Two fair questions prompted by the cartoon: (1) How far has North Korea’s missile program advanced since 2006 and (2) how far has the US Ground Based Midcourse Defense System (GMD) advanced since 2006?
S.Korean Intelligence: N. Korea Preparing Nuclear Test
As expected, North Korea is apparently preparing for its third nuclear test, according to South Korean intelligence officials. This is in line with typical North Korean behavior — in the past, it has tested missiles first followed by a nuclear test witnessed in 2006 and 2009.
North Korea’s Planned Rocket Launch Update
South Korea’s YTN reports North Korea may launch its Kwangmyeongseong-3 rocket on April 14th, weather permitting. The North is expected to hold a parliamentary session on April 13th to anoint Kim Jong-un and celebrate its founder Kim Il-sung’s 100th birthday on April 15th. YTN reports, the North is allowing international media to arrive on April 12th.
[Op-Ed] 2012 Seoul Summit: Pivot to Global Nuclear Security
by Duyeon Kim Published in the Korea Economic Institute’s “The Peninsula” on April 4, 2012. The 2012 Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, Korea could have been a watershed moment for nuclear security. The 58 heads of state and world leaders were expected to implement nuclear security measures conceptualized by the Obama administration’s first Summit in […]
China’s Epoch Times Quotes Duyeon Kim on Nuclear Security Summit
On March 28, 2012 Duyeon Kim, Deputy Director of Nuclear Non-Proliferation at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, was quoted in the Epoch Times about the 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit. Click here or see below: 核安峰会乏进展 北韩继续挑衅 【大纪元3月28日报导】世界53国领袖在南韩首尔举行的核子安全高峰会今天落幕，美国总统奥巴马等领袖都呼吁采取强硬措施，对抗核子恐怖主义，但峰会避谈北韩核子威胁议题。 美国总统奥巴马（Barack Obama）2010年主持华府首届核安高峰会，将2014年之前安全贮存或销毁世界各地现有的钸与高度浓缩铀，列为会议主要目标。然而本届峰会今天闭幕时所发表的最后声明，内容却显得不痛不痒。专家认为，这意味着全球核安前途依然充满变数。 “核裂变材料工作小组”（Fissile Materials Working Group）共同主席卢翁戈（Ken Luongo）指出：“这次高峰会，我们真正需要的是多一些愿景，也就是究竟要如何从当前处境再向前迈开步伐。”这个小组由防止核扩散专家组成。 卢翁戈指出，世界各国对核子安全的承诺程度极不一致，导致峰会中提出的执行蓝图一直窒碍难行。他说：“眼前的挑战是，针对必须如何做才能防范核子恐怖主义，擘画出远大的目标。” 下届全球核安高峰会预定2014年在荷兰召开。 武器管制暨禁止扩散中心（Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation）副主任金杜妍（Duyeon […]
