This week provides some interesting events. ☞ The first is at Carnegie this morning at 9:00am-10:30am with Mark Hibbs and George Perkovich on Nuclear Suppliers in New Zealand: Global Trade Rules at the Crossroads. ☞ Second, another event this morning at 10:00am is the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, hearing on Nuclear Terrorism: …
UNSC Experts Panel on DPRK Sanctions
by | 2010-06-30 | 1 Comment
A couple of weeks ago, the AP’s Edith Lederer cited a report by a UN panel of experts that stated “Pyongyang is involved in banned nuclear and ballistic activities in Iran, Syria and Myanmar.” Arms Control Wonk.com now has obtained a copy of the Report to the Security Council from the Panel of Experts established …
The Long March
by | 2010-06-30 | 1 Comment
The Obama administration has gotten off to a much delayed start by unveiling the unclassified version of its National Space Policy on June 28th. The crafting of specific diplomatic initiatives will follow. The administration has accentuated the differences between its space posture and that of the George W. Bush administration, most notably with a renewed …
"Newly Developed Way" for NORK Nukes?
by | 2010-06-28 | 7 Comments
Reading the tea leaves at KCNA is always fraught with peril, but Josh Pollack noticed a wrinkle in what appears to be North Korea’s latest threat to conduct another nuclear test (or, really, demonstration). North Korea is again indicating that it will “bolster its nuclear deterrent.” North Korea has used this phrase previously in reference …
