The geopolitical importance of nuclear power is multifaceted and underappreciated. Influence of international reactor sales; maintenance of a strong, innovative industrial and employee base; and low carbon attributes of nuclear power are assets for U.S. global policy making. Nuclear supplier-recipient relationships can last 100 years. Critical U.S. naval force projection vessels are dependent on nuclear…
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WHAT OUR EXPERTS THINK ABOUT SAUDI’S NUCLEAR PROGRAM
PGS President Kenneth Luongo provides his thoughts on why the U.S. and Saudi Arabia should engage in nuclear trade and how that would benefit both countries and the world. "The decision by Saudi Arabia to pursue nuclear power is an important step but it cannot lead to nuclear proliferation or an arms race in the…
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NUCLEAR DIPLOMACY, ENERGY POLICY AND GEOPOLITICS
On March 21, PGS co-hosted the public event "Nuclear Diplomacy, Energy Policy and Geopolitics" with the US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins SAIS, 38th North, the Korea Nuclear Policy Society, and the Korean Nuclear Society in Seoul, South Korea. In the first session, Ms. Jenny Town, Mr. Frank Aum, Colonel William McKinney and Dr. Bong-Geun Jun…
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PREVENTING A NUCLEAR MELTDOWN IN THE MIDDLE EAST
U.S. geopolitical and nuclear nonproliferation objectives are on a potential collision course as Saudi Arabia seeks to join the Middle East’s growing nuclear power club by soliciting bids for the construction of two reactors. An agreement between the two countries to allow U.S.-supplied nuclear technology to flow to the kingdom must limit nuclear weapons potential and serve geostrategic objectives.…
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