East Asia

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North Korea’s Illicit Maritime Activities

Cameron Trainer on the Small Arms Survey podcast.

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NPR’s Iran Reader

Key articles on Iran’s nuclear program and the world’s response.

Vox

How Trump Got Suckered by Iran and North Korea

He’s pushed Iran closer to going nuclear — and spurred an arms race in North Korea, Russia, and China.

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Will Trump Risk National Security and a Deal with North Korea?

If Washington left the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, then Moscow would likely follow suit.

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US-North Korea Diplomacy Is Over for Now. What Comes Next?

After fruitless negotiations, Kim Jong Un is turning back to his weapons scientists.

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Artificial Intelligence – A Threat to Strategic Stability?

Video: Seminar with Dr. James Johnson, postdoctoral research fellow at CNS.

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Is the US Losing the Artificial Intelligence Arms Race?

Increasingly sophisticated Chinese and Russian technologies threaten the dominance of US technological innovation.

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Evidence about North Korea’s Nuclear-Weapon Designs

Open-source data presents a consistent picture of DPRK’s four nuclear-weapon designs

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The End of Military-Techno Pax Americana?

Washington’s strategic responses to Chinese AI-enabled military technology.

Civilian HEU: China

Chinese HEU policies, progress reducing and eliminating the civil use of HEU in China, and remaining challenges.