Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with Stars and Stripes about the potential for a second summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un. “Kim seems to only be interested in talking with the president, so the rough outlines of an agreement might need to happen at the top level,” said Alexandra Bell, senior policy […]
Kim’s Small Steps on Nuclear Program Put Ball in Trump’s Court
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with Bloomberg about North Korea’s steps toward denuclearization. “Shuttering a missile launch facility or a nuclear facility is different from an overall comprehensive plan to account for, and then verify, roll back and eventually dismantle an entire nuclear weapons program,” said Alexandra Bell, senior policy director at the Washington-based […]
North Korea agrees to dismantle nuclear complex if US also takes steps; Kim says he’ll visit Seoul
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell spoke with Stars and Stripes about North Korea’s declaration with South Korea. “This has really put the ball in the Trump administration’s court,” Alexandra Bell, of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, said in an interview. “It’s very clear that President Moon and Chairman Kim are committed to moving […]
Experts skeptical of Trump’s claim China is holding up N. Korea progress
Policy Analyst James McKeon spoke with Circa about the current state of negotiations with North Korea. “The North Koreans are really hung up on that…,” said James McKeon, a policy analyst at the Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation. “From their perspective, that needs to be done first before we can actually move to a […]
Op-ed: North Korea’s other weapons of mass destruction
Senior Policy Director Alexandra Bell and Research Intern Abigail Pokraka wrote a piece in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on the dangers of North Korea’s chemical and biological weapons programs. Achieving the final, fully verified denuclearization of North Korea will require the most complicated and rigorous security agreement ever negotiated. That means that the Trump Administration has an […]