Missiles, Defenses, and Space – Page 3

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,...

John Batchelor interview with Henry Sokolski examines what to make of U.S. Congressional Budget Office 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 16, 2026

May 16, 2026 John Batchelor interview with Henry Sokolski examines what to make of U.S. Congressional Budget Office 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...

John Batchelor interview with Henry Sokolski examines if Iran has an inalienable, conditional, or no right to make nuclear fuel, why Turkey just acquired ICBMs, how the United States may be moving toward 6,000+ deployed nukes, and getting honest about Israel’s nukes.

May 6, 2026

May 6, 2026 John Batchelor interview with Henry Sokolski examines if Iran has an inalienable, conditional, or no right to make nuclear fuel, why Turkey just acquired ICBMs, how the United States may be moving toward 6,000+ deployed nukes, and getting honest about Israel’s nukes....

John Batchelor interview with Henry Sokolski examines the U.S. rejection of Iran’s “right” to enrich, enforcing NPT ban on nuke manufacturing, will Golden Dome defend itself from attacks, satellites aiming Iran’s missiles, and the Iron Dome for the United Arab Emirates.

May 1, 2026

May 1, 2026 John Batchelor interview with Henry Sokolski examines the U.S. rejection of Iran’s “right” to enrich, enforcing NPT ban on nuke manufacturing, will Golden Dome defend itself from attacks, satellites aiming Iran’s missiles, and the Iron Dome for the United Arab Emirates. John...

Can the NPT Keep Nuclear Weapons from Spreading? (MBN)

Apr 29, 2026

This week, a month-long review of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) began at the United Nations headquarters in New York City. Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN), a U.S.-funded service that reaches more than one million viewers in the Middle East, asked me whether the NPT keeps nuclear weapons from...

John Batchelor interview with Henry Sokolski examines why the NPT doesn’t recognize an inalienable right to make nuclear fuel, Iran’s option to make 200+ bombs from plutonium, and how the United States ought to follow Europe’s example on nonnuclear civil defense efforts.

Apr 24, 2026

April 24, 2026 John Batchelor interview with Henry Sokolski examines why the NPT doesn’t recognize an inalienable right to make nuclear fuel, Iran’s option to make 200+ bombs from plutonium, and how the United States ought to follow Europe’s example on nonnuclear civil defense efforts. John...

Something to talk about: Iran’s plutonium bomb option (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists)

Apr 23, 2026

President Trump has given Iran several more days to reach a deal to end hostilities. A key sticking point is whether or not Iran will give up its uranium enrichment activities. Expert fear these might bring Iran within weeks of acquiring nuclear weapons. It’s unclear...