Yun Sun
Senior Fellow and Co-Director
Legacy Program: WMD Nonproliferation
Jacqueline Gosby
Former Chief Financial Officer
HENRY KISSINGER’S MIXED RECORD ON NUCLEAR ARMS CONTROL by Michael Krepon
Quote of the week: “What in the name of God is strategic superiority? What is the significance of it politically, militarily, operationally, at these levels of numbers? What do you do with it?” — Henry Kissinger (1974) Henry Kissinger voiced these exasperated and memorable lines in Moscow, where he was defending a framework agreement subsequently …
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Could Trump Trash The Nuclear Test Ban Treaty? by Michael Krepon
Think of what the world would be like if Russia, the United States, China, India and Pakistan were testing nuclear weapons. They are not because of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) which is responsible for shutting down nuclear testing by major and regional powers for more than two decades. Walking away from the CTBT would be extraordinarily …
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After New Start, What?
***This this a three-part essay originally published in Arms Control Wonk and combined into a single piece*** New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty One good reason to extend the Obama/Medvedev New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty for five years is that it might take that long to negotiate and put in place what might come after its expiration. …
David Kim interview with CNN on the first Trump-Kim Summit in Singapore
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Interview with David Kim on What’s Next for North Korea
North Korea: What next? – Interview with David Kim and Bulletin of Atomic Scientists reporter, Matt Field. Read full interview.
Interview with David Kim and Vox Reporter, Jen Kirby, on What’s Next After the Hanoi Summit
What’s next after the Trump-Kim summit? An expert explains. Read full interview.
David Kim quoted on conclusion of Hanoi Summit
Kim Trump summit ends with no deal/Vietnam-DPRK families. Watch full segment:
David Kim quoted providing a preview of the US-DPRK Summit
Kim-Trump Summit Preview Watch full segment below:
David Kim quoted on what to expect during the Hanoi Summit
US-North Korea talks: A look ahead to second historic summit. Watch full segment or below:
David Kim Interview on focus shifts from Trump-Kim Summit focus shift from immediate denuclearization to longer-term approach
Trump looks forward for the N. Korea-U.S. summit and is in no rush to denuclearize the regime Watch full segment below:
Op-Ed by David Kim on Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula
During his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump announced that he will meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the end of the month to continue a “historic push” for peace on the Korean Peninsula. If one statement stood out from Trump on North Korea, it’s that “much work remains to be done” …
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Op-Ed by David Kim on North Korean Concessions the United States might want
North Korean concessions the United States might want by David Kim Read full article.
Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula begins with a peace declaration
During his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump announced that he will meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the end of the month to continue a “historic push” for peace on the Korean Peninsula. If one statement stood out from Trump on North Korea, it’s that “much work remains to be …
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North Korean concessions the United States might want
In exchange for a peace declaration and even sanctions relief, the United States could ask North Korea for a number of concessions: • An indefinite moratorium on all nuclear and missile tests, including those for short-range missiles. • A verifiable freeze (cap) on weapons-grade fissile material, possibly through remote or online monitoring at enrichment facilities. …
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Hope in an Age of Nuclear Weapons: The Realist Case for Elimination Book Discussion
This event was rescheduled due to inclement weather. It is now taking place on Thursday, May 2. Event Description: Wilson will challenge Cold War concepts that still inform policy, and present new and compelling reasons why we should take the question of elimination seriously. In his first public discussion of his forthcoming book, Hope …
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Interview with David Kim and NK News Reporter Colin Zwirko on Kim Jong Un’s New Year’s Speech
Kim Jong Un delivered his much-anticipated New Year Address for 2019 early Tuesday morning to fellow North Koreans tuning in to hear how the country’s strategy and policy might shift in the coming year. But as the DPRK finds itself in the midst of stalled negotiations with the U.S. and surprisingly constant progress in improving relations with South Korea, experts stationed outside the …
Nothing About Trashing the INF Treaty Makes the U.S. Safer
From the strategic and diplomatic realms to the budgetary and tactical levels, Trump’s decision makes no sense. Donald Trump announced at a campaign rally on Saturday that he will walk away from the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, a move that his National Security Adviser, John Bolton, has long endorsed. The reasons given for withdrawal are …
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Blockchain in Practice
Distributed ledger technology (DLT), such as Blockchain, is being characterized as revolutionary in its potential to alter the world economy. Stimson is identifying applications and implications of DLT for non-proliferation and international security at the international, national, and operational (industry) level. Exploratory research is considering how the technology enhances or weakens the security of nuclear material, technologies, and facilities. Specifically, Stimson is focusing on the following four …
No Surprise: The Bomb Has Made a Bad Situation Worse in South Asia
After testing nuclear devices in 1998, Indian and Pakistani leaders genuinely believed — or stated for the record, while suspecting otherwise — that bringing bombs out of the basement would help make the region safer and more stable. They assumed, as did leading strategic analysts in both countries, that nuclear weapon requirements could remain modest …
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Joel Wit Quoted on North Korea’s Wants From U.S.
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Michael Krepon Op-Ed on U.S. Role in South Asia
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Lovely Umayam Op-Ed on Dangers of Nuclear Industry
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Travis Wheeler and Heather Byrne on India’s Nuclear Weapons
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Joel wit Interviewed on U.S. – North Korea Talks
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Joel Wit Quoted on North Korea’s Backup Plan for June 12 Summit
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Joel Wit Quoted on U.S. Erratic Policy Towards North Korea
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Joel Wit Quoted on North Korea’s Plan B
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Joel Wit Interviewed on Trump’s Cancellation of Summit
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Joel Wit Quoted on Dismantling North Korean Nuclear Test Site
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Op-Ed by David Kim on the 2018 Japan-China-South Korea Trilateral Summit
Wednesday’s meeting in Tokyo between Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in, and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will add momentum to, and raise the stakes for, U.S. President Donald Trump’s meeting next month with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un. Although the agenda for the summit will include economics, finance, disaster cooperation, and some …
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