S8 Ep815: 13. Nuclear Non-Proliferation and the Iranian Dispute Guest: Henry Sokolski Henry Sokolski discusses the NPT review conference, debating whether an "inalienable right" to enrich uranium exists and the lack of enforcement mechanisms to prevent countries fr
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🗓️ 2 May 2026
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| 0:56.5 | I'm John Batchel. I welcome my colleague, Henry Sikolsky, the executive director of the Non-Proliferation Policy Education Center. Underway at the United Nations is the sixth meeting |
| 1:04.1 | review conference of the parties to the treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, |
| 1:10.1 | popularly known as the NPT. |
| 1:12.8 | It is at the heart of the dispute between the United States, Israel, and Iran, over violations |
| 1:19.8 | of the NPT by a signatory, that is the Islamic Republic of Iran. |
| 1:25.3 | I welcome Henry to comment on what we can expect from this review |
| 1:29.1 | because there is the open question of does the signature on this document dating from 1970 |
| 1:36.8 | mean that you have a right to enrich uranium fuel or not. There is the matter of not only the fissile material that may be |
| 1:48.5 | buried under mountains after the June raid of 2025, but also the spent rods from the nuclear reactor |
| 1:55.4 | at Boucher that can be, if chosen, turned into nuclear weapons. So, Henry, I turn to you with the debate at the |
| 2:04.2 | UN. Is there a right to enrich that comes along with signature on the NPT? Good evening to you. |
| 2:11.3 | Good evening. It's always great to be on your program. Thank you again for having me. |
| 2:15.9 | Short answer is, it depends on who you talk to. |
| 2:19.1 | If you talk to the Iranians, they'll tell you they have a right to make nuclear fuel. |
| 2:25.3 | Now they focus on enrichment, but I like saying make nuclear fuel because as you pointed out, |
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