As President Biden’s visit to Saudi Arabia fades from memory, one neglected matter that’s almost certain to make news later is Riyadh’s renewed interest in nuclear energy. As I note in the attached piece “Will Seoul and Washington make Riyadh nuclear-weapons ready?” Riyadh is still...
Yesterday, Saudi Arabia signed a framework agreement with France’s major nuclear firm, EDF, to build a “potential” 1,600-megawatt electrical nuclear power plant. The Saudis certainly will have to weigh many factors before going final on the deal. Some of these — like cost and technical...
Iran is increasingly putting Washington in a nuclear bind. On the one hand, it refuses to cooperate fully with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to monitor its uranium enrichment-related activities or to clarify its past suspect nuclear weapons pursuits. On the other, it has...
As Secretary of State Blinken returns from his trip to Israel after its shooting match with Hamas, the question arises, just how peaceful is the Middle East ever likely to be. The immediate crisis and the shooting may be over in Israel but the long-term...
On May 26th at 5:00 pm EDT, NPEC hosted a virtual meeting on, “India and Pakistan’s Next Military Challenge: Drone Warfare.” NPEC secured two of the top experts on this issue, Sameer Lalwani, Senior Fellow and Director of the South Asia Program at the Stimson Center, and General (retired) Feroz Khan, Research...
Given the shooting in the Middle East not only in Israel, but between Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Israel, reviving the nuclear deal is getting far more difficult than it was before. Compounding these difficulties is that the Iranian election June 18th is likely to produce...
Uzi Rubin, founder and first director of the Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) in the Israel Ministry of Defense (MoD), briefs the group on how precise missile and drone attacks can cause near-nuclear scale damage against states like Israel. Apr 22, 2021 The New Day...
The following presentation was given by Wohlstetter Fellow John Spacapan at NPEC’s Public Policy Fellowship Research Retreat on February 23, 2021. Feb 23, 2021 Blocking the Gateways to Nuclear Disorder: Iran, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia By John Spacapan What is the biggest nuclear proliferation worry...
NPEC Public Policy Fellowship Research Retreat February 22, 23, and 25, 2021 Monday, February 22nd Panel I: Future of Arms Control with China John Mauer, “Competitive Arms Control” Henry Sokolski, “Missile Wars: What Awaits” David Cooper, “The Future of Missile Controls” Daniel Goure, “The Missile...
As the controversy between Washington and Ankara over Turkey’s deployment of Russian S-400 anti-aircraft and missile systems continues to simmer, there is a different air defense concern that both the US and Turkey should discuss – the vulnerability of nuclear reactors to accurate missiles and...
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