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Judge Juche: How North Korean Front Companies Sell Their Software to the World

The global reach of North Korean IT companies challenges those seeking to comply with sanctions on North Korea.

Nuclear test at Yucca Flats, Nevada. Source: National Atomic Veterans of America (naav.com)

Nuclear Testing Is a Thing of the Past… Right?

A small but influential contingent of senior officials believes we should start testing again.

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Learning from Hiroshima and Nagasaki

To reach peace and security, we need to overcome maintaining the status quo.

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Revealed: North Korea’s Likely New Submariner Training Center

North Korea’s images of a new submarine, likely with multiple submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs).

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A Model Law Prohibiting Luxury Goods Transfers to North Korea

CNS has developed a model embargo law easily adaptable by UN Member States.

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North Korea Is Keeping Its Nukes. That Seems to Be Fine with Trump Now.

The administration is treating North Korea like the nuclear power it is.

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Another North Korean Provocation Ahead of the G20 Summit? Don’t Count on It

North Korea is keeping its options open amid warming ties with the United States and China.

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Reflecting on the Past, Present, and Future of Nuclear Weapons in International Politics

Accessible, policy-relevant scholarship can help inform both public and policymaker conversations.

Civilian HEU: Japan

Japanese HEU policies, progress reducing and eliminating the civil use of HEU in Japan, and remaining challenges.

Preliminary range assessment of the KN-23 using Missile Tool Kit and Missile Flyout.

Preliminary Analysis: KN-23 SRBM

Despite the general similarity with Russia’s Iskander-M, the KN-23 exhibits differences consistent with indigenous design and production.