... development of the DPRK’s nuclear missile program.
According to
Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the U.S. does not want “North Korea to receive any military technology from Russia.” Washington clearly intends to speculate on the topic of the alleged ... ... actual occupation of part of their territories by the U.S. military.
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... the horizon, which does not make them less ominous, though. The second category of time-delayed consequences of the currently unfolding international events includes the growing threat of nuclear proliferation.
Alexander Vorontsov:
How to Interpret North Korea’s Nuclear Forces Policy Act?
There is nothing unexpected in this escalation: a minimum level of mutual trust and predictability among great powers, primarily among the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, has always been a ...
The growing US-Japanese-South Korean military cooperation inevitably leads to stronger China-Russia-North Korea ties
The Russian-North Korean negotiations this month have provoked a lot of hype, particularly in the West. It is assumed by the West that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's trip might indicate a profound change in Moscow's overall approach ...
On June 11, 2021, Ivan Timofeev, Director of Programs, Russian International Affairs Council, spoke at the webinar “Prospect for Progress on North Korea and Northeast Asian Security” held by the National Committee on American Foreign Policy (NCAFP).
On June 11, 2021, Ivan Timofeev, Director of Programs, Russian International Affairs Council, spoke at the webinar “Prospect for Progress ...
... Germany did not bring any results, because it is not only China and Russia who do not want to take any measures in this regard, but also the United States, counting on the resumption of negotiations and so far refraining from harsh reaction.
So far, North Korea has not been actively implementing its nuclear program. The Panel of Experts of the UN Security Council Committee 1718 (August – September 2019) found no signs of operation of the 5 MW reactor in Yongbyon, and they associate the observed ...
The Kazakhstan model of denuclearization can work for North Korea
After a year full of escalatory rhetoric, nuclear tests, and threats of war, the recent de-escalation of the North Korean crisis has come as a welcome respite. In April 2018, during the meeting between the leaders of North and South Korea,...
... the number of missiles to five per launcher. Although it looks promising, there is currently no active funding for the development of THAAD ER.
www.mda.mil
THAAD launch
The Right Place at the Right Time?
After the fall of the Saddam Hussein regime, North Korea and Iran automatically became the main opponents of THAAD, as the two countries were actively
pursuing missile programmes
themselves. The Iranian threat prompted the
United Arab Emirates
and
Oman
to purchase the missiles in 2011 in 2013,...
...
aircraft carrier and the
North Carolina
nuclear submarine). The exercise’s code names were Key Resolve and Foal Eagle.
The purpose of the exercise was the traditional coordination training of South Korean and American troops in case of war with North Korea, drilling tactical moves, and using new equipment.
It should be noted that it was a scheduled exercise. That is, it has been held annually,
since 2002
between February and April, and before that, in October-November. The Republic of Korea ...
... Jong-un’s regime; the unanimous condemnation of Pyongyang for the provocative act and subsequent calls for punishment; doubts as to whether the tested device was really a thermonuclear one; and, finally, a fear of conflict escalation and worry that the North Korean regime threatened security and could unleash a war.
The North Koreans’ motives
It's hard to argue with the fact that this fourth test in a row has had a serious destabilizing effect. However, the North Koreans have followed a model ...
Working Paper 25/2015
In 2015 Russia and South Korea celebrate the 25th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations. Much has been accomplished, but significant potential for collaboration in Northeast Asia to address new and traditional threats remains untapped.
In this analytical paper experts of the Russian International Affairs
Council (RIAC) and Institute for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (
IREEES
), Seoul National University (SNU) offer their vision of a comprehensive...
