I just returned from an informative lunch at the Council on Foreign Relations featuring Ambassador Tetsuya Endo, who chaired a recent Japanese government task force on nuclear energy. Fuel assurance was a prominent theme in the not-for-attribution discussion, and I was surprised to hear several prominent American nonproliferation experts assert that there never has been, …
Hecker on Disablement
by | 2008-04-22 | 5 Comments
Wow, somehow I totally missed that Sig Hecker published the North Korean disablement steps in his last trip report from North Korea : The following constitute the 12 disablement actions as defined by Yongbyon officials: Fuel Fabrication Facility 1) Removal and storage of all three uranium ore concentrate dissolver tanks. 2) Removal and storage of …
Three Scenarios for the NORKs
by | 2008-04-22 | 8 Comments
The last week or so has seen an interesting development with regard to North Korea (even if the image above is rather retro now). As part of the Valentine’s eve agreement, North Korea is required to declare all its nuclear activities. The US has previously insisted that the North Koreans must confess to three programmes: …
Anyone for a Masters?
by | 2008-04-18 | 18 Comments
Well, not so much self promotion as advertising… Any of you thinking about doing a Masters starting in the autumn might like to consider King’s College London’s MA in Science and Security or our brand new MA in Nonproliferation and International Security. I’ll unashamedly add that (i) you get to be in the Department of …
