Nuclear Update Network:
Rachel Minyoung Lee explores the domestic and foreign policy aims behind North Korea’s increased military activities. Lee emphasizes the need for diplomatic engagement with North Korea to deter armed conflict and reduce the risk of nuclear war.
Pablo Robles and Chloe Sang-Hun discuss advancements in North Korea’s nuclear warheads and short-range missiles. They also look at the recently resumed ballistic and cruise missile testing undertaken by North Korea.
Jamie Kwong discusses the impact that climate change will have on the US’s ability to use each leg of its nuclear triad — land, air, and sea. Kwong recommends that the US take efforts to prepare and adapt to this reality. This includes vulnerability assessments, climate modeling, and Department of Defense level climate adaptation planning.
Martyn Williams and Natalia Slavney at 38 North discuss the remarkable growth of cell phone use in North Korea. They also examine the technical and political limits it faces and the ways the modern phone has become a necessity.
This Council of Foreign Relations backgrounder provides a quick, comprehensive tour of North Korea’s missile and nuclear programs. It also looks at Pyongyang’s conventional military and cyber capabilities.