Swiss and Swedish Inquiries on the Nuclear Ban Treaty
by | January 22, 2019 | No Comments
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW, or “Ban Treaty”), negotiated and opened for signature in 2017, is a divisive document. It was conceived at the initiative of over one hundred non-nuclear weapon states eager to highlight the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any nuclear use, stigmatize the current behavior of the nuclear-armed states …
The Lure and Illusion of Consensus
by | January 21, 2019 | 2 Comments
Qute of the week: “There is something exceedingly ridiculous in the composition of monarchy; it first excludes a man from the means of information, yet empowers him to act in cases where the highest judgment is required. The state of a king shuts him from the world, yet the business of a king requires him …
Identifying DPRK Machine Plants
by | January 17, 2019 | No Comments
Generally, KCNA and other North Korean media outlets identify the locations where Kim Jong Un (and, before him, Kim Jong Il and Kim Il Sung) conduct inspections and provide “on the spot” guidance. These visits are a routine way to signal the regime’s interests and priorities, to show off its achievements, and to highlight the …
The Wisdom of Herb York
by | January 14, 2019 | No Comments
Quote of the week: “Small nuclear weapons are like northern Mississippi: there is no such thing, except in a detached theoretical sense.” — Herbert York Herb York is one of the founding fathers of the practice of nuclear arms control. He gained prominence at a very young age as Ernest Lawrence’s choice to become the …
Kim Jong Un's 2019 New Year's Day Speech
by ACW Podcast | January 9, 2019
The Fourth Wave
by Michael Krepon | January 7, 2019
Happy New Year, For The Tides They Are A-Changing
by Michael Krepon | December 31, 2018
Arms Control and the Aging Process
by Michael Krepon | December 24, 2018
The Highly Questionable Case for New Low-Yield Options
by Michael Krepon | December 17, 2018
North Korea's Expanding Missile Base
by ACW Podcast | December 12, 2018
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Jeffrey and Aaron return from the holidays to talk about … North Korea.
Kim Jong Un gave his traditional New Year’s Day speech.
On the first day of 2017, Kim signaled the ICBM test that was to come. And on the first day of 2018, he hinted at the diplomatic thaw that would bring “love letters” and a finger-heart. So what does 2019 have in store for us?
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