Daniel Sneider of the San Jose Mercury-News observes similarities between recent allegations of nuclear test preparations near Kilju and the 1998 revelation that North Korea was constructing an underground nuclear reactor and reprocessing facility near Kumchang-ri—a claim that turned out to be false: The cloud over the nuclear test preparations reflects a history of intelligence …
How Many Rogue State Hard and Deeply Buried Targets?
by | 2005-05-20 | 3 Comments
Advocates of the Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator often emphasize the existence of more than 10,000 Hard and Deeply Buried Targets (HDBTs) to suggest that a military requirement exists for the Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator. NIPP’s Eric Miller, for instance, argues: The Senate should follow the House and authorize the RNEP … [… Because] the program …
More on US-North Korea Talks
by | 2005-05-19 | 1 Comment
It should be noted that last week’s secret US- North Korea discussions didn’t come entirely out of nowhere. In fact, North Korea has recently been suggesting such talks. While Pyongyang obviously backed away from its demands that SecState Rice apologize to them for her “tyranny” remarks, the secret talks also seem to have been North …
North Korea and the "New York Channel"
by | 2005-05-19 | 1 Comment
Joseph DeTrani (third from right) participates in a seminar organized by the Chosun Ilbo and CSIS. Spokespersons at the White House and US Embassy, Tokyo confirm “working-level contacts” between US officials and the DPRK mission at the United Nations. Asahi Shimbun appears to have broken the story, but the Boston Globe has the best coverage: …
