusion/innovation, and create doubt in the information control regime the CCP has instituted to remain in power.... 1968

#BESTOF2022: 4/4:  #PRC: Breaking through the Bamboo Curtain.  Henry D. Sokolski @HenrySokolski, Executive Director of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center (NPEC).  Henry #Sokolski  @NuclearPolicy LA https://pax-pacifica-aukus.org/chinas-it-bamboo-curtain-how-and-why-we-should-break-it/ Thoughts on a Competitive Strategy with China LCDR Robert “Jake” Bebber USN Disclaimer: The views expressed here do not represent those of the Department of Defense, Department of the Navy, or the U.S. government. • A winning competitive strategy will slow China's economic growth, or even cause it to begin to contract. A slowing/contracting China will be forced to shift resources toward internal controls and away from power projection, make China less attractive for foreign direct investment, inhibit Chinese civil-military fusion/innovation, and create doubt in the information control regime the CCP has instituted to remain in power.... 1968

#BESTOF2022: /4:  #PRC: Breaking through the Bamboo Curtain.  Henry D. Sokolski @HenrySokolski, Executive Director of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center (NPEC).  Henry #Sokolski  @NuclearPolicy LA https://pax-pacifica-aukus.org/chinas-it-bamboo-curtain-how-and-why-we-should-break-it/ Thoughts on a Competitive Strategy with China LCDR Robert “Jake” Bebber USN Disclaimer: The views expressed here do not represent those of the Department of Defense, Department of the Navy, or the U.S. government. • A winning competitive strategy will slow China's economic growth, or even cause it to begin to contract. A slowing/contracting China will be forced to shift resources toward internal controls and away from power projection, make China less attractive for foreign direct investment, inhibit Chinese civil-military fusion/innovation, and create doubt in the information control regime the CCP has instituted to remain in power.... 1949 MOSCOW: MAO AND DZHUGASHVILI (AKA STALIN)

#BESTOF2022: 2/4:  #PRC: Breaking through the Bamboo Curtain.  Henry D. Sokolski @HenrySokolski, Executive Director of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center (NPEC).  Henry #Sokolski  @NuclearPolicy LA https://pax-pacifica-aukus.org/chinas-it-bamboo-curtain-how-and-why-we-should-break-it/ Thoughts on a Competitive Strategy with China LCDR Robert “Jake” Bebber USN Disclaimer: The views expressed here do not represent those of the Department of Defense, Department of the Navy, or the U.S. government. • A winning competitive strategy will slow China's economic growth, or even cause it to begin to contract. A slowing/contracting China will be forced to shift resources toward internal controls and away from power projection, make China less attractive for foreign direct investment, inhibit Chinese civil-military fusion/innovation, and create doubt in the information control regime the CCP has instituted to remain in power.... 1966 MAO

#WarGame2027: Space War between India, Pakistan, China, US. Henry Sokolski, Nonproliferation Policy Education Center. https://npolicy.org/commercial-satellite-use-catalyzes-nuclear-armed-states-to-combat-a-wargame-after-action-report-occasional-paper-2306/ 1906

#AUKUS: Hesitation. Henry Sokolski, Nonproliferation Policy Education Center. https://npolicy.org/nuclear-submarines-aukus-and-hypersonics-an-npec-and-hudson-institute-event/ 1897

#NuclearPower: Saudi Arabia at the White House. Henry Sokolski, Nonproliferation Policy Education Center, NPEC https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/27-experts-urge-biden-not-to-allow-saudis-to-enrich-uranium-for-israel-deal/ar-AA1h4uXf 1945 Hiroshima

1/2: #SaudiArabia: #SouthKorea: #Japan: The Middle East and East Asia proliferation & What is to be done? Henry Sokolski, Nonproliferation Policy Education Center:. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/update-3-saudi-arabia-considers-chinese-bid-for-nuclear-plant-wsj/ar-AA1fMUop Photo:  1896 Cairo No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow

@/2: #SaudiArabia: #SouthKorea: #Japan: The Middle East and East Asia proliferation & What is to be done? Henry Sokolski, Nonproliferation Policy Education Center. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/update-3-saudi-arabia-considers-chinese-bid-for-nuclear-plant-wsj/ar-AA1fMUop  Photo:  1915 Caro No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #Belarus. Unprecedented deployment of nuclear weapons into a non-nuclear state. Henry Sokolski, Nonproliferation Policy Education Center https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/belarus-has-started-taking-delivery-russian-tactical-nuclear-weapons-president-2023-06-14/

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #Ukraine:  Kremlin GRU planned to use Zaporizhia nuke plan and others as weapon to leverage NATO. Henry Sokolski, Nonproliferation Policy Education Center https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-spies-targeted-ukrainian-nuclear-power-plants-before-invasion-2023-4

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #Secrets: The Space Force overclassification & What is to be done? Henry Sokolski, Nonproliferation Policy Education Center https://www.airandspaceforces.com/declassify-space-force-dod-still-working/ https://npolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2303-Full-Classification-Report.pdf

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #Ukraine: #Russia: #Rosatom: Trading with the enemy. Henry Sokolski, Nonproliferation Policy Education Center https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2023/04/18/g7-members-announce-plan-to-reduce-nuclear-fuel-dependence-on-russia/

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow 1/2: #PRC #Russia: Nuclear war and the Two Peer problem. Henry Sokolski, Nonproliferation Policy Education Center https://cgsr.llnl.gov/content/assets/docs/CGSR_Two_Peer_230314.pdf

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow 2/2: #PRC #Russia: Nuclear war and the Two Peer problem. Henry Sokolski, Nonproliferation Policy Education Center https://cgsr.llnl.gov/content/assets/docs/CGSR_Two_Peer_230314.pdf

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow ##Ukraine: Why not sanction Rosatom? Henry Sokolski, Nonproliferation Policy Education Center https://apnews.com/article/germany-france-russia-nuclear-power-rosatom-framatome-ce47027005349580306d55553c7f1142

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #Preview: #SpecialReport: Origins of the over classification systems by the U.S. Government. Henry Sokolski, Nonproliferation Policy Education Center. https://npec-secrecyreform.org/about/

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #SpaceWar: In 2029, North Korea detonates a low yield nuke in Near Space & What is to be done? Henry Sokolski, Nonproliferation Policy Education Center. https://npolicy.org/pyongyang-goes-nuclear-in-space-an-after-action-report-occasional-paper-2301/ . 

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @BatchelorshowMontenegro 1916 #Ukraine: Russian military bloggers and aggregators advise targeting nuclear power plants. Henry Sokolski, Nonproliferation Policy Education Center https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-february-18-2023

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #OuterSpaceTreaty: Militarizing Near Space.  Henry Sokolski, Nonproliferation Policy Education Center https://npolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/NPEC-OST-and-Military-Activities-Feb-2023-1.pdf

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #PRC: What is airspace, near space, outer space? Henry Sokolski, Nonproliferation Policy Education Center? https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinese-balloon-and-mystery-objects-raise-question-of-who-controls-near-space-8645b9aa

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow 1918 #PRC:#Russia: The assertion that the US destroyed Nord Stream 1 and 2; and the unsolved definition of sovereign airspace. . Henry Sokolski, Nonproliferation Policy Education Center. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-calls-international-probe-into-nord-stream-blasts-after-blogger-report-2023-02-09/ https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/china-says-will-safeguard-interests-over-balloon-shootdown-1.6262837

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #Ukraine: Reportedly not the first suspect #PRC spy balloon over North America.. Henry Sokolski, Nonproliferation Policy Education Center https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/chinas-spy-balloon-over-montana-is-part-of-a-larger-more-troubling-pattern

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. 1926 Imperil Hotel @Batchelorshow #Ukraine: #Japan: #PRC: Tokyo and the arms race in Asia. Henry Sokolski, Nonproliferation Policy Education Center. https://news.yahoo.com/biden-welcomes-japans-kishida-white-174017591.html 1245-100 am

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. Dniper 1918 @Batchelorshow #Ukraine:Unstable Zaporizhia and the Future of War in Eurasia. Henry Sokolski, NonProliferation Policy Education Center https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-official-says-time-un-peacekeepers-nuclear-plant-2023-01-04/