When experts discuss the prospects of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT), they naturally focus on impending events. Will nonaligned nations tie their continued adherence to reaching a comprehensive test ban? Will North Korea, Algeria, Iraq, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Japan, and Iran live up to their NPT obligations? Will some follow through on their threats to withdraw from the treaty? Is China, which is building more nuclear weapons and refused to agree to limit them, in violation of the treaty’s demand that nuclear weapons states limit their nuclear arms? Will the NPT’s inspectorate, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), strengthen its inspection procedures? Can certain nuclear materials and activities ever be reliably inspected to detect and prevent their military diversion? The answers to these questions will determine not only the future of the NPT but the prospects for nuclear restraint.
Olli Heinonen, Senior Fellow, the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University, presented this paper at a conference, “Reassessing the Assumptions Driving Our Current Nuclear Nonproliferation Policies,” hosted by NPEC on May 21, 2012. May 23, 2012 AUTHOR: Olli Heinonen IAEA Inspections […]
François Heisbourg, chairman of IISS, presented a preliminary version of this paper at a conference, “Reassessing Nuclear Nonproliferation’s Key Premises,” cohosted by NPEC and the Legatum Institute in London, Great Britain, November 3-4, 2011. Apr 04, 2012 AUTHOR: François Heisbourg Nuclear Proliferation – Looking Back […]
The Nonproliferation Policy Education Center and the Foreign Policy Initiative worked together on a letter to the President asking him to reconsider his decision to abandon the “Gold Standard” in favor of a case-by-case review. The Gold Standard requires non-nuclear weapons states to forgo uranium enrichment as […]
Pierre Goldschmidt calls for the IAEA to adopt automatic sanctions in response to the Department of Safeguard’s limited authority and lack of cooperation and transparency from IAEA member states. Nov 15, 2011 AUTHOR: Pierre Goldschmidt Looking Beyond Iran and North Korea for Safeguarding the Foundations […]
In “Missiles for Peace” published by Armed Forces Journal, NPEC’s Executive Director, Henry Sokolski explains why the U.S. needs to pursue a dual track policy of deploying a significant number of long-range conventional ground based missiles while offering to expand and update existing limits on […]
The Policy Review publishes “The High and Hidden Costs of Nuclear Power” in which NPEC’s executive director draws connections between nuclear power economics and proliferation. For a more detailed analysis of this subject, see Nuclear Power, Energy Markets, and Proliferation.” Aug 04, 2010 AUTHOR: Henry […]
In “Nuclear Power, Energy Markets, and Proliferation,” an introduction to the forthcoming book, Nuclear Power’s Global Expansion: Weighing Its Cost and Risks, NPEC’s executive director draws connections between nuclear power economics and proliferation. Jun 02, 2010 AUTHOR: Henry Sokolski Nuclear Power Energy Markets and Proliferation […]
NPEC releases the introduction to its forthcoming book, “Reviewing the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty”, which discusses the NPT’s untapped potential to prevent proliferation, published by the U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. Apr 22, 2010 AUTHOR: NPEC executive director Henry Sokolski As it is currently […]
NPEC releases “How Should the United States and Russia Collaborate to Reduce Future Nuclear Threats and Proliferation Dangers?” by Robert Zarate. Mr. Zarate is a research fellow at NPEC, and a concurrent Legislative Fellow at the House Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade. The views […]
This report is also available on Albert Wohlstetter Dot Com, the website for NPEC”s project to highlight the continuing relevance of the Wohlstetters” work on limiting and managing proliferation and other nuclear dangers Feb 04, 2008 AUTHOR: Albert and Roberta Wohlstetter
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