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South Korea National Intelligence Service (NIS) HQ Both Jeffrey and I have written before, about whether North Korea has a deliverable nuclear weapon. Just to provide another data point, ROK intelligence reportedly assessed in February that Seoul’s northern neighbor may…
Wow, my appearance on C-SPAN was interesting. I expected to dislike the Heritage Foundation’s John Tkacik, who proved pretty affable—though our politics are pretty far apart. Tkacik and I were having a civil debate about the significance of recent remarks…
How many nuclear bombs does North Korea have? That depends on their plutonium (Pu) stockpile and design skill. In April 2004, David Sanger claimed AQ Khan told Pakistani interrogators that he saw three plutonium bombs in North Korea. Today, buried…
My physician would like to run some tests. Please send HEU to me, c/o Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri, Pakistan. COD is okay. Stephen Young, once and future guest blogger at ACW, highlighted an obscure provision in the soon-to-pass Energy bill that…
Leonard David at Space.com let me unload on DOD’s Chinese Military Power, which claims China intends to field ASATs: No evidence to back up claims Jeffrey Lewis, a Research Fellow at the Center for International and Security Studies at the…
A couple of news outlets have mentioned that North Korea demanded the United States withdraw the “nuclear umbrella” extended to South Korea. Bloomberg cited Xinhua, which was citing Yonhap. Here is the quote from Yonhap: The top North Korean negotiator,…
Carla Anne Robbins at the Wall Street Journal reports Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Bob Joseph briefed the IAEA on US intelligence suggesting Iran’s Shahab 3 (above) missile is designed to be nuclear capable: The missile…
An anonymous EU official told AFX the European Union will present a new proposal to Iran during the week following Mahmood Ahmadinejad’s 3 August 2005 inauguration as Iranian President. No details were available, though the Iranians have been demanding some…
Doug Jehl helps David Sanger cover his ass in the New York Times. Jehl and Sanger note that allegations North Korea was constructing a “reviewing stand” near a suspected nuclear test site—central to Spring rumors of an impending North Korean…
Since verification and inspections will likely continue to be a topic of discussion for the foreseeable future, I thought UNMOVIC’s 21st quarterly report might be of interest. It contains an appendix describing some “lessons learned” from UNMOVIC and UNSCOM’s experiences…
