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2014 missile launch of the Iskander-M missile system. North Korea’s March 25, 2021 missile test appears to be an improved variant of the Russian Iskander-style short-range ballistic missile. Credit: Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 4.0.

North Korea’s “tactical-guided” ballistic missile test is no joke for Biden and South Korea

By Duyeon Kim | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

President Biden and Vice President Harris with US Armed Forces generals. Credit: The White House via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.

How the Biden administration can secure real gains in nuclear arms control

By Sharon Squassoni | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Republic of Korea Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets. Photo credit: ROK Air Force

How to keep South Korea from going nuclear

By Duyeon Kim | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

Chinese nuclear forces, 2016

By Hans M. Kristensen, Robert S. Norris | Nuclear Notebook

Indian nuclear forces, 2015

By Hans M. Kristensen, Robert S. Norris | Nuclear Notebook

Chinese nuclear forces, 2015

By Hans M. Kristensen, Robert S. Norris | Nuclear Notebook, Nuclear Weapons

Global Nuclear Stockpiles, 1945-2000

By Robert S. Norris, William M. Arkin | Nuclear Notebook