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North Korea

Vector illustration of Trump silhouette against missile pattern background

What to expect from Trump’s second term: more erratic, darker, and more dangerous

By François Diaz-Maurin | Nuclear Risk

North Korea sent troops to Russia. The reason(s) are “left to be seen”

By François Diaz-Maurin | Nuclear Weapons

Question for the candidates: How will you reassure allies worried about the credibility of the US security guarantees?

By Sara Bjerg Moller | Nuclear Weapons

Question for the candidates: How will you deter North Korea’s aggression without deteriorating the situation on the Korean Peninsula?

By Eliana Johns | Nuclear Weapons

Biden focused on strategic stability. His successor should embrace arms control

By Stephen J. Cimbala, Lawrence J. Korb | Nuclear Weapons

North Korean nuclear weapons, 2024

By Hans M. Kristensen, Matt Korda, Eliana Johns, Mackenzie Knight | Nuclear Notebook, Nuclear Weapons

Why North Korea’s new spy satellite could actually be a good thing

By Garrett Hinck | Nuclear Weapons, Opinion, Voices of Tomorrow

Introduction: Nuclear testing in the 21st century—legacies, tensions, and risks

By François Diaz-Maurin | Nuclear Weapons

Soviet nuclear test, 1949

Preserving the nuclear test ban after Russia revoked its CTBT ratification

By Pavel Podvig | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

radiation warning sign in Nevada desert

The logic for US ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

By Steven Pifer | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Kim Jong-un and Hwasong-17 ICBM

To do or not to do: Pyongyang’s seventh nuclear test calculations

By Rachel Minyoung Lee | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

The nuclear year in review: A renewed interest in nuclear weapons—for and against

By François Diaz-Maurin | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons