Policymakers and Security Experts on NPEC |
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Nuclear proliferation is a vexing policy challenge. The Nonproliferation Policy Education Center is an invaluable resource for Members of Congress and their staff as we grapple with these critical issues. Its Expertise is needed now more than ever.
Congressman Ed Royce
Chairman
House Foreign Affairs Committee
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Henry Sokolski and the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center have been for many years top resources for my work on nonproliferation issues. NPEC’s commitment to reducing the nuclear threat is second to none.
Sen. Ed Markey
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Chairman, Subcommittee on International Development |
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The Nonproliferation Policy Education Center headed by Henry Sokolski has repeatedly proven to be an indispensable source of expertise for the Congress in its work on nuclear issues. Through testimony to the Foreign Affairs Committee, the many papers produced by NPEC, and his analysis of complex issues, he has contributed significantly to the Committee’s many accomplishments in this area. I look forward to continuing to working closely with NPEC for many years to come.
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Chairwoman, Subcommittee on Middle East and N. Africa
Former Chairwoman, House Foreign Affairs Committee |
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NPEC stands out among the many groups that provide analysis and information about nuclear nonproliferation because it focuses on something that receives less attention than it should – namely, the proliferation impacts of civilian nuclear cooperation. You can count on NPEC to provide incisive analysis of nuclear nonproliferation issues from diverse points of view.
Congressman Brad Sherman
Ranking Member
House Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific
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The Nonproliferation Policy Education Center has distinguished itself with its no-nonsense analyses and strong advocacy for robust nonproliferation policies. The organization's leadership ranks in the top tier of experts that the Committee on Foreign Relations looks to for testimony on difficult issues.
Richard Lugar
President of the Lugar Center
Fmr. Senator (R), Indiana |
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For 15 years, no individual or organization has spent more time studying the risks associated with the spread of civil nuclear power technology and the failure to deal with the nuclear weapons programs of Iran and North Korea as Henry Sokolski and the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center (NPEC). As the threats of nuclear terrorism and proliferation continue to dominate national security policy debates, both Sokolski and NPEC will continue to provide a vital service to the legislative and executive branches.
Jon Kyl
Covington and Burling, LLP
Fmr. Senator (R), Arizona
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NPEC and its guiding light, Henry Sokolski, have for fifteen years performed an invaluable service to our country on the critical threats posed by proliferation. They have provided evidence, analysis and opinion to inform and enhance our policy debates, and in so doing earned the respect of all the participants in that debate, no mean accomplishment in Washington these. Although I wish the world were such that we didn't have to wish Henry and NPEC well for another fifteen years, we do, and we should. Best of luck!
Ambassador John Bolton
National Security Advisor
Former Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations |
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Few nonproliferation policy shops, including the big ones, have accomplished as much as NPEC.
Victor Gilinsky
Former NRC Commissioner |
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Anyone with a serious interest in nuclear proliferation needs to track NPEC's reports. NPEC provides not only up-to-date information, it exposes the considerable array of follies and contradictions in our policies. It is a one- stop shop for sanity on technology, economics, politics and bureaucratic behavior.
Henry Rowen
Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution
Former RAND President
Former Chairman, the National Intelligence Council, and former Assistant Secretary of Defense |
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Henry and NPEC - without fear or favor - have kept U.S. policy makers and the international community aware of the up and down sides associated with expanding global use of nuclear energy. Some may find it hard to listen to the down to earth and biting views NPEC presents, but they are an indispensable part of the debate...
Ollie Heinonen
Senior Fellow
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Former Deputy Director General of the IAEA |
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“You can count on Henry Sokolski and NPEC to provide principled analysis and fearless recommendations on the leading proliferation issues of the day, regardless of political correctness or partisan interests.”
Gary Samore
Executive Director of Research at Harvard Belfer Center for Science and Security
Former White House Coordinator for Arms Control and Weapons of Mass Destruction
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In a town where institutions tend to stake out predictable and not very original positions, NPEC cannot be easily pigeon-holed.Its honest, hard-hitting analysis has often made administrations of both parties uncomfortable –and that’s probably a good thing.
Robert Einhorn
Former Assistant Secretary for Nonproliferation
U.S. Department of State |
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NPEC and Henry Sokolski are a steady source of penetrating analysis and innovative policy recommendations. They are an exceptionally creative players in the nonproliferation field.
George Perkovich
VP for Studies
The Carnegie Endowment |
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NPEC is a vital and effective world leader in the deadly serious business of stopping the spread of nuclear weapons. If we don't want to lose a city, or worse, we should support NPEC's work now.
Amory Lovins
Cofounder, Chief Scientist, and Chairman Emeritus
Rocky Mountain Institute |
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Nuclear proliferation is a complicated intellectual field and a difficult practical challenge. If we succeed in coming to grips with the challenges we face, it will be in large part because of the fearless and first-rate work of NPEC.
William Kristol
Editor
The Weekly Standard |
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Thanks to the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center no one dealing with nuclear non-proliferation policies and issues will ever be able to say "I didn't know", "I didn't realize" or "what else could have been done?" This, by itself, is a major accomplishment.
Pierre Goldschmidt
Former Head of the IAEA
Department of Safeguards |
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There are many think tanks in Washington. Very few of them can be described as invaluable. NPEC is one of those few. In an era where no issue matters more -- or is thought about less -- than nuclear proliferation, NPEC has consistently provided the most comprehensive and intelligent analysis available.
Bret Stephens
Deputy Editorial Page Editor and Columnist
The Wall Street Journal |
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I am deeply impressed with NPEC’s mastery of a broad range of nonproliferation topics and the depth of analysis reflected in its profusion of publications. NPEC is widely respected for distilling complex nuclear threat issues down to their essence and providing timely, actionable, and eminently sensible policy recommendations.
Congressman Jeff Fortenberry
Co-chairman
House Nuclear Security Caucus
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NPEC has commissioned landmark research reports on nuclear-proliferation-related issues and plays an important role in Washington's nuclear-policy debates as an expert and effective nuclear iconoclast.
Frank Von Hippel
Princeton University
Co-chair International Panel on Fissile Materials |
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It is essential that government and industry are fully cognizant of the proliferation and security implications of their decisions and actions on nuclear energy. Henry Sokolski and NPEC provide a much-needed reality check – their independent in-depth analysis is invaluable in identifying weaknesses, oversights and dangers in nuclear policies and developments.
John Carlson
Former Director-General, Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office
Former Chair, IAEA Standing Advisory Group on Safeguards Implementation |
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NPEC has consistently been way ahead of the curve. Not only does NPEC identify problems long before they hit the front pages, it has an excellent record at bringing together regional experts with strategic thinkers. It also thinks seriously about how the other side will try to counter whatever approach the United States adopts and realizes that foreign policy problems usually require an ongoing campaign, not just immediate policy steps.
Patrick Clawson
Director of Research
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy |
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“Henry Sokolski's work earns wide regard because it is both informed and trenchant. His analysis offers valuable insights and presents important challenges—not only to those who have advocated prior non-proliferation initiatives but to those who contend that there are better options.
Alton Frye
Presidential Senior Fellow Emeritus
The Council on Foreign Relations |
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For two decades, Henry Sokolski and NPEC have courageously and consistently advocated policies to prevent nuclear proliferation. With a crystalline message, innovative analysis, and acute insights, NPEC has been a leader on one of the most important national security challenges to confront us. We owe them our gratitude.
William Tobey
Former Deputy Administrator
National Nuclear Security Administration |
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NPEC in the Media
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Feb 05, 2019:
NPEC Executive Director cited in Daily Beast article "Two-Thirds of Americans Oppose Trump’s Withdrawal From Nuclear Pact"
Dec 13, 2018:
TRT World cite NPEC analysis and Executive Director in "Does Saudi Arabia plan to build a nuclear bomb?"
Dec 09, 2018:
Brian Chow references piece co-authored with NPEC Executive Director in The National Interest article, "Is It Time for 'Space Arms Control'?"
Oct 31, 2018:
Bloomberg quotes NPEC's Executive Director on a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia in "Khashoggi Killing Spurs Senate Fury Over Nuclear-Power Talks"
Oct 10, 2018:
NPEC Executive Director cited in Bloomberg article, "Westinghouse Could Be Hurt by New U.S. Curbs on Nuclear Exports"
Jun 25, 2018:
Stanford University's Hoover Institution quotes NPEC Executive Director on the risks of nuclear weapons spreading in "Should More Nations Have Nukes?"
Jun 15, 2018:
Politico summarizes NPEC Executive Director's book, Best of Intentions: America's Campaign Against Strategic Weapons Proliferation, in "U.S. calls for international control of nuclear weapons, June 15, 1946"
Jun 08, 2018:
NPEC's Executive Director quoted by Eric Schloser in The Globe and Mail article, "Ban the Bomb: How the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Helped Prevent Annihilation"
Jun 08, 2018:
The Arms Control Association cites NPEC Executive Director and Program Advisor in its issue brief, "The U.S.-North Korean Summit and Beyond"
May 24, 2018:
The Washington Post quotes latest NPEC-organized letter on the need for the nonproliferation "Gold Standard" in any nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia in "Pompeo: Saudis must not enrich uranium if it seeks civilian nuclear cooperation"
May 11, 2018:
The Washington Post cites NPEC-organized letter from 2015 in "Billions of dollars later, Energy Department pulls plug on partly built nuclear fuel plant"
Apr 20, 2018:
NPEC's Executive Director quoted by Politico in "North Korea's pledge to halt nukes holds new promise — and peril"
Apr 02, 2018:
The Daily Beast quotes NPEC's Executive Director on a potential war in East Asia in "How North Korea Could Start World War III"
Mar 22, 2018:
NPEC Executive Director's testimony cited extensively in Bloomberg article, "U.S.'s Pass on Saudi Reactors Benefits China, Russia, Perry Says"
Mar 21, 2018:
Bloomberg cites NPEC Executive Director's House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee testimony in "Saudi Prince's Nuclear Bomb Comment May Scuttle Reactor Deal"
Mar 21, 2018:
NPEC's Executive Director mentioned in The New Arab article, "Lawmakers threaten to derail US-Saudi nuclear deal"
Mar 21, 2018:
NPEC Program Advisor and Executive Director quoted in The Algemeiner piece, "The Middle East's Nuclear Technology Clock is Ticking"
Feb 20, 2018:
The Washington Post cites NPEC's Executive Director on the stability of the Saudi regime in "Why Trump might bend nuclear security rules to help Saudi Arabia build reactors in the desert"
Feb 20, 2018:
The Wall Street Journal quotes NPEC's Executive Director and NPEC-commissioned researcher in "U.S. Pursues Saudi Nuclear Deal, Despite Proliferation Risk"
Feb 20, 2018:
NPEC's Program Advisor quoted by Bloomberg News in "As Saudis Go Nuclear, U.S. Seeks an Edge Over Great-Power Rivals"
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NPEC's Latest
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NPEC Articles & Studies |
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NPEC Events
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February 26, 2019: Guest Lecture - Victor Gilinsky at the University of Utah
Title: Did South Africa and Israel Test a Nuclear Weapon?
Date: February 26, 2019
Time: 6:00 - 7:30 pm RMT
Location: Gardner Commons 3153 |
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NPEC Books
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Alternative East Asian Nuclear Futures, Volume I: Military Scenarios
Jun 2018
Reactor-Grade Plutonium and Nuclear Weapons: Exploding the Myths by Gregory S. Jones
Apr 2018
Underestimated: Our Not So Peaceful Nuclear Future, Second Edition
Jan 2019
Nuclear Rules, Not Just Rights: The NPT Reexamined
Feb 2017
Should We Let the Bomb Spread?
Jul 2016
Nuclear Weapons Materials Gone Missing: What Does History Teach?
Nov 2014
Moving Beyond Pretense: Nuclear Power and Nonproliferation
Jun 2014
Nuclear Weapons Security Crises: What Does History Teach?
Jul 2013
The Next Arms Race
Jul 2012
Pure Risk: Federal Clean Energy Loan Guarantees
Apr 2012
Nuclear Power's Global Expansion: Weighing Its Costs and Risks
Dec 2010
Reviewing the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty
Jan 2010
Pakistan's Nuclear Future: Reining in the Risk
Apr 2010
Nuclear Heuristics: Selected Writings of Albert and Roberta Wohlstetter
Jan 2009
Falling Behind: International Scrutiny of the Peaceful Atom
Mar 2008
Pakistan's Nuclear Future: Worries Beyond War
Jan 2008
Gauging U.S.-Indian Strategic Cooperation
Mar 2007
Taming the Next Set of Strategic Weapons Threats
May 2006
Getting Ready for a Nuclear Ready Iran
Jan 2005
Getting MAD: Nuclear Mutual Assured Destruction, Its Origins and Practice
Nov 2004
Checking Iran's Nuclear Ambitions
Jan 2004
Beyond Nunn-Lugar: Curbing the Next Wave of Weapons Proliferation Threats from Russia
Apr 2002
Planning for a Peaceful Korea
Feb 2001
Twenty First Century Weapons Proliferation
Jan 2001
Best of Intentions: America's Campaign Against Strategic Weapons Proliferation
Jan 2001
Prevailing in a Well-Armed World: Devising Competitive Strategies Against Weapons Proliferation
Mar 2000
Fighting Proliferation: New Concerns for the Nineties
Jan 1996
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Briefs of Import from Outside NPEC
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News.com.au, Jamie Seidel (2)
Feb 15, 2019
Donald Trump’s battle among the stars
The Ringer, Ben Lindbergh
Feb 14, 2019
Wandering Eye: What China’s Biggest Sci-Fi Movie Yet Could Mean for Hollywood
Energy News Network, Kathiann M. Kowalski
Feb 13, 2019
Nuclear watchdogs warn against blurring energy, military uses at Ohio fuel plant
Reuters (54)
Feb 13, 2019
Spain plans to close all nuclear plants by 2035
Bloomberg, Hiromi Horie
Feb 13, 2019
750,000 Pieces of Junk Circle Earth. This Firm Wants to Start Clearing It
Bloomberg, Francois De Beaupuy, Geraldine Amiel & Helene Fouquet
Feb 13, 2019
France Mulls EDF De-Listing Amid Nuclear Challenge
Bloomberg, Ari Natter, Jennifer Jacobs, & Jennifer A Dlouhy (2)
Feb 12, 2019
CEOs Ask Trump to Help Them Sell Nuclear Power Plants Abroad
Reuters, Timothy Gardner (7)
Feb 12, 2019
U.S. Senate proposal would block Saudi path to atomic weapon in nuclear deal
Defense One, Katie Bo Williams
Feb 12, 2019
A ‘New INF’ with China? No Talks Yet, US Arms Control Chief Says
Bloomberg, Anthony Capaccio
Feb 11, 2019
China’s Space Debris Cleanup May Be Cover Story, Pentagon Says
Deseret News, Ami Joi O'Donoghue
Feb 11, 2019
Could medical isotopes and molten salt reactor be Emery County's new coal?
Morning Consult, Jacqueline Toth
Feb 11, 2019
DOE Nearing Decision Checkpoint on Versatile Test Reactor
Savannah River Site Watch (3)
Feb 10, 2019
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Terminates License for Plutonium Fuel (MOX) Plant at DOE's Savannah River Site; Any Hope of Reviving Bungled Project is Shattered
The Times of Israel, Timothy J. Jorgensen
Feb 09, 2019
The forgotten Jewish woman of nuclear physics who was denied a Nobel Prize
Sydney Morning Herald, Nick Miller
Feb 09, 2019
Coal bites the dust in Germany, Europe's greenest nation
Foreign Policy, Lara Seligman
Feb 08, 2019
U.S. Military Warns of Threat From Chinese-Run Space Station in Argentina
South China Morning Post, Minnie Chan & Kristin Huang
Feb 07, 2019
Is China about to abandon its ‘no first use’ nuclear weapons policy?
International Business Times, Jacob Nelly
Feb 07, 2019
Threat for India as China 'mulls' dropping age-old nuclear no first use policy?
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