DPRK
The Nuclear Force Policy Law: Implications for DPRK Command and Control
Among the contents of North Korea's new nuclear weapons law, the section on nuclear command and control deserves careful attention.
Kim Jong-un’s Two Uses of “Idiot” in Final Letter to Trump
HANKYOREH - APLN member Cheong Wook-Sik writes on the final correspondence between the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and then-President Donald Trump of the US.
(NU-NEA) Birds of a Feather: Thoughts on Pyongyang's Lessons from the War in Ukraine
Professor Alexandre Y. Mansourov discusses the lessons learned from the Ukraine conflict by DPRK leadership.
Today’s Balance of Terror Between US, NK More Unstable Than Cold War
HANKYOREH - APLN member Cheong Wook-Sik points out that the balance of terror on the Korean Peninsula is very unstable due to a lack of suitable communication channels and an abundance of bluster.
2022 NEREC-Sejong Conference on Nuclear Nonproliferation
On 2-3 August 2022, APLN members Moon Chung-in, Kim Ji-na, Jun Bong-geun, Lee Sang-Hyun, Han Yong-Sup, and Zhao Tong will participate in the 2022 NEREC-Sejong Conference on Nuclear Nonproliferation.
North Korea Has Changed – Our Policy Toward It Should Change Too
HANKYOREH - APLN member Cheong Wook-Sik pointed out three critical changes in North Korea and underscored the need to fundamentally reconsider the current approaches to policy on the North.
Pompeo’s Claims that China Obstructed N. Korea’s Denuclearization
HANKYOREH - APLN Vice Chair Moon Chung-in argues that Mike Pompeo’s provocative claims of Chinese obstructionism hinder U.S.-China cooperation on the North Korea nuclear issue.
Preventing Nuclear Weapons Use in Northeast Asia: What Lessons Can we Learn?
Eva Lisowski looks at possible nuclear use cases in Northeast Asia and lessons learnt, at the Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons.
Hawks Want You to Think Kim Jong-Un Will Unify Korea by Force – Why That’s Bunk
HANKYOREH - APLN member Cheong Wook-Sik wrote for Hankyoreh regarding how the apocalyptic fears of North Korean nukes tend to translate into a compulsion toward intensifying the alliance with the US.