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Making sense of North Korea’s recent ICBM and (possible) nuclear tests

By Seiyeon Ji, Victor Cha | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons

People walk past a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul on January 11, after North Korea fired a "suspected ballistic missile" into the sea, South Korea's military said, less than a week after Pyongyang reported testing a hypersonic missile. (Photo by Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images)

North Korea’s goals in 2022: internal stability and nuclear development

By Duyeon Kim | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons

Kim Jong Un at the 8th Workers Party Congress. Photo credit: KCNA via KCNA Watch.

What North Korea’s Party Congress means for Biden and the world

By Duyeon Kim | Nuclear Weapons

Two key questions about North Korea’s new missile

By Xu Tianran | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons

North Korea’s military parade on October 10, 2020

After the parade, North Korea’s steady progress matters more than its big new missile

By Jenny Town | Analysis, Nuclear Weapons

Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un shake hands

A practical approach to North Korea for the next US president

By Joseph Yun, Frank Aum | Nuclear Weapons

Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae-in

Kim Jong Un is still alive. What about peace with North Korea?

By Catherine Killough | Nuclear Risk

Kim Jong Un, giving his plenary speech. Photo credit: KCNA

Will killing of Iran’s Soleimani influence North Korea’s “strategic weapon” plans?

By Duyeon Kim | Columnists, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

People dance in Pyongyang on Dec. 24, 2019, the birthday of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's late grandmother, Kim Jong Suk. (Photo by Kyodo News via Getty Images)

No Christmas gift from North Korea? Not so fast.

By Duyeon Kim | Columnists, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

christmas illustration of north korea kim jong-un on horse as santa claus with nuclear missile

Santa Kim is coming to town—with North Korean gifts that keep on giving

By Ankit Panda | Analysis, Nuclear Risk

Donald Trump meets Kim Jong-un at the Korean Demilitarized Zone

Don’t be surprised when South Korea wants nuclear weapons

By Byong-Chul Lee | Nuclear Weapons, Opinion

PANMUNJOM, SOUTH KOREA - JUNE 30: A handout photo provided by Dong-A Ilbo of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the South and North Korea in Panmunjom, South Korea. (Handout photo by Dong-A Ilbo via Getty Images/Getty Images)

Four questions for Duyeon Kim about the Trump-Kim DMZ meeting

By | Interviews, Nuclear Weapons