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John Batchelor interview with Henry Sokolski explores what could go wrong with the U.S.-Saudi civilian nuclear deal.

Jul 22, 2026

July 22, 2026 John Batchelor interview with Henry Sokolski explores what could go wrong with the U.S.-Saudi civilian nuclear deal. John Batchelor-NPEC weekly review explores what could go wrong with the U.S.-Saudi civilian nuclear deal. Listen below: Part I. http://npolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/henry-sokolski-warns-that-the-trump-administration-s-nuclear-deal-with-saudi-arabia-allows-the-kingd.mp3 Part II. http://npolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/henry-sokolski-continues-the-saudi-nuclear-deal-could-trigger-a-proliferation-race-with-nations-like.mp3

John Batchelor interview with Henry Sokolski asks how targeting civil infrastructure and military bases without nuclear weapons is the future face of warfare, and what the Golden Dome’s primary mission is—to protect America’s civilian infrastructure, it’s ability to blunt a first nuclear strike, or to establish space superiority.

Jul 17, 2026

July 17, 2026 John Batchelor interview with Henry Sokolski asks how targeting civil infrastructure and military bases without nuclear weapons is the future face of warfare, and what the Golden Dome’s primary mission is—to protect America’s civilian infrastructure, it’s ability to blunt a first nuclear...

John Batchelor interview with Henry Sokolski reviews PRC & Russian efforts to defeat Starlink, possible fixes, what’s needed to get a baseline inventory of Iran’s nuclear weapons-related holdings, and how legal it might be to strike Iran’s power reactor at Bushehr.

Jul 10, 2026

July 10, 2026 John Batchelor interview with Henry Sokolski reviews PRC & Russian efforts to defeat Starlink, possible fixes, what’s needed to get a baseline inventory of Iran’s nuclear weapons-related holdings, and how legal it might be to strike Iran’s power reactor at Bushehr. John...

John Batchelor interview with Henry Sokolski examines why secret diplomacy over Iran’s nuclear program is failing and why it’s time for public hearings on exactly what it is the United States needs to secure an agreement to keep Iran nuclear weapons free.

Jul 3, 2026

July 3, 2026 John Batchelor interview with Henry Sokolski examines why secret diplomacy over Iran’s nuclear program is failing and why it’s time for public hearings on exactly what it is the United States needs to secure an agreement to keep Iran nuclear weapons free....

John Batchelor interview with Henry Sokolski makes the case that the conflicting public accounts of what Washington and Tehran believe they have agreed to underscore the need for the United States to publicly state its explicit demands of Iran regarding its nuclear program and for Congress to hold hearings on the private nuclear talks.

Jun 26, 2026

June 26, 2026 John Batchelor interview with Henry Sokolski makes the case that the conflicting public accounts of what Washington and Tehran believe they have agreed to underscore the need for the United States to publicly state its explicit demands of Iran regarding its nuclear...

John Batchelor interview with Henry Sokolski explains CENTCOM Commander Brad Cooper’s assertion that adhering to the Pentagon’s Law of War Manual on proportionality and avoiding the targeting of civilian objects and noncombatants actually makes U.S. military forces more lethal and effective—a point NPEC has repeatedly made in its Army War College publications.

Jun 19, 2026

June 19, 2026 John Batchelor interview with Henry Sokolski explains CENTCOM Commander Brad Cooper’s assertion that adhering to the Pentagon’s Law of War Manual on proportionality and avoiding the targeting of civilian objects and noncombatants actually makes U.S. military forces more lethal and effective—a point...

John Batchelor interview with Henry Sokolski discusses IAEA views on Russian aggression against Zaporizhzhia & China’s fast reactor program, the dangers of South Korean nuclear fuel-making, and & U.S. nuclear capable aircraft deployments to our allies.

Jun 5, 2026

June 5, 2026 John Batchelor interview with Henry Sokolski discusses IAEA views on Russian aggression against Zaporizhzhia & China’s fast reactor program, the dangers of South Korean nuclear fuel-making, and U.S. nuclear capable aircraft deployments to our allies. John Batchelor-NPEC weekly review discusses IAEA views...

John Batchelor interview with Henry Sokolski dissects what Putin’s increasing grey warfare against Europe means for the war against Ukraine, and whether it could be a precursor to the kind of warfare the United States may suffer from its adversaries in the future.

May 29, 2026

May 29, 2026 John Batchelor interview with Henry Sokolski dissects what Putin’s increasing grey warfare against Europe means for the war against Ukraine, and whether it could be a precursor to the kind of warfare the United States may suffer from its adversaries in the...

John Batchelor interview with Henry Sokolski explains how Trump’s willingness to allow Iran to resume enriching uranium eventually opens the door to Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, and Egypt enriching and coming within months of having nuclear arsenals of their own.

May 29, 2026

May 29, 2026 John Batchelor interview with Henry Sokolski explains how Trump’s willingness to allow Iran to resume enriching uranium eventually opens the door to Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, and Egypt enriching and coming within months of having nuclear arsenals of their own....

John Batchelor interview with Henry Sokolski examines what to make of United States Congressional Budget Office’s Golden Dome cost being nearly an order of magnitude larger than the original $175 billion estimate, what strategic choices the estimate suggests we need to make, and how well it might protect against locally-lofted drone strikes against U.S. homeland targets.

May 22, 2026

May 22, 2026 John Batchelor interview with Henry Sokolski examines what to make of United States Congressional Budget Office’s Golden Dome cost being nearly an order of magnitude larger than the original $175 billion estimate, what strategic choices the estimate suggests we need to make,...