Pyongyang

  • Time to Break the North Korean Cycle

    It will be days or weeks before the world knows much about the nuclear test conducted by North Korea mid-day Tuesday local time in Pyongyang. What was its actual yield? What did it use – plutonium or highly enriched uranium, or some combination? Did it perform as expected? What will the international response be? Is this a game changer?

    February 12, 2013 - By Paul Carroll

  • Pyongyang, we have a problem…

    Critics of a recent deal between North Korea and the United States had barely caught their breath before an announcement today by Pyongyang that North Korea plans to launch a satellite atop a long-range rocket in mid-April. It’s hard to argue that this isn’t a setback. But it’s also premature to write the whole thing off.

    March 16, 2012 - By Paul Carroll

  • Not your Daddy's North Korea?

    Kim Jong Il is dead. While for many this may seem like a day long planned, now that it is upon us it is no less frightening.

    December 18, 2011 - By Paul Carroll

  • Nuclear Funding Goes Virtual

    Video games are often accused of promoting violence, stunting social skill growth and leading to inactive lifestyles. Now, they could be contributing to something even more dangerous – the creation of nuclear weapons.

    August 12, 2011 - By Megan Murphy