North Korea, the CTBT, and (maybe?) the end of the nuclear-testing era
by | May 21, 2018 | No Comments
Ears pricked up across the nonproliferation world last week when North Korea’s representative to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva stated that Pyongyang “will join international disarmament efforts for a total ban on nuclear tests.” Does this development mean that North Korea may be prepared to join the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty? The ambassador’s remarks, offered …
“A New and Useful Rocket Apparatus”
by | May 21, 2018 | No Comments
Matt Korda, fellow Canuck and master of North Korean missile puns, submitted this piece on publicly available missile patents. It’s wonderfully in the weeds, but then again we are called Arms Control “Wonk” for a reason, right? ______________ When I’m bored, I sometimes like to scroll through the latest patents listed on Google. It’s the …
The Libya Model and North Korean Nukes
by | May 17, 2018 | No Comments
What is going on with the Trump-Kim summit following the recent cancellation of a DPRK-ROK meeting? Will Trump and Kim meet? And how does John Bolton fit into all of this? Today, Aaron and Jeffrey discuss the latest twists and turns in the run-up to the Singapore summit, and raise broader questions about denuclearization and …
A Note on China’s Implementation of UNSCR 2375
by | May 16, 2018 | 2 Comments
My colleagues Andrea Berger, Cameron Trainer, Shea Cotton, and I have published a CNS occasional paper on North Korea’s IT networks. Part of this research involved looking into Chinese companies in the network and sifting through business registration documents provided by the China Administration for Industry and Commerce (AIC). During the course of the investigation, …
On the Objectives of Arms Control
by Michael Krepon | May 16, 2018
Snooping on Denuclearization
by Jeffrey Lewis | May 11, 2018
North Korean Nuclear Tunnels
by ACW Podcast | May 11, 2018
Whiffs of Grapeshot
by Michael Krepon | May 9, 2018
KCN-eh? April's other North Korea Developments - Part 2
by ACW Podcast | May 3, 2018
A Nobel Prize for Brinkmanship?
by Michael Krepon | May 2, 2018
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What is going on with the Trump-Kim summit following the recent cancellation of a DPRK-ROK meeting?
Will Trump and Kim meet?
And how does John Bolton fit into all of this?
Today, Aaron and Jeffrey discuss the latest twists and turns in the run-up to the Singapore summit, and raise broader questions about denuclearization and bureaucratic politics in the United States.
Links of Note:
John Bolton discussing that the summit will fail.
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