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December 8, 2022

Why Managing the Nuclear Threat in Northeast Asia Matters

By Matthew Teasdale Overtaken by the war in Ukraine, bellicism on the Korean peninsula has taken a back seat in the international media, despite the very real rising nuclear threat. North Korea has fired more than 70 missiles this year – more than any previous year – including two purported intercontinental ballistic missiles that have […]

Posted in: Asia, China, North Korea, Nukes of Hazard blog

November 9, 2022

After record year of arms tests, what’s in North Korea’s arsenal?

Executive Director John Tierney spoke with Al Jazeera about North Korea’s recent missile tests and provocations. John Tierney, the executive director of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, said some experts do not believe “North Korea has yet mastered any ability to actually miniaturise and place a weapon successfully” on an ICBM, and they […]

Posted in: Asia, Center in the News, North Korea, Press & In the News on North Korea, Press Room

October 18, 2022

Fact Sheet: Nuclear Testing 101

What is a nuclear test? Nuclear tests are generally controlled explosions of nuclear devices, such as bombs or warheads. The tests are used to determine a device’s effectiveness, yield (amount of energy released during detonation) and explosive capability. There are four types of nuclear tests: Atmospheric tests occur in or above the atmosphere. Underground tests […]

Posted in: Factsheets on North Korea, North Korea

September 15, 2022

Codified Nuclear Escalation 

By Connor Murray As I begin my work at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, I am reminded of the source of my passion for nuclear disarmament: the mistaken idea many others in my generation have that nuclear weapons no longer represented an existential threat after the Cold War. I am a certified millennial […]

Posted in: Asia, North Korea, Nukes of Hazard blog

September 14, 2022

On Royal Succession and Command and Control

By John Erath No, this will not be another House of the Dragon post. Although, given the number of views that one received, perhaps I should focus on covering TV rather than nuclear weapons. In this case, the subject is the royal succession in the United Kingdom and its nuclear command and control. When Queen […]

Posted in: Europe, North Korea, Nukes of Hazard blog, United Kingdom

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