Between 2004 and 2010, Dr. Siegfried Hecker, made seven trips to North Korea exploring ways to reduce the danger of Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program.
Hinge Points: An Inside Look at North Korea’s Nuclear Program Home Book Trips Archives Nuclear Primer Satellite Imagery About Stanford Delegation Members Contact Us The website for Hinge Points was developed by Dr. Alla Kassianova and Mr. Frank Willey, Stanford University associates of Dr. Hecker’s. They received technical support from Sharon Krossa (at Stanford University) […]
Hinge Points: An Inside Look at North Korea’s Nuclear Program Home Book Trips Archives Nuclear Primer Satellite Imagery About Presentations Publications 2004- 2006 2007- 2009 2010- 2012 2013- 2015 2016- 2018 2019- 2021 Diplomacy 2016 The DPRK conducted its fourth nuclear test in 2016, sparking further impetus to resolve the nuclear crisis but with few […]
Hinge Points: An Inside Look at North Korea’s Nuclear Program Home Book Trips Archives Nuclear Primer Satellite Imagery About Arsenal Estimation Bomb Fuel Weaponization Delivery Systems Nuclear Estimates Further Reading Weaponization The weaponization stage consists of the design, building, and testing of nuclear weapons. This stage requires an understanding of physics, not only nuclear physics, […]
Hinge Points: An Inside Look at North Korea’s Nuclear Program Home Book Trips Archives Nuclear Primer Satellite Imagery About Arsenal Estimation Bomb Fuel Weaponization Delivery Systems Nuclear Estimates Further Reading Estimating North Korea’s Nuclear Arsenal We know that North Korea can build the bomb because the tremors from deep inside its Punggye-ri nuclear test site […]
Hinge Points: An Inside Look at North Korea’s Nuclear Program Home Book Trips Archives Nuclear Primer Satellite Imagery About Presentations Publications Publications A sampling of articles, interviews, and news commentaries by Siegfried Hecker. Hecker, Siegfried, and Jenny Town. “North Korea’s Evolving Nuclear Doctrine: An Interview With Siegfried Hecker,” 38 North, Stimson Center, May 24, 2022. […]
Hinge Points: An Inside Look at North Korea’s Nuclear Program Home Book Trips Archives Nuclear Primer Satellite Imagery About Korean Peninsula Map Yongbyon Nuclear Complex Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site More Nuclear Facilities Missile Launching Sites Historical Images ↑ top Map of the Korean Peninsula ↑ top Yongbyon Nuclear Complex The Yongbyon Nuclear Complex is the […]
Hinge Points: An Inside Look at North Korea’s Nuclear Program Home Book Trips Archives Nuclear Primer Satellite Imagery About Dedication Authors Abstract Contents Endorsements Reviews by Siegfried S. Hecker with Elliot A. Serbin Release Date: January 10, 2023 Order the Book ↑ top Dedication In memory of Professor John Wilson Lewis, whose boundless energy and […]
Discussions on post-test developments and everyday life in Pyongyang.
2004: First sense of the country, its people, customs, and institutions
