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- Policy Paper ·
Living With a Nuclear-Arming North Korea: Deterrence Decisions in a Deteriorating Threat Environment
- Nov 4, 2020
In the News
- Stimson in the News ·
38 North cited in article about Kim Jong Un attending a flight demonstration of military aircraft at Wonsan Kalma International Airport
- Nov 15, 2019
- Stimson in the News ·
Jenny Town cited in article about military aircraft seen lined up at the Wonsan International Airport in North Korea
- Nov 14, 2019
- Stimson in the News ·
38 North mentioned in article about North Korea’s urging that South Korea remove its facilities from the North’s resort of Mount Kumgang
- Oct 24, 2019
- Stimson in the News ·
Jenny Town and 38 North cited about potential implications of John Bolton’s departure on US-NK relations
- Sep 12, 2019
- Stimson in the News ·
38 North cited about North Korea’s missile tests and how it shows signs of advancing arsenal
- Sep 2, 2019
- Stimson in the News ·
38 North cited in article the reported possibility of resumed denuclearization talks between U.S. and North Korea
- Aug 9, 2019
- Stimson in the News ·
How one website created a clear window into North Korea by Christopher Zara
- May 22, 2019
- Stimson in the News ·
Op-ed by Joel Wit and Richard Sokolsky on the US-North Korean relations and next steps
- May 20, 2019
- Stimson in the News ·
38 North cited in article about the US seizure of a North Korean cargo shop linked to exporting coal
- May 13, 2019
- Stimson in the News ·
38 North mentioned in article about Trump’s North Korea Diplomacy
- May 11, 2019
- Stimson in the News ·
Jenny Town quoted in article about North Korea’s second projectile missile launch in less than a week
- May 9, 2019
- Stimson in the News ·
38 North Contributor Michael Madden quoted in article North Korea’s point man sidelined in nuclear talks
- Apr 26, 2019
- Stimson in the News ·
38 North Contributor Michael Madden quoted in article on the absence of North Korean negotiator at Russia Summit
- Apr 25, 2019
- Stimson in the News ·
Jenny Town quoted in AFP article about North Korea’s demand for exit talks
- Apr 18, 2019
- Stimson in the News ·
Jenny Town quoted in article on claims of new weapon testing in North Korea
- Apr 18, 2019
- Stimson in the News ·
Jenny Town quoted in article about US envoy heading to Moscow as Putin-Kim Meeting rumors heat up
- Apr 17, 2019
- Stimson in the News ·
Jenny Town quoted in article on analysis of satellite imagery depicting activity at North Korea nuclear site
- Apr 16, 2019
- Stimson in the News ·
North Korea replaces premier as Kim Jong-un consolidates power in major reshuffle – Michael Madden Quoted
- Apr 12, 2019
- Stimson in the News ·
Michael Madden quoted in article about Kim Jong-Un’s Consolidation of Power
- Apr 11, 2019
- Stimson in the News ·
Jenny Town comments on President Trump asking Kim Jong-Un to hand over nuclear weapons
- Mar 29, 2019
- Stimson in the News ·
38 North cited in article about Washington’s moves against Chinese shippers
- Mar 21, 2019
- Stimson in the News ·
38 North Sohae Report Cited in Reuters Article About Activity at NK Nuclear Facilities
- Mar 18, 2019
- Stimson in the News ·
Jenny Town comments on the use of satellite imagery to analyze NK Missile Sites
- Mar 15, 2019
- Stimson in the News ·
Jenny Town Quoted in Vox Article about North Korea’s Restored Rocket Site
- Mar 7, 2019
- Stimson in the News ·
Joel Wit Quoted in AP article on North Korea’s Rebuilding of Structures at Rock Site
- Mar 6, 2019
- Stimson in the News ·
38 North Mentioned in Reuters Article about NK Rebuilding Rocket Site
- Mar 6, 2019
- Stimson in the News ·
Joel Wit Discusses The Reassembling of a North Korea Rocket Test Site on NPR
- Mar 6, 2019
- Stimson in the News ·
Jenny Town Quoted in Reuters Article about Sohae Launching Station
- Mar 5, 2019
- Stimson in the News ·
After U.S.-North Korea nuclear summit fails, all sides scramble to salvage the talks despite major differences
- Mar 4, 2019
- Stimson in the News ·
38 North cited in CNN article about US/South Korea joint military drills
- Mar 1, 2019
- Stimson in the News ·
Jenny Town comments on 4 Ways North Korea Fell Short of Its Nuclear Promises After the First Trump-Kim Summit
- Feb 28, 2019
- Stimson in the News ·
U.S.-North Korea nuclear talks: What 300 milk cans tell us about the human cost of sanctions
- Feb 28, 2019