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North Korea’s Nuclear Buildup Means Mutually Assured Destruction, Not Coercion

North Korea’s Nuclear Buildup Means Mutually Assured Destruction, Not Coercion

By Denny Roy
North Koreans have reasons to believe a large and highly survivable nuclear arsenal is necessary to deter the United States from attacking their country.

Kim Wants North Korea to Make More Nuclear Material for Bombs

Kim Wants North Korea to Make More Nuclear Material for Bombs

By Kim Tong-hyung
Kim Jong Un told officials and scientists at a state nuclear weapons institute they must ramp up bomb fuel production to meet his goals to expand his nuclear arsenal “exponentially.”
North Korea Says It Tested New Underwater Nuclear Attack System

North Korea Says It Tested New Underwater Nuclear Attack System

By Mitch Shin
North Korea said it tested a new “unmanned underwater nuclear attack craft” as the South Korea-U.S. drills drew to a close.

North Korea Says It Conducted Tactical Nuclear Attack Drill

North Korea Says It Conducted Tactical Nuclear Attack Drill

By Mitch Shin
Three days after it launched an ICBM, North Korea conducted a nuclear counterattack simulation as a response to the ongoing South Korea-U.S. joint military drills.

Is South Korea Considering Nuclear Weapons? 

Is South Korea Considering Nuclear Weapons? 

By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
Whether South Korea builds a nuclear bomb on its own or not, nuclear weapons are gaining greater importance in the national security thinking of many states in the Indo-Pacific. 

North Korea Vows to Increase Nuclear Arsenal

North Korea Vows to Increase Nuclear Arsenal

By Mitch Shin
Amid the strengthening military alliance between South Korea and the United States, Kim Jong Un vowed to expand his country's nuclear arsenal.  

Kim Jong Un Emphasizes Nuclear Development as North Korea’s ‘Ultimate Goal’

Kim Jong Un Emphasizes Nuclear Development as North Korea’s ‘Ultimate Goal’

By Mitch Shin
Kim continues to double down on the importance of the nuclear program for his country.
4 Decades of Reckoning With North Korea’s Nuclear Threat – and Counting

4 Decades of Reckoning With North Korea’s Nuclear Threat – and Counting

By Peter Hayes
Going nuclear will not help South Korea deal with the threat posed by its northern neighbor.

The Korea-US Extended Deterrence Strategy and Consultation Group: Evaluation and Issues

The Korea-US Extended Deterrence Strategy and Consultation Group: Evaluation and Issues

By Park Ki-Chul
3 points need to be addressed in future working-level EDSCG meetings in order to resolve the fundamental insecurity presented by the North Korean nuclear threat.

North Korea’s Dangerous Turn

North Korea’s Dangerous Turn

By Ankit Panda
Tactical nuclear weapons represent the next, dangerous phase of North Korea’s nuclear modernization.

Analog Threats in a Digital World

Analog Threats in a Digital World

By Jacob Parakilas
A North Korean military parade may seem like a throwback -- but it is a good reminder that novel threats are not necessarily the most serious ones we face.
UN Report Underlines North Korea’s Continuing Nuclear Ambitions

UN Report Underlines North Korea’s Continuing Nuclear Ambitions

By Bruce Klingner
The new report affirms U.S. assessments of North Korea’s nuclear weapons.

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