Year: Present-2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1990s

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General

• Spring Time in Sino-Japanese Relations?
  An op-ed by Jing-dong Yuan for OpinionAsia.
  Created: May 7, 2008

• Taiwan's Presidential Election and its Impact on Cross-Strait Relations and Regional Security
  Taiwan's recent elections will likely be an important turning point for Taipei's relations with China, the U.S. and Japan.
  A Feature Story by the East Asia Nonproliferation Program.
  Created: April 4, 2008

• China Card Comes Up Trumps
  An op-ed by Jing-dong Yuan for Asia Times.
  Created: January 14, 2008

• Proliferation Security Initiative Exercise Hosted by Japan Shows Growing Interest in Asia But No Sea Change in Key Outsider States
  An article by Stephanie Lieggi for WMD Insights.
  Created: December 6, 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

• Testimony by Jing-dong Yuan
  on China's nonproliferation policies before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Commission, July 12, 2007.
  Created: July 16, 2007

• The Dragon and the Elephant: Chinese-Indian Relations in the 21st Century [PDF format]
  An article by Jing-dong Yuan in the Summer 2007 issue of the Washington Quarterly.
  Created: June 12, 2007

• Asian Approaches to Space Security
  Despite a lack of consensus and differences in space programs, broad support exists in Asia to prevent further space weaponization and to enhance cooperation.
  A CNS Research Story by Erik R. Quam and James Clay Moltz.
  Created: May 10, 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

• China-US: Little to show from dialogue
  An op-ed by Jing-dong Yuan for the Asia Times Online.
  Created: March 9, 2007

• Paulson in China: Tread softly, forget the big stick
  An op-ed by Jing-dong Yuan for Asia Times Online.
  Created: December 13, 2006

• 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 geometry of Sino-Indian ties
  An op-ed by Jing-dong Yuan for Asia Times Online.
  Created: November 28, 2006

• China's power play bearing fruit
  An op-ed by Jing-dong Yuan for Taipei Times.
  Created: November 28, 2006

• Opportunity for Japan over North Korea
  An op-ed by Masako Toki and Mary Beth Nikitin for the Asia Times Online.
  Created: November 2, 2006

• China-ASEAN Relations: Perspectives, Prospects, and Implications for U.S. Interests
  a monograph by Jing-dong Yuan for the Strategic Studies Institute.
  Created: October 27, 2006

• Japan-China Relations in a New Era
  An op-ed by Jing-dong Yuan for Taipei Times, October 11.
  Created: October 12, 2006

• North Korea Special Collection
  North Korea Special Collection contains a new section on the nuclear crisis, material on the DPRK's nuclear and missile programs, a chronology of DPRK nuclear developments (1947-1999), articles on the Agreed Framework, and a list of CNS experts on these issues.
  Updated: October 12, 2006

• Forget Elvis, Japan must get its act together
  An op-ed by Masako Toki for the Asia Times Online.
  Created: July 5, 2006

• North Korea Claims South Plans to Produce Nuclear Submarine
  An analysis by Daniel A. Pinkston for the WMD Insights.
  Created: May 4, 2006

• "Lead with your brain, America"
  An op-ed by Jing-dong Yuan for the South China Morning Post.
  Created: April 10, 2006

• Dying with Eyes Open or Closed: The Debate over a Chinese Aircraft Carrier
  An article by Andrew Diamond for the The Korean Journal of Defense Analysis, Vol. XVIII, No. 1, Spring 2006.
  Created: April 26, 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

• 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

• China's Anti-Secession Law: The Good News
  "While it may not offer the answer some in Taiwan would hope for, it does mean movement by Beijing's leaders toward the rule of law--one of the legitimate concerns Taiwan's leaders have about China's ability to abide by future agreements."
  An op-ed by Monte Bullard for The Global Beat Syndicate.
  Created: March 29, 2005

• Strait Talk: Avoiding a Nuclear War between the United States and China over Taiwan
  An e-book by Dr. Monte R. Bullard.
  Created: December 15, 2004

• Chen's Gambit: The Legal Basis and Potential Policy Consequences of Taiwan's Referendum
  Taiwan's upcoming referendum, to be held concurrently with the 20 March presidential election, has been the subject of increasing international scrutiny and concern.
  CNS Research Story by Matthew Godsey.
  Updated: March 16, 2004

• Seeing North Korea Clearly (PDF format)
  An article by Dan A. Pinkston and Phillip C. Saunders for the journal Survival.
  August 26, 2003

• Hearing on China's Proliferation Policies and Practices
  Testimony by Leonard S. Spector
  Before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission
  July 24, 2003

• 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

• India and China - Moving Closer?
  "With international attention focused elsewhere, a visit to China by Indian Defence Minister George Fernandes over the past week received little coverage. Nonetheless, Mr Fernandes' China trip is significant in a number of ways."
  An op-ed by Jing-Dong Yuan for the South China Morning Post.
  Created: May 20, 2003

• South Korean Electoral Politics and Seoul's Position on the North Korean Nuclear Crisis
  If reports from the Beijing talks that North Korea possesses nuclear weapons are accurate, effective U.S. policy will require close coordination with South Korea and other countries.
  Research Story of the Week by Daniel A. Pinkston.
  Created: April 28, 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

• 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

• Japan's View of the Korea Crisis
  Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il and signing of the Pyongyang Agreement appeared to signal a break from Japan's traditional "opportunistic" posture toward a new, more proactive "engagement diplomacy."
  Created: February 25, 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

• Is This Russia's Chance to Return to Centre Stage?
  "Many Russians feel the United States has pushed North Korea into a corner."
  An op-ed by Cristina Chuen for the South China Morning Post.
  Created: February 17, 2003

• Using Its Influence Behind the Scenes
  "China's failure to take a more active, or leading, role in attempting to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis is something of a dilemma."
  An op-ed by Jing-dong Yuan for the South China Morning Post.
  Created: February 10, 2003

• 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

• A Chinese Reader From The Nonproliferation Review (PDF format)
  A Chinese translation of selected Nonproliferation Review articles.
  Created: November 20, 2002

• Chinese Export Controls and Jiang Zemin's Visit to the United States
  Contains text of export control regulations covering missile and CBW technology, analyses by CNS experts, and Chinese statements on export controls. Includes Chinese translated selections.
  Updated: November 21, 2002

• Sino-U.S. Relations After Crawford
  "As Chinese President Jiang Zemin returns home from his Crawford, Texas summit with U.S. President George W. Bush, their third meeting within a year, he must be quite satisfied with what he has been able to achieve."
  An op-ed by Jing-dong Yuan for the Korea Herald, October 28, 2002.
  Created: October 29, 2002

• "Links Must Be Nurtured to Succeed"
  As Presidents Jiang Zemin and George W. Bush prepare to meet in Crawford, Texas, later this month, their third meeting in a year, world attention will again turn to one of the most critical bilateral relationships in international relations.
  An op-ed by Jing-dong Yuan for the South China Morning Post.
  Created: October 22, 2002

• 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

• Strengthening China's Export Control System (PDF format)
  Gaps remain between China's export control system and existing multilateral export control regimes.
  A report by Jing-Dong Yuan.
  Created: October 4, 2002

• "Trying to Make Sense of China's Iraq Policy"
  An op-ed by Jing-Dong Yuan for the Taipei Times.
  Created: September 26, 2002

• "Fifth Column: Beijing's Nonproliferation Record"
  An op-ed by Jing-Dong Yuan for the Far Eastern Economic Review.
  Created: September 26, 2002

• Fourth U.S.-China Conference on Arms Control, Disarmament and Nonproliferation-- "Building a Global Strategic Framework for the 21st Century"
  A conference co-organized by CNS/MIIS and the China Institute of International Studies (CIIS) in Washington, D.C., March 2002. Now includes a Japanese translation (PDF format) of the Executive Summary.
  Updated: July 26, 2002
  Created: April 9, 2002

• "Bush's Hawks Circle Over Policy"
  The recently released US Department of Defence report on China's military power has focused attention on the nation's growing military capabilities and its intentions as a rising power.
  An op-ed by Jing-dong Yuan for the South China Morning Post.
  Created: July 25, 2002

• Japan-U.S. Track II Project
  Agendas, papers, and summaries for the First and Second U.S.-Japan Track II Meeting on Arms Control, Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Verification.
  Created: May 30, 2002

• "Will China's Next Leaders Be Puppets of the Old Guard?"
  An op-ed by Phillip C. Saunders and Jing-dong Yuan for the Los Angeles Times.
  Created: April 30, 2002

• Assessing Chinese Nonproliferation Policy: Progress, Problems and Issues for the United States
  A statement for the U.S.-China Security Review Commission by Jing-dong Yuan.
  Created: January 4, 2002

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Country Overviews

Each Country Overview contains an overview of the country's nuclear, biological and chemical weapons and missile programs, with links to other relevant web sites, and excerpts from the Nuclear and Missile Developments Database and Chemical and Biological Weapons Terrorism ListServ.

• China
• Japan
• North Korea
• South Korea
• Taiwan

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CBW

• Beijing on Biohazards: Chinese Experts on Bioweapons Nonproliferation Issues
  These essays are seeds for a dialogue between Chinese and Western policymakers about the nature of the biological weapons threat and the tools to reduce the threat of proliferation.
  CNS Research Story by Amy E. Smithson.
  Updated: September 19, 2007

• North Korea Special Collection
  North Korea Special Collection contains a new section on the nuclear crisis, material on the DPRK's nuclear and missile programs, a chronology of DPRK nuclear developments (1947-1999), articles on the Agreed Framework, and a list of CNS experts on these issues.
  Updated: October 12, 2006

• Vinalon, the DPRK, and Chemical Weapons Precursors
  An integral segment of the DPRK chemical industry is the production of vinalon, or "juche fiber." Of special significance is the fact that a number of North Korean defectors have linked Dr. Lee Sung Ki—-the co-inventor of vinalon and father of polymer fiber production in the DPRK-—with the DPRK chemical and nuclear weapons programs.
  An issue brief by Eric Croddy for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI).
  Created: February 26, 2003

• Chinese Export Controls and Jiang Zemin's Visit to the United States
  Contains text of export control regulations covering missile and CBW technology, analyses by CNS experts, and Chinese statements on export controls.
  Updated: October 31, 2002

• 1996 Japanese Police Agency White Paper on Organized Crime, Including Aum Shinrikyo Incidents (PDF format)
  Created: June 10, 2002

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Missile

• China's Ascendancy to a Space Power
  An op-ed by Jing-dong Yuan for the China Brief.
  Created: April 15, 2008

• Asian Approaches to Space Security
  Despite a lack of consensus and differences in space programs, broad support exists in Asia to prevent further space weaponization and to enhance cooperation.
  A CNS Research Story by Erik R. Quam and James Clay Moltz.
  Created: May 10, 2007

• CNS Forum: Experts Discuss China's ASAT Test
  CNS held a panel discussion on February 2, 2007, that included three presentations by CNS researchers.
  Created: March 7, 2007

• Examining China's Debate on Military Space Programs: Was the ASAT Test Really a Surprise?
  an issue brief by Erik Quam for the Nuclear Threat Initiative, February 2007.
  Created: March 7, 2007

• Space Arms Race: China's ASAT Test a Wake-up Call
  On January 11, 2007, China successfully tested a direct ascent anti-satellite (ASAT) weapon. Despite Beijing's assurance that the test was not "aimed" at anyone, China's use of an ASAT weapon to destroy a satellite raises a number of questions about Beijing's intentions in space.
  A CNS Research Story.
  Created: January 24, 2007

• North Korea Special Collection
  North Korea Special Collection contains a new section on the nuclear crisis, material on the DPRK's nuclear and missile programs, a chronology of DPRK nuclear developments (1947-1999), articles on the Agreed Framework, and a list of CNS experts on these issues.
  Updated: October 12, 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

• 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 21, 2006

• China's Manned Space Program: Trajectory and Motivations
  The countdown is ticking toward China's first manned space mission, the Shenzhou 5, which is expected to be launched sometime in October 2003. Whether or not the Shenzhou is an indication of Chinese scientific achievement, it is definitely a sign of priorities in the Chinese government.
  Research Story of the Week By Stephanie Lieggi and Leigh Aldrich.
  Created: October 6

• 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

• What's Behind U.S. Nonproliferation Sanctions Against Norinco?
  The Bush administration's decision to impose a ban on imports from the China North Industries Group (Norinco) and its subsidiaries for transfers of dual-use equipment to a company involved in Iran's ballistic missile program marks a significant shift in the Bush administration's nonproliferation policy.
  Research Story of the Week by Phillip Saunders and Stephanie Lieggi.
  Created: May 30, 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

• 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

• Ballistic Missile Defense in Northeast Asia
  This annotated chronology covers key events such as indigenous development, missile testing, and BMD-related transfers to the region, as well as major policy statements made by the governments involved. In addition, the chronology is prefaced by a brief updated summary of key actors' positions and policies on BMD issues in the region. Includes Chinese translation.
  Updated: March 16, 2003

• 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

• Chinese Export Controls and Jiang Zemin's Visit to the United States
  Contains text of export control regulations covering missile and CBW technology, analyses by CNS experts, and Chinese statements on export controls.
  Updated: October 31, 2002

• When Did WMD Deals Between Pyongyang and Islamabad Begin?
  According to press reports, the North Korean-Pakistani trade of missiles for highly enriched uranium (HEU) technology occurred around 1997, which would coincide with Pyongyang's shipment of Nodong missiles to Pakistan.
  Research Story of the Week by Daniel A. Pinkston.
  Created: October 28, 2002

• 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

• Taiwan's Response to China's Missile Building
  This issue brief provides a systematic outline of Taiwan’s potential military and political responses to a PRC missile attack.
  An issue brief by Phillip C. Saunders for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI).
  Created: October 9, 2002

• Preliminary Analysis of Chinese Missile Technology Export Control List (PDF format)
  This paper identifies differences and omissions between the MTCR Annex and the Chinese Missile and Missile Technology Export Control List and makes a preliminary assessment of their potential significance.
  by Phillip C. Saunders
  Created: September 10, 2002

• "Missile Export Controls Significant Step for Beijing"
  "China has issued long-awaited regulations on missile technology exports and a control list on specific items - an important step in nonproliferation policy which should be applauded."
  An op-ed by Jing-dong Yuan for the South China Morning Post.
  Created: September 5, 2002

• "Taiwan's Security Umbrella at Risk"
  "The heightened tensions between Taiwan and mainland China triggered by Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian's recent call for legislation that would allow a future referendum on the island's independence once again raises the issue of how the United States could defend the island." An op-ed by Leonard S. Spector for The Asian Wall Street Journal.
  Created: September 3, 2002

• China's Space Capabilities and the Strategic Logic of Anti-Satellite Weapons
  In recent years, some U.S. politicians and analysts have claimed that China's reported efforts to develop anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons pose a direct threat to U.S. space assets (and thus U.S. space dominance).
  Research Story of the Week by Phillip Saunders, Jing-dong Yuan, Stephanie Lieggi, and Angela Deters.
  Created: July 22, 2002

• Space Weapons or Space Arms Control?
  Research Story of the Week by James Clay Moltz.
  Created: April 15, 2002

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Nuclear

• The North Korean Nuclear Impasse: A Long Road to Denuclearisation
  An op-ed by Jing-dong Yuan for OpinionAsia.
  Created: April 7, 2007

• Uranium Smuggling Case In China Raises Concern
  an article by Stephanie Lieggi for WMD Insights.
  Created: October 8, 2007

• The Mitutoyo Case: Will Japan Learn from its Mistakes or Repeat Them?
  An issue brief by Stephanie Lieggi and Masako Toki for the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
  Created: August 3, 2007

• North Korea Special Collection
  North Korea Special Collection contains a new section on the nuclear crisis, material on the DPRK's nuclear and missile programs, a chronology of DPRK nuclear developments (1947-1999), articles on the Agreed Framework, and a list of CNS experts on these issues.
  Updated: April 19, 2006

• 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

• Dave H. Kim, North Korean Speech to UN: All Rhetoric
  An op-ed by Dave H. Kim for The Korea Times.

• The North Korean Nuclear Test: Regional and International Implications,
  A recent CNS Research Story.

• Nuclear Conflict in the 21st Century: Reviewing the Chinese Nuclear Threat
  An issue brief by Scott Moore for the Nuclear Threat Initiative.
  Updated: October 18, 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.
  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

• Japan's Nuclear Cop-out
  an op-ed by Masako Toki for the Asia Times.
  Created: September 15, 2006

• Nuclear Threat Reduction and the Dynamics of Sino-U.S. Relations [PDF format]
  An article by JD Yuan for the Journal of East Asian Affairs.
  Created: August 21, 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

• "Buying Energy, Not Bombs"
  An op-ed by Andrew Diamond for the South China Morning Post.
  Created: April 10, 2006

• China and the Iranian Nuclear Crisis
  An article by Jing-dong Yuan for the Jamestown Foundation China Brief.
  Created: February 3, 2006

• 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

• 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

• South Korea's Nuclear Experiments
  South Korea's experiments do not indicate a present and dedicated effort to develop nuclear weapons, but could have broad implications given South Korea's past nuclear weapons development program and the ongoing efforts to thwart North Korea's nuclear ambitions.
  CNS Research Story by Dan A. Pinkston.
  November 9, 2004

• 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, 2003

• Controversy in Germany: Siemens Sale of MOX Plant to China
  German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder held discussions with Chinese government and business leaders about the proposed sale of a mothballed German mixed oxide (MOX) fuel fabrication plant to a Chinese nuclear company.
  Research Story of the Week by Stephanie Lieggi.
  Week of December 12, 2003

• Seeing North Korea Clearly (PDF format)
  An article by Dan A. Pinkston and Phillip C. Saunders for the journal Survival.
  August 26, 2003

• What to Expect from the Six-Party Talks on the Korean Nuclear Crisis
  On August 27-29, 2003, diplomats from the U.S., North Korea, South Korea, Japan, Russia, and China will meet in Beijing for talks about the nuclear crisis on the Korean Peninsula.
  Research Story of the Week by Phillip Saunders.
  Week of August 25, 2003

• Radioactive Cesium Seizure in Thailand: Riddled with Uncertainties
  An eight-month old U.S.–Thailand coordinated endeavor culminated on June 13, 2003 with the arrest of an individual in possession of radioactive cesium-137 – a substance that could fuel a radiological dispersal device (RDD) – one type of which is more commonly known as a "dirty bomb."
  Research Story of the Week by Alessandro Andreoni and Charles D. Ferguson.
  Week of July 17, 2003

• Russian Policy on the North Korean Nuclear Crisis
  Russia is highly concerned about the recent turn of events on the Korean Peninsula and what it perceives as the U.S. escalation of tensions over North Korea's nuclear and missile programs.
  A report by Clay Moltz.
  Created: May 5, 2003

• South Korean Electoral Politics and Seoul's Position on the North Korean Nuclear Crisis
  If reports from the Beijing talks that North Korea possesses nuclear weapons are accurate, effective U.S. policy will require close coordination with South Korea and other countries.
  Research Story of the Week by Daniel A. Pinkston.
  Created: April 28, 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

• DPRK Claims to Have Begun Reprocessing
  Description
  Created: April 17, 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

• 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

• 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

• Russian Responses to the North Korean Crisis
  Russian responses to the crisis in North Korea (DPRK) have ranged from strong concern about proliferation of nuclear weapons to sympathy for the North Korean viewpoint.
  Created: January 24, 2003

• China and the North Korean Nuclear Crisis
  China has increasingly become a hub of diplomatic activities as the international community seeks a way to defuse the nuclear crisis. How China views the situation and responds to the crisis not only has an important impact on the resolution of the current nuclear impasse, but also reflects Beijing's fundamental interests in the future evolution of the peninsula's peace and stability.
  Created: January 22, 2003

• North Korea's Nuclear Program: Key Concerns
  It is clear that the North Korean program has advanced to a stage where the possession of a small nuclear arsenal is within reach.
  Updated: February 12, 2003
  Created: January 17, 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

• 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

• CNS Experts Respond to the DPRK's Withdrawal from the NPT
  On January 10th, the DPRK issued a statement that it would be withdrawing from the NPT.
  Created: January 10, 2003

• Text of North Korea's Statement on NPT Withdrawal
  On January 10th, the DPRK issued a statement that it would be withdrawing from the NPT.
  Created: January 10, 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

• 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

• North Korea Lifts the Freeze on Its Nuclear Program
  The DPRK announced that it would lift the freeze on its nuclear facilities to generate electricity, raising several questions regarding the current status of its nuclear facilities and the timelines for any diversion of nuclear materials to bomb fabrication.
  Research Story of the Week by Daniel A. Pinkston.
  Created: December 16, 2002

• North Korean Motivations for Developing Nuclear Weapons (PDF format)
  "We must analyze the North Koreans' threat perceptions over the past half century to clearly understand their motivations for acquiring the bomb."
  Created: October 30, 2002

• Nuclear Inspections and Brinksmanship
  "The United States and its allies in East Asia are struggling to develop a strategy to address the growing threat posed by North Korea's nuclear weapons program."
  An op-ed by Leonard S. Spector for the Chosun Ilbo, October 30, 2002.
  Created: October 30, 2002

• When Did WMD Deals Between Pyongyang and Islamabad Begin?
  According to press reports, the North Korean-Pakistani trade of missiles for highly enriched uranium (HEU) technology occurred around 1997, which would coincide with Pyongyang's shipment of Nodong missiles to Pakistan.
  Research Story of the Week by Daniel A. Pinkston.
  Created: October 28, 2002

• 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

• The U.S. Nuclear Posture Review and China's Responses
  "The Chinese government accused the United States of "nuclear blackmail" and vowed not to bow to foreign nuclear threats."
  Research Story of the Week.
  Created: April 1, 2002

• The Status of North Korea's Nuclear Inspections
  Research Story of the Week.
  Created: February 26, 2002