Greater Middle East and Africa
"Joint Forces Quarterly" Highlights NPEC-Commissioned Research on Middle East Nuclear Competitions
Article
June 28, 2010
Greater Middle East & Africa, Nuclear Abolition & the Next Arms Race, Nuclear Competitions, Peaceful Nuclear Energy, The Nonproliferation Regime, Nuclear Proliferation
Richard L. Russell details the growing nuclear aspirations of a number of Middle Eastern states in a National Defense University's Joint Forces Quarterly article that reflects research he did for NPEC.
Analysis for NPEC Pegs Iran's First Bomb to Be Possible by November
Unpublished Essay
June 2, 2010
Greater Middle East & Africa, International Atomic Energy Agency, Peaceful Nuclear Energy, The Nonproliferation Regime, Safeguards
Greg Jones penned a new analysis for NPEC in the wake of the release of the latest IAEA report on Iran's nuclear program, and finds that Tehran is very near to enriching enough weapons grade uranium to make a bomb. In his weekly Global View column for The Wall Street Journal, Bret Stephens also cited this analysis.
NPEC Cautions Against Celebrating UN Iran Sanctions Resolution ...Yet
Blog
May 19, 2010
Iran, NPT Compliance, NPT Review Conferences, Peaceful Nuclear Energy, The Nonproliferation Regime
NPEC's executive director examines why getting UNSC consensus won't be easy in a National Review Online posting, "Iran Sanctions: Keep Your Champagne Corked."
P5 Reach Agreement on Draft Resolution Condemning Iran
News
May 19, 2010
Greater Middle East & Africa, NPT Compliance, Peaceful Nuclear Energy, U.S. Nonproliferation Policy, Nuclear Proliferation
The five permanent members of the Security Council have reached agreement on a draft resolution that would moderately expand sanctions on Iran by calling on firms to block transactions they suspect are related to banned activities, increasing the arms embargo to include certain kinds of light weaponry, establishing a framework for inspections of suspected illicit cargos at sea and instituting an international asset freeze and travel ban for members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
Wall Street Journal's Global View Cites NPEC Analysis on Iranian Fuel Swap Deal
OpEd
May 18, 2010
Greater Middle East & Africa, Peaceful Nuclear Energy, U.S. Nonproliferation Policy, Nuclear Proliferation
In his weekly Global View column Bret Stephens cites Greg Jones' analysis of Iran's enrichment capabilities for NPEC and calls the new Brazilian-Turkish negotiated deal for Iranian low enriched uranium stockpiles a "signal defeat" of the Obama administration's nonproliferation strategy for the Middle East.
Lehrer Newshour Discusses Brazilian-Turkish Negotiated Fuel Swap with NPEC's Executive Director
Videos
May 17, 2010
Brazil, Greater Middle East & Africa, Iran, Peaceful Nuclear Energy, Turkey, Nuclear Proliferation
NPEC's executive director went on PBS Newshour to discuss the new deal negotiated by Brazil and Turkey that would send Iranian low enriched uranium abroad in exchange for higher enriched material fabricated into forms that can be used in its medical reactors, but he notes the deal has quickly wrong footed the U.S. in its push for sanctions.
National Review Posts NPEC Critique of Brazilian-Turkish Iranian Nuclear Deal
Blog
May 17, 2010
Brazil, Greater Middle East & Africa, Iran, Peaceful Nuclear Energy, Turkey, Nuclear Proliferation
In a blog posting for the National Review Online NPEC's executive director explains why the new Brazilian-Turkish negotiated agreement for Iran's low enriched uranium was based on a bad idea that Washington first floated last fall, and how it has now been made even worse.
How Optimistic is the DIA's Estimate that Iran Will Get the Bomb in 3 to 5 Years?
Unpublished Essay
April 27, 2010
Greater Middle East & Africa, Nuclear Proliferation
In a new analysis for NPEC, Greg Jones examines recent estimates from the Defense Intelligence Agency that Iran is 3 to 5 years from getting a bomb and concludes that despite these optimistic U.S. predictions, Tehran has the capacity to enrich enough uranium for a bomb in seven months or less.
Heritage Panel Features NPEC Assessment of How Iran Could Get the Bomb In 2010
Videos
April 14, 2010
Greater Middle East & Africa, Nuclear Competitions, Peaceful Nuclear Energy, Safeguards
Highlighting Greg Jones' recent analysis, NPEC's executive director detailed how Iran could conceivably get a bomb in 2010, and critiqued analyses that suggest they're years away.
NPEC Report: Iran Now on the Brink of Acquiring the Bomb
Unpublished Essay
February 23, 2010
International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran, Peaceful Nuclear Energy, Safeguards
NPEC releases new analysis by Greg Jones on Iran's uranium enrichment program after the IAEA's latest assessment was released February 18th and finds that Tehran could have the a bomb's worth of material by the end of 2010.
