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Posted: December 18, 2011
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Feature Story
Passing of North Korea's Kim Jong-il- DPRK Supreme Leader Kim Jong-il has died. CNS experts on North Korea are available for comment on the impact of Kim's passing.
Updated: October 4, 2011
Outside Publications
How to Worry Kim Jong-il- Deterring North Korea is a tough job, but someone has to do it. A better earth penetrating nuclear weapon might help.
Posted: September 27, 2011
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Tracking North Korea's Ballistic Missiles Sales: Implications for the Missile Technology Control Regime- Joshua Pollack, Senior Policy Analyst, Science Applications International Corporation;
with commentary by Dennis Gormley, Senior Lecturer, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh
Posted: July 2011
NPR Viewpoint
Extraordinary Visits: Lessons Learned from Engaging with North Korea
- Sigfried S. Hecker , for The Nonproliferation Review, Volume 18.2 (July 2011).
Posted: November 2, 2010
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Feature Story
Missiles, Maneuvers and Mysteries: Review of Recent Developments in North Korea- DPRK's leadership succession and nuclear activities have garnered attention recently. A new report examines recent DPRK actions, including the parading of new missiles systems.
Posted: September 16, 2010
Outside Publication
Taking Control: Stopping North Korean WMD-Related Procurement- North Korea's WMD-related procurement is a serious challenge to its neighbors, but these countries are having some success in stopping the networks.
Posted: May 17, 2010
Outside Publication
Impact of the Cheonan Incident on the Six-Party Talks
- Melissa Hanham, for the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
Posted: March 3, 2010
Outside Publication
Nonproliferation Issues in U.S.-ROK Nuclear Cooperation
- Chen Kane, a paper presented at a U.S.-ROK workshop on nuclear energy and nonproliferation in Washington, DC on January 20, 2010.
Posted: March 3, 2010
The Role of ROK in Global Nonproliferation Efforts and Bilateral Nuclear Nonproliferation Issues [PDF]- James Kwon, a paper presented at a U.S.-ROK workshop on nuclear energy and nonproliferation in Washington, DC on January 20, 2010.
Posted: March 2010
NPR Article
The Defiant States: The Nuclear Diplomacy of North Korea and Iran
- Tanya Ogilvie-White, for The Nonproliferation Review, Volume 17.1 (March 2010).
Posted: August 10, 2009
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After the Clinton Trip: A Window of Opportunity?
- If the past two decades of U.S.-DPRK relations offer any clue, it becomes obvious that engagement, under the right conditions, yields important payoffs.
Posted: May 27, 2009
The North Korean Nuclear Test: The Japanese Reaction
- Frustrated by diplomatic limitations, many ask if the US nuclear umbrella is enough, giving hardliners momentum to seek more aggressive defense policies.
Posted: May 27, 2009
Beijing Weighs Its Options
- Beijing will likely condemn North Korea's behavior and endorse limited but not severe sanctions that could seriously undermine its interests.
Posted: May 25, 2009
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CNS Report: North Korea Conducts Nuclear Test [PDF]- On May 25, DPRK carried out its second nuclear test. International reaction has been swift. Initial reports point to a higher yield for this test than the first in 2006.
Posted: April 27, 2009
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The North Korean Rocket Launch: International Reactions and Implications- In reaction to the UNSC condemnation of its rocket launch, North Korea pulled out of the six-party talks. The current crisis is will be a serious challenge to regional stability.
Posted: April 8, 2009
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North Korean Satellite Falls Short of Expectations- On April 5, North Korea carried out its planned launch of a satellite but the three-stage rocket used appears to have failed in the final stage.
A Feature Story by Dean Knox.
Posted: April 3, 2009
Japan's Response to the North Korean Satellite Launch- Japan has mobilizing its missile defense system for the first time in the country's history.
Posted: April 1, 2009
Launch of North Korean "Communications Satellite" Draws Near, Raising Concerns of Regional Instability- The DPRK's plans to launch a satellite on a modified long-range missile have had a significant impact on regional threat perceptions.
A Feature Story by Dean Knox.
Posted: March 2008
NPR Article
Paranoid, Potbellied Stalinist Gets Nuclear Weapons: How The U.S. Print Media Cover North Korea
- Hugh Gusterson, for The Nonproliferation Review, Volume 15.1 (March 2008).
- The North Korean Nuclear Impasse: A Long Road to Denuclearisation
An op-ed by Jing-dong Yuan for OpinionAsia.
Created: April 7, 2007
- Beijing Keeps a Wary Eye on the Korean Peace Process
An op-ed by Jing-dong Yuan for China Brief.
Created: December 5, 2007
- Back to the Future: U.S. adopting familiar approach to continuing North Korean defiance. [PDF format]
an op-ed by Daniel A. Pinkston for The Ripon Forum.
Created: April 19, 2007
- Six-Parties Adopt Steps for North Korean Denuclearization But Uranium Enrichment Controversy Looms as Major Obstacle
an article by Daniel A. Pinkston and Leonard S. Spector for WMD Insights.
Created: April 3, 2007
- Japan Debates Preparing for Future Preemptive Strikes against North Korea [PDF format]
Daniel A. Pinkston and Kazutaka Sakurai have published this piece in a special edition on the North Korean nuclear issue of The Korean Journal of Defense Analysis, Vol. 18, No. 4, Winter 2006, pp. 95-121.
Created: March 21, 2007
- Critique of the Criticism Against the Beijing Accord [PDF format]
An op-ed by Dave H. Kim for The Chosun Ilbo, March 19, 2007.
Created: March 21, 2007
- North Korea Likely to Conduct Second Nuclear Test [PDF format]
From a technical standpoint, North Korea should be expected to conduct at least one or two more nuclear tests before its leaders can be confident in their "nuclear deterrent."
A CNS Research Story by Daniel A. Pinkston and Shin Sungtack.
Created: January 8, 2007
- North Korean Speech to UN: All Rhetoric
An op-ed by Dave H. Kim for The Korea Times.
Created: November 28, 2006
- China's new North Korea diplomacy
An op-ed by Jing-dong Yuan for Asia Times Online.
Created: November 28, 2006
- The North Korean Nuclear Test: Regional and International Implications [PDF format]
CNS experts took part in a panel discussion on the recent events on the Korean peninsula and what the future may hold for the international community and the nonproliferation regime.
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A CNS Research Story
Created: October 16, 2006
- How Will the World React to a Nuclear North Korea?
Jing-dong Yuan speaks on NPR's Talk of the Nation, October 11.
Created: October 12, 2006
- CNS Analysis of North Korea Nuclear Test Claim [PDF format]
CNS experts report on the technical specifications of North Korea's test as well as initial reaction from the international community.
A CNS Research Story
Created: October 10, 2006
- Interview of Dr. Daniel Pinkston on NPR's To The Point, October 3, 2006
Created: October 4, 2006
- South Korean Response to North Korean July Missile Exercise Includes Unveiling of New Cruise Missile
A report by Dan Pinkston for WMD Insights.
Created: October 4, 2006
- Text of the North Korean MFA statement [PDF format]
Created: October 4, 2006
- North Korea's Foreign Policy Towards the United States [PDF format]
An article by Daniel A. Pinkston for Strategic Insights, Volume V, Issue 7 (September 2006).
Created: September 5, 2006
- Clarification on Media Citations of "CNS Report on DPRK Missiles"
Created: September 5, 2006
- Causes and Consequences of North Korea's Missile Tests
An audio interview with Leonard Spector on voanews.com.
Created: July 14, 2006
- Deadly silence
an op-ed by Daniel A. Pinkston for Salon.com.
Created: July 12, 2006
- As North Korea Prepares Launch of Long-Range Ballistic Missile, Split Widens Between U.S. and South Korea
an article by Daniel A. Pinkston for WMD Insights.
Created: July 5, 2006
- Will North Korea Launch a Long-range Missile? [PDF format]
An essay by Daniel A. Pinkston for the Nautilus Institute's Policy Forum Online. (http://www.nautilus.org/fora/index.html)
Created: June 16, 2006
- North Korea Claims South Plans to Produce Nuclear Submarine
An analysis by Daniel A. Pinkston for the WMD Insights.
Created: May 4, 2006
- North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Program and the Six-party Talks
An issue brief by Daniel A. Pinkston for the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
Created: May 4, 2006
- North Korean Ballistic Missile Capabilities (PDF format)
A new special report from CNS answers key questions about North Korea's ballistic missiles and presents estimates of their missile capabilities.
A CNS Research Story.
Created: March 21, 2006
- Some signs of hope at Korea talks (PDF Format)
An op-ed by Jing-dong Yuan for the San Diego Union-Tribune, August 1, 2005.
Created: August 1, 2005
- China, US discuss their relationship (PDF Format)
An op-ed by Jing-dong Yuan for the Asia Times Online, July 30, 2005.
Created: August 1, 2005
- China takes a bow (PDF Format)
An op-ed by Jing-dong Yuan for the Asia Times Online, July 27, 2005.
Created: August 1, 2005
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The DPRK Nuclear Crisis: Key Issues and Analyses
Updated: October 4, 2011
Outside Publications
How to Worry Kim Jong-il- Deterring North Korea is a tough job, but someone has to do it. A better earth penetrating nuclear weapon might help.
Posted: May 25, 2009
CNS Report: North Korea Conducts Nuclear Test [PDF]- On May 25, DPRK carried out its second nuclear test. International reaction has been swift. Initial reports point to a higher yield for this test than the first in 2006.
- The North Korean Nuclear Impasse: A Long Road to Denuclearisation
An op-ed by Jing-dong Yuan for OpinionAsia.
Created: April 7, 2007
- The North Korean Nuclear Test: Regional and International Implications [PDF format]
CNS experts took part in a panel discussion on the recent events on the Korean peninsula and what the future may hold for the international community and the nonproliferation regime.
A CNS Research Story
Created: October 16, 2006
- How Will the World React to a Nuclear North Korea?
Jing-dong Yuan speaks on NPR's Talk of the Nation, October 11.
Created: October 12, 2006
- CNS Analysis of North Korea Nuclear Test Claim [PDF format]
CNS experts report on the technical specifications of North Korea's test as well as initial reaction from the international community.
A CNS Research Story
Created: October 10, 2006
- Interview of Dr. Daniel Pinkston on NPR's To The Point, October 3, 2006
Created: October 4, 2006
- North Korea's Foreign Policy Towards the United States [PDF format]
An article by Daniel A. Pinkston for Strategic Insights, Volume V, Issue 7 (September 2006).
Created: September 5, 2006
- Council on Foreign Relations: Interview with Dr. Daniel Pinkston, May 9, 2005
According to Dr. Pinkston, Director of the East Asia Nonproliferation Program, the six-party talks are "dead." The only way to resurrect the process is for Washington to be more flexible with Pyongyang and initiate new talks.
- Special Report on the Shutdown of North Korea's 5MW(e) Nuclear Reactor (PDF format)
According to Han Song Ryol, North Korean deputy ambassador to the United Nations, North Korea plans to discharge the spent fuel and extract plutonium for bombs in order to increase the country's "nuclear deterrent."
A CNS Research Story.
Created: April 28, 2005
- Transcript of WashingtonPost.com Live Discussion, featuring Dr. Daniel Pinkston, April 19, 2005
Dr. Pinkston discussed North Korea's programs to develop weapons of mass destruction and relevant U.S. policy during a live online discussion.
- Don't Outsource North Korea Problem to China
Washington is relying on Beijing to pressure Pyongyang into returning to the six-party talks, which have been stalled for almost one year. This strategy is unlikely to resolve the crisis, and it also risks alienating U.S. allies and marginalizing Washington in the region.
An op-ed by Andrew F. Diamond and Daniel A. Pinkston for The Korea Times.
Created: April 25, 2005
- Special Report on the North Korean Nuclear Weapons Statement
On February 10, 2005, the North Korean Foreign Ministry issued a statement declaring that North Korea possessed nuclear weapons and that the country would "increase its nuclear arsenal to defend the ideas, system, freedom and democracy that were chosen by the North Korean people."
A CNS Research Story.
Created: February 11, 2005
- Bargaining Failure and the North Korean Nuclear Program's Impact on International Nonproliferation Regimes (PDF format)
An article by Dan A. Pinkston for the December issue of the KNDU Review.
February 26, 2004
- Second Tier Proliferation: The Case of Pakistan and North Korea (PDF Format)
A report for the Nonproliferation Review, CNS, Vol. 9.3.
by Guarav Kampani
Created: Fall/Winter 2002
- Seeing North Korea Clearly (PDF format)
An article by Dan A. Pinkston and Phillip C. Saunders for the journal Survival.
August 26, 2003
- Factsheet on North Korean Nuclear Reprocessing Statement
The statement was the first official comment by the DPRK about the upcoming trilateral
meetings between the United States, North Korea and China that are scheduled to
be held in Beijing the week of April 20th.
Created: April 18, 2003
- North Korea's Withdrawal From the NPT: A Reality Check
North Korea's withdrawal could trigger further defections from the treaty and cause other states in the region to pursue nuclear weapons of their own. Of equal concern is the potential for North Korea to sell weapons grade fissile material or nuclear weapons themselves to other states and non-state actors, including terrorist groups.
Research Story of the Week by Jean Du Preez and William Potter.
Created: April 9, 2003
- Confronting Ambiguity: How to Handle North Korea's Nuclear Program
"There are growing divisions over how to deal with North Korea's nuclear weapons program."
An article by Phillip C. Saunders for Arms Control Today.
Created: March 4, 2003
- Military Options for Dealing with North Korea's Nuclear Program
This report explores some of the tactical issues
that would be involved in military strikes against North Korean nuclear
facilities and explains why an anonymous senior Bush administration official
concluded that although the United States has military options, "we don't
have good ones."
Created: January 27, 2003
- Assessing North Korea's Nuclear Intentions
North Korean leaders have strong incentives to conceal their true
intentions in order to maximize their bargaining power and to minimize
international reactions to their nuclear weapons program.
Created: January 14, 2003
- Op-Eds:
- Some signs of hope at Korea talks (PDF Format)
An op-ed by Jing-dong Yuan for the San Diego Union-Tribune, August 1, 2005.
Created: August 1, 2005
- China, US discuss their relationship (PDF Format)
An op-ed by Jing-dong Yuan for the Asia Times Online, July 30, 2005.
Created: August 1, 2005
- China takes a bow (PDF Format)
An op-ed by Jing-dong Yuan for the Asia Times Online, July 27, 2005.
Created: August 1, 2005
- Don't Outsource North Korea Problem to China
Washington is relying on Beijing to pressure Pyongyang into returning to the six-party talks, which have been stalled for almost one year. This strategy is unlikely to resolve the crisis, and it also risks alienating U.S. allies and marginalizing Washington in the region.
An op-ed by Andrew F. Diamond and Daniel A. Pinkston for The Korea Times.
Created: April 25, 2005
- Why China Should Rethink Its Approach to North Korea
An op-ed by Jing-Dong Yuan for the South China Morning Post.
Created: May 29, 2003
- U.S. Must Rethink North Korea Strategy
"The U.S. must now consider an alternative strategy before time runs out."
An op-ed by Jing-Dong Yuan for The Japan Times.
Created: March 26, 2003
- N. Korea Talks Are Imperative
"The United States must anticipate intensified North Korean nuclear and missile brinkmanship once the fighting begins in Iraq. Starting negotiations now could prevent North Korean nuclear escalation and avoid the risk of fighting wars on two fronts."
An op-ed by William C. Potter and Phillip C. Saunders for the San Jose Mercury News.
Created: March 18, 2003
- Choices Are Narrowing to Meet the DPRK Nuclear Threat
"As North Korea accelerates its efforts to build new nuclear weapons, options for averting a tragic outcome are disappearing one by one."
An op-ed by Leonard S. Spector for the Chosun Ilbo.
Created: March 12, 2003
- High Risks, Limited Ability and Unpredictable Consequences
"Three key issues would be involved in successful military strikes against North Korean nuclear facilities."
An op-ed by Phillip C. Saunders for the South China Morning Post.
Created: February 18, 2003
- U.S. Fails to Heed N. Korea Advice
"The Bush administration would be wise to consult a prescient 1999 study that critiqued the
Clinton administration's approach toward Pyongyang. It's a study Richard Armitage
and Paul Wolfowitz seem to have forgotten -- even though they were among its principal authors."
An op-ed by William C. Potter for the San Jose Mercury News.
Created: January 14, 2003
- North Korea Pushed into Nuclear Standoff
"Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programme and its development of ballistic missiles have been driven
largely by its acute sense of vulnerability in what it perceives to be a deteriorating security
environment since the end of the Cold War."
An op-ed by Yuan Jing-Dong for the South China Morning Post.
Created: January 14, 2003
- Korea Crisis Will Test Chinese Diplomacy
"As the United States and North Korea head toward a possible nuclear confrontation, China is positioned to play a critical role in defusing the crisis."
An op-ed by Phillip C. Saunders and Jing-dong Yuan for the Asian Times, January 8, 2002.
Created: January 7, 2003
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Agreed Framework and KEDO
- Collapse of the Agreed Framework?
A White House spokesman declared that North Korea is in "material breach"
of the Agreed Framework, and the agreement could now be null
and void. It is too early to tell whether the Agreed Framework
can be resuscitated because the willingness of both
parties to negotiate a new deal is uncertain.
Research Story of the Week by Daniel A. Pinkston.
Created: October 21, 2002
- Lessons of the Agreed Framework for Using Engagement as a Nonproliferation Tool
(PDF format)
An article for the Nonproliferation Review, CNS, Vol. 6.4.
by Curtis H. Martin.
Created: Fall 1999
- Implementing the DPRK Nuclear Deal: What U.S. Law Requires (PDF format)
A report for the Nonproliferation Review, CNS, Vol. 7.3.
by Henry Sokolski
Created: Fall-Winter 2000
- Implementing the Agreed Framework and Potential Obstacles
"The Agreed Framework between the United States and the Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea (DPRK) signed in October 1994 has frozen the DPRK’s
nuclear weapons development program. However, the Agreed Framework has
been under threat."
A paper by Daniel A. Pinkston for the 12th Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference in Seoul, Korea, 29 October to 2 November 2000.
Created: October 24, 2000
- Perry Report on US North Korea Policy Impending
Created: July 1999
- The Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization: Achievements and Challenges
(PDF format)
A viewpoint for the Nonproliferation Review, CNS, Vol. 6.2.
by Joel Wit.
Created: Winter 1999
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Missile
Posted: September 27, 2011
Video
Tracking North Korea's Ballistic Missiles Sales: Implications for the Missile Technology Control Regime- Joshua Pollack, Senior Policy Analyst, Science Applications International Corporation;
with commentary by Dennis Gormley, Senior Lecturer, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh
Posted: April 27, 2009
The North Korean Rocket Launch: International Reactions and Implications- In reaction to the UNSC condemnation of its rocket launch, North Korea pulled out of the six-party talks. The current crisis is will be a serious challenge to regional stability.
Posted: April 8, 2009
North Korean Satellite Falls Short of Expectations- On April 5, North Korea carried out its planned launch of a satellite but the three-stage rocket used appears to have failed in the final stage.
A Feature Story by Dean Knox.
Posted: April 3, 2009
Japan's Response to the North Korean Satellite Launch- Japan has mobilizing its missile defense system for the first time in the country's history.
Posted: April 1, 2009
Launch of North Korean "Communications Satellite" Draws Near, Raising Concerns of Regional Instability- The DPRK's plans to launch a satellite on a modified long-range missile have had a significant impact on regional threat perceptions.
A Feature Story by Dean Knox.
- South Korean Response to North Korean July Missile Exercise Includes Unveiling of New Cruise Missile
by Dan Pinkston for WMD Insights.
Created: October 4, 2006
- Clarification on Media Citations of "CNS Report on DPRK Missiles"
Created: September 5, 2006
- Causes and Consequences of North Korea's Missile Tests
An audio interview with Leonard Spector on voanews.com.
Created: July 14, 2006
- Deadly silence
an op-ed by Daniel A. Pinkston for Salon.com.
Created: July 12, 2006
- As North Korea Prepares Launch of Long-Range Ballistic Missile, Split Widens Between U.S. and South Korea
an article by Daniel A. Pinkston for WMD Insights.
Created: July 5, 2006
- Will North Korea Launch a Long-range Missile? [PDF format]
An essay by Daniel A. Pinkston for the Nautilus Institute's Policy Forum Online. (http://www.nautilus.org/fora/index.html)
Created: June 16, 2006
- North Korean Ballistic Missile Capabilities (PDF format)
A new special report from CNS answers key questions about North Korea's ballistic missiles and presents estimates of their missile capabilities.
A CNS Research Story.
Created: March 6, 2006
- Second Tier Proliferation: The Case of Pakistan and North Korea (PDF Format)
A report for the Nonproliferation Review, CNS, Vol. 9.3.
by Guarav Kampani
Created: Fall/Winter 2002
- Domestic Politics and Stakeholders in the North Korean Missile Development Program (PDF format)
An article for the Nonproliferation Review, CNS, Vol. 10.2.
by Dan A. Pinkston.
Created: Summer 2003
- North Korean Cruise Missile Tests--and Iraqi Cruise Missile Attacks--Raise Troubling Questions for Missile Defenses
"In the end, hedging against the cruise missile threat depends as much on developing more effective nonproliferation policies as it does on planning for more versatile missile defenses."
Research Story of the Week by Dennis Gormley.
Created: April 8, 2003
- North Korean Ballistic Missile Programs: Soviet and Russian Legacies?
by Timothy McCarthy
WMD Threats 2001: Critical Choices for the Bush Administration, Occasional Papers: #6.
Created: May 2001
- A History of Ballistic Missile Development in the DPRK
Occasional Paper #2
Joseph S. Bermudez, Jr.
Created 9 February 2000
- North Korea's Ballistic Missile Program: A Look Back & the Road Ahead
Washington D.C. Office 2000 Briefing Series, February 28, 2000.
Created: 2000
- CNS Resources on North Korea's Ballistic Missile Program
This page provides a map, factsheet, overview, chronology, and external links related to North Korea's ballistic missile program.
Updated: August 1999
- North Korea: A Second Taep’o-dong Test?
Created: July 1999
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