North Korean Nuclear Options
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North Korea: After the Bomb
With the United States confirming that Pyongyang had indeed, as it claimed, conducted an underground nuclear test on 9 October, this article analyzes the effects of the bomb on the country, region and international community.
North Korea and Iran Coming to the Fore
For a US president facing mid-term elections from a position of weakness, this is hardly the best moment to make momentous decisions on North Korea and Iran
- North Korean Nuclear Options
Commentary and analysis on North Korea's strategic context and its nuclear ambitions.
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Articles
North Korea: After the BombWith the United States confirming that Pyongyang had indeed, as it claimed, conducted an underground nuclear test on 9 October, this article analyzes the effects of the bomb on the country, region and international community.
North Korea and Iran Coming to the ForeFor a US president facing mid-term elections from a position of weakness, this is hardly the best moment to make momentous decisions on North Korea and Iran
A Return to Geopolitics? NATO in Asia
If NATO relations are pursued sloppily, what may result is not a better network for the Alliance to draw upon for risk-management operations, but a new superpower conflict between ideologically dissimilar factions.
If NATO relations are pursued sloppily, what may result is not a better network for the Alliance to draw upon for risk-management operations, but a new superpower conflict between ideologically dissimilar factions.
The Korean Air Force: Strategy for the 21st Century
Myeong Chin Cho is Director of East Asian Division in ADIA Consultancy GmbH, Berlin, Germany and is the author of Balance of Air Power in East Asia, Restructuring of Korea’s Defence Aerospace Industry, and EU’s Enlargement and Its Impact on Defence Industries.
Myeong Chin Cho is Director of East Asian Division in ADIA Consultancy GmbH, Berlin, Germany and is the author of Balance of Air Power in East Asia, Restructuring of Korea’s Defence Aerospace Industry, and EU’s Enlargement and Its Impact on Defence Industries.
The US Nuclear Shift to the Pacific: Implications for 'Strategic Stability'
The American redeployment of ever more sophisticated nuclear counter-force capabilities to the Pacific is
The American redeployment of ever more sophisticated nuclear counter-force capabilities to the Pacific is
The US Nuclear Shift to the Pacific: Implications for 'Strategic Stability'
The American redeployment of ever more sophisticated nuclear counter-force capabilities to the Pacific is
The American redeployment of ever more sophisticated nuclear counter-force capabilities to the Pacific is
Nuclear Diplomacy in the Axis of Evil: The Challenge of North Korea
The recent trilateral talks in Beijing that were supposed to herald the beginning of an end to the current crisis on the Korean peninsula appear to have only succeeded in further escalating the tensions in this already volatile region.
The recent trilateral talks in Beijing that were supposed to herald the beginning of an end to the current crisis on the Korean peninsula appear to have only succeeded in further escalating the tensions in this already volatile region.
Korea Crisis:The Beginning of the End?
Recent signs on the Korean peninsula suggest that the beginning of the end of this crisis may finally have arrived.
Recent signs on the Korean peninsula suggest that the beginning of the end of this crisis may finally have arrived.
Commentary
North Korea's Nuclear Test: The Fallout for Iran
The end of ambiguity about Pyongyang's nuclear capacity raises fundamental questions affecting China, the United States, and the future of international non-proliferation strategy. Indirectly, these consequences could actually work to the advantage of the West in its attempts to prevent Iran 'going nuclear'.
The end of ambiguity about Pyongyang's nuclear capacity raises fundamental questions affecting China, the United States, and the future of international non-proliferation strategy. Indirectly, these consequences could actually work to the advantage of the West in its attempts to prevent Iran 'going nuclear'.
North Korea Missile Tests: Implications for North Korea and International Community
The UN Security Council is certain to impose sanctions on North Korea. But, since these are likely to involve – at least initially – just cutting off trade and diplomatic contacts, no significant impact is expected.
The UN Security Council is certain to impose sanctions on North Korea. But, since these are likely to involve – at least initially – just cutting off trade and diplomatic contacts, no significant impact is expected.
North Korea: Kim Jong-il plays the nuclear card to seek attention
The detonation of a North Korean nuclear bomb is an attempt to dictate the future of the Korean peninsula on its own terms.
The detonation of a North Korean nuclear bomb is an attempt to dictate the future of the Korean peninsula on its own terms.
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