Policymakers and Security Experts on NPEC

For over three-quarters of a century the world has talked about nuclear proliferation, but shrugged its collective shoulders when it came time to do something about it.  We have to stop talking about and start thinking about the consequences of nuclear use. As Andrew Marshall said, ‘thankfully, we have NPEC and Henry Sokolski.’

Andrew Marshall
Director, Office of Net Assessment 1973-2015

Jaymie Durnan
Co-Founder & Chair, The Andrew W. Marshall Foundation

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​
Vice Chair, Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States ​
Former Senator (R), Arizona

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
Chair on Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate and Nuclear Safety

For thirty years, the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center has provided insightful analysis and persistent advocacy for policies that strengthen deterrence. NPEC’s dedication to mitigating the nuclear threat remains unparalleled. I’m thankful to Henry Sokolski for his leadership. As the United States now faces a world with two nuclear peers, we need organizations such as NPEC more than ever.

Congressman Doug Lamborn
Chairman of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee

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
Committee on Foreign Affairs

NPEC does important work that no one else does. I’m honored to be associated with it.

Paul Bracken
Emeritus Professor of Management & Political Science
Yale University

For three decades, Henry Sokolski and his NPEC have been a consistent, dependable source of critical analysis — as well as clear, hard advocacy — on the most important and often overlooked issues of nuclear energy and nuclear weapons. I have never found engagement with Henry on these issues of national policy to be “easy,” but there is no one I know who has been more creative and fearless in addressing those issues.

Robert L. Gallucci
Former Ambassador at Large and Assistant Secretary of State for Political Military Affairs

NPEC has played a key role in formulating US policy on strategic forces, arms control, nuclear non-proliferation and, more recently, on over-classification, space control, and space warfare. Because its analytic framework derives from such strategic icons such as Albert and Roberta Wohlstetter, Fred Ikle, Fred Hoffman, Tom Shelling, Andrew Marshall and Ken Arrow — a powerful perspective that is in short supply — NPEC’s work is more needed and valuable than ever.

Mark Albrecht
Former Chair of the National Space Council, Aerospace Executive and Author

For the last quarter of a century, Henry Sokolski and NPEC’s insightful analysis has illuminated the most pressing nuclear issues and provided timely recommendations to prevent proliferation.

Graham T. Allison
Douglas Dillon Professor of Government, Harvard Kennedy School

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

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
Columnist, The New York Times

Knowing Henry Sokolski and NPEC for three decades has been a continuing education both challenging and highly informative. Henry’s independent thinking is invaluable given the enormity of the tasks involved in non and counter proliferation of nuclear weapons. Henry does not usually accept the conventional wisdom of the time and that is refreshing and necessary for success in this business.

Peter Huessy
President of Geostrategic Analysis, Senior Fellow National Institute of Deterrence Studies

For thirty years, NPEC has been Washington’s go-to think tank for research, education, and advocacy in the field of nonproliferation. The NPEC team’s depth of expertise and dedication to rigorous analysis have consistently produced invaluable insights and policy recommendations that inform decision-makers and shape international discourse. It has influenced generations of thought leaders in national security.

Jim Thomas
Principal of the Telemus Group

Henry Sokolski is one of the few individuals and NPEC one of the few organisations that can be relied upon to keep a sharp dispassionate focus on all issues connected with nuclear non-proliferation. Scholars, think-tankers and policy-makers alike have reason to be very grateful.

Sir Lawrence Freedman
Emeritus Professor of War Studies, King’s College London

The Nonproliferation Policy Education Center’s primary focus is on the potentially dangerous spread of nuclear weapons technology. It also scours the nuclear world for technical information on nuclear industry developments, problems and opportunities. One can disagree or agree with its research, but for me, it’s a good read.

Linden Blue
Co-owner and Vice Chairman, General Atomics

NPEC and Henry Sokolski deserve credit, not just for shooting straight on the dangers of nuclear proliferation, but for working behind the scenes to develop competitive strategies that meld military and diplomatic steps to deal with emerging missile threats and space satellite vulnerabilities.

Simon “Pete” Worden
Executive Director, Breakthrough Initiatives

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
Former White House Coordinator for Arms Control and Weapons of Mass Destruction

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

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
Former Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Former Deputy Director General of the IAEA for Safe Guards

Few nonproliferation policy shops, including the big ones, have accomplished as much as NPEC.

Victor Gilinsky
Former NRC Commissioner

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

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

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

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

Henry Sokolski’s Nonproliferation Policy Education Center is a go-to place in Washington for deep, granular, nonpartisan, and actionable research on how to keep the world’s worst weapons out of the hands of the world’s most dangerous people.

Mark Dubowitz
Chief Executive, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies

The publications and activities of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center have been invaluable to me, my academic colleagues, and my students in understanding the complex and multi-faceted challenges of nonproliferation. In an area often characterized by self-interested and biased arguments, Henry and the NPEC can be counted on for the honest and penetrating analysis that is needed to inform our debates.

Robert Jervis
Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Politics, Columbia University