By Emma Sandifer The question of whether a nuclear deterrent might be necessary for South Korea has experienced a resurgence over the past few years, becoming a “mainstream feature of South Korea’s national security discourse”. With recent escalation in the pace of North Korea’s nuclear provocation, China’s aggressive buildup of its nuclear arsenal, and waning […]
Fact Sheet: North Korea Missile Test Activity
Updated March 13, 2025 Origins Throughout the 1960s and early 1970s as part of military cooperation pacts with the Soviet Union, North Korea was delivered surface-to-air and artillery rockets and trained on how to build and operate multiple-rocket launchers. Separately, it reached agreements with the People’s Republic of China to provide coastal defense capabilities such as anti-ship cruise missiles and the transfer of China’s missile research and […]
How Open-Source Intelligence Can Unlock Nuclear Secrets
Open-source intelligence (OSINT) and satellite imagery have changed the way civil organizations understand and evaluate nuclear arsenals and delivery systems — and the way governments interact with a changing balance of transparency and secrecy. Join us as we break down new developments in OSINT technology, how OSINT analysis can be used in nuclear weapons verification […]
전문가들 “김정은 방러, 전방위 군사 협력 현실화…중국 셈법 복잡”
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with VOA Korean, a Korean-language publication, on the consequences of increased dialogue between North Korea and Russia. The article and corresponding broadcast report are in Korean. Read and watch more
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un to meet with Vladimir Putin as Russia seeks closer military ties, more support for Ukraine war
Senior Policy Director John Erath spoke with NewsHub about the relationship between North Korea and Russia. Watch here
