North Korea:
Documents, News, and Analysis
Media Advisories
Phase II: Denuclearizing North Korea
July 24, 2007
Arms Control
Association Applauds Progress at Six Party Talks
February 13 , 2007
Arms Control
Association Condemns North Korean Nuclear Test Threat; Experts
Call for More Effective, Energetic U.S. Diplomacy
October 4, 2006
Top
Administration Official Comments on Bush's North Korea Policy; United
States, North Korea Set to Meet Later This Month
April 16, 2003
Former
U.S. Government Official on North Korea Details Strategy for
Defusing Current Crisis
January 15, 2003
Arms
Control Association Calls on White House to Pursue North Korean Disarmament
Through Pragmatic Engagement: Statement by Executive Director Daryl
G. Kimball
January 3, 2003
Analysis
and Resources on North Korea and the Agreed Framework
October 17, 2002
Key Documents/Reports:
Chronology
of U.S.-North Korean Nuclear and Missile Diplomacy (December
1985-May 2008) ,
ACA Fact Sheet, June 2008
Six Party Talks Joint Statement
October 3, 2007
IAEA Report on the Application of Safeguards in North Korea
August 17, 2007
IAEA Report on Monitoring and Verification in North Korea
July 3, 2007
Joint Statement from the Fifth Round of Six Party Talks
February 13, 2007
UN
Security Council Resolution 1718 on North Korea's Nuclear Text
Explosion (PDF)
October 14, 2006
Joint
Statement of the Fourth Round of the Six-Party Talks
September 19, 2005
Chronology: Bush
Administration Talks With North Korea (April 2003-May 2004)
June 2004
An Interview
with Charles L. "Jack" Pritchard on diplomacy with
North Korea
November 2003
North
Korea's Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Status
September 2003
An
ACT Interview with Undersecretary Bolton
April 2003
A
Short History of N. Koreas Uranium-Enrichment Efforts
May 2003
Recommendations
for U.S.-Korea Policy
Center for International Policy and the Center for East Asian
Studies of the University of Chicago
March 2003
The
U.S.-North Korean Agreed Framework at a Glance
ACA Fact Sheet, August 2004
(Also available as PDF
file, requires Adobe
Acrobat Reader)
The 1994 U.S.-North Korean Agreed
Framework
The
1993 U.S.-D.P.R.K. Joint Statement
June 1993.
U.S.-D.P.R.K.
Joint Communique
October 2000
UN Security Council Resolution Addressing North Korean Intention to Withdraw from Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty
UN Security Council Resolution 825
May 11, 1993
North
Korea-IAEA Safeguards Agreement
January 1992
Joint Declaration by
South and North Korea on the Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula
January 1992
U.S.
Missile Sanctions
ACA Fact Sheet, March 2002
Relevant Arms Control
Today Articles
ACT News Stories
2008
U.S.-NK Clash on Nuclear Deadline
January/February 2008.
2007
Disablement Begins But Process Unclear
December 2007.
NK Continues Denial of Enrichment Program
December 2007.
Clues Emerge Surrounding Airstrike in Syria
November 2007.
Deadline Set for Yongbyon Disablement
November 2007.
NK-Syria Nuclear Connection Questionable
October 2007.
Yongbyon Facilities Disablement Considered
October 2007.
NK Shuts Down Reactor; Talks Progress
September 2006.
North Korea Reactor Shutdown Looms
July/August 2007.
North Korea Misses Disarmament Deadline
May 2007.
UN Members Slow on Iranian, NK Sanctions
May 2007.
NEWS ANALYSIS: Doubts Rise on North Korea 's Uranium-Enrichment Program
April 2007.
North Korea Talks Stalled by Banking Dispute
April 2007.
Initial Pact Reached to End North Korean Nuclear Weapons Program
March 2007.
Iran, North Korea Deepen Missile Cooperation
January/February 2007.
No Progress at North Korea Talks
January/February 2007.
2006
North Korean Test Provokes Widespread Condemnation
November 2006.
North Korea Interdiction Option Limited
November 2006.
Missile Control Regime Focuses on Iran, NK
November 2006.
Congress Approves Iran, NK Measures
November 2006.
Security Council Condemns NK Missile Tests
September 2006.
NEWS ANALYSIS: North Korea: Are the Six-Party Nuclear Talks Dead?
September 2006.
Potential North Korea Missile Test Raises Tension
July/August 2006.
U.S., Allies End North Korea Reactor Project
July/August 2006.
U.S.
Steps Up North Korea Sanctions
May 2006.
North
Korea, U.S. Talks Inch Forward
April 2006.
U.S., NK Meeting Could Aid Six-Party Talks
March 2006.
North Korea Talks Hit Impasse
January/February 2006.
2005
North Korea Increasing Weapons Capabilities
December 2005.
North Korea Nuclear Talks Stall
December 2005.
Challenges Face North Korea Talks
November 2005.
North Korea Nuclear Talks Achieve Breakthrough
October 2005.
Questions Surround NK Uranium Program
October 2005.
U.S. Names Alleged Treaty Violators
October 2005.
North Korea Talks Resume, Then Stall
September 2005.
CHRONOLOGY: More Than a Decade of U.S.-North Korean Nuclear Tensions
September 2005.
Kim Willing to Talk, Does Not Say When
July/August 2005.
Allies Seek to Restart North Korea Talks
June 2005.
North Korean Capabilities Remain Unclear
June 2005.
U.S. Pushes to Restart North Korea Talks
May 2005.
New Details Emerge on Pakistani Networks
May 2005.
North Korea Disavows Missile Moratorium; Talks Remain Stalled
April 2005.
News Analysis:
Bush Second Term: More Diplomacy But Same Policies
March 2005.
News Analysis:
Examining North Korea's Nuclear Claims
March 2005.
North Korea Nuclear Talks in Limbo
March 2005.
Reactor Suspension Extended; North Korea Nuclear Talks Stall
January/February 2005.
U.S. Imposes Iran-Related Sanctions
January/February 2005.
2004
U.S., Allies Split on North Korea; Talks Stalled as Pyongyang Waits
December 2004.
The Politics of Arms Control in the Second Bush Term
December 2004.
North Korea Skips Six-Party Talks
October 2004.
New North Korean Missiles Suspected
September 2004.
North Korea Criticizes U.S. Nuclear Proposal, Blasts Bush
September 2004.
U.S. Unveils Offer At
North Korea Talks
July/August 2004.
Chronology: Bush Administration
Talks With North Korea
June 2004.
How the Other Four
Parties View the Six-Party Talks
June 2004.
North Kora Nuclear Talks: If
at First You Don't Succeed, Meet Again
June 2004.
U.S., North Korea Jockey For
China's Support as Working Group Nuclear Talks Approach
May 2004.
North
Korea Talks Stymied
April 2004.
Six
Nations Square Off Over North Korea
March 2004.
U.S.
Delegation Visits North Korea
March 2004.
U.S.
and North Korea at Impasse Over Talks
January/February 2004.
Deconstructed:
North Korea's Nuclear Programs
January/February 2004.
2003
KEDO Suspends Construction of Nuclear
Reactors
December 2003.
Intelligence Agencies
Clarify North Korea's Nuclear Capability
December 2003.
Former Negotiator Warns Bush:
Last Chance for Diplomacy with North Korea
November 2003.
Bush Hints at North Korea
Security Agreement
November 2003.
U.S. Shows More Flexibility
in North Korea Talks
October 2003.
Interdiction
Initiative Starts to Take Shape
October 2003.
Summit Leaves Iran, North Korea
Questions Unanswered
October 2003.
Countries Meet to Discuss
N Korean Nuclear Stand-off
September 2003.
U.S. Lawmakers, Officials Seek
End to NK Nuclear Aid
September 2003.
Countries Draft
Guidelines for Intercepting Proliferation
September 2003.
U.S. Imposes
Sanctions on China, North Korea
September 2003.
Congressional
Delegation Visits North Korea to Ease Tension
July/August 2003.
U.S.
Pushes Initiative to Block Shipments of WMD, Missiles
July/August 2003.
U.S.
Courts Allies to Contain North Korea, Talks Lag
July/August 2003.
Congress
Divided on North Korea, Confused by Bush Policy
June 2003.
North
Korea Ups the Ante in Nuclear Standoff
June 2003.
N. Korea's Uranium-Enrichment Efforts Shrouded in Mystery
May 2003.
Key
U.S. Officials in the North Korean Nuclear Standoff
May 2003.
North
Korea, Pakistani Lab Sanctioned for Proliferation
May 2003.
North
Korea, U.S. Meet; Pyongyang Said to Claim Nukes
May 2003.
N.
Koreas Uranium Program Moving Ahead, Kelly Says
April 2003.
Intelligence
Chiefs Paint Grim Picture of Proliferation
March 2003.
North
Korea Restarts Reactor; IAEA Sends Resolution to UN
March 2003.
N.
Korea Quits NPT, Says It Will Restart Nuclear Facilities
January/February 2003.
U.S.
Stops Then Releases Shipment of N. Korean Missiles
January/February 2003.
2002
2001
2000
U.S.-D.P.R.K.
Missile Talks Make Little Progress,
December 2000.
Albright Visits
North Korea; Progress Made on Missile Front,
November 2000.
U.S. Explores
North Korean Offer to Terminate Missile Program in Exchange for
Satellite Launch Aid,
September 2000.
U.S.-North
Korea Missile, Terrorism Talks Resume; North Korea Admits to Exporting
Rocket Technology,
September 2000.
U.S.
Eases Sanctions After North-South Summit; Pyongyang Reaffirms Missile-Testing
Ban,
July/August 2000.
U.S.-North Korean
Dialogue Continues,
June 2000.
Negotiations on North
Korean High-Level Visit End Without Resolution,
April 2000.
U.S., North Korea
Resume Bilateral Talks,
Jan./Feb. 2000.
1999
1998
U.S., N. Korea
Move Closer on Site Access,
November/December 1998.
U.S., N. Korea
Meet on Missiles; Japan, S. Korea Press on Defenses,
October, 1998.
Congress Okays KEDO
Funding; Japan Lifts LWR Funding Block,
October 1998.
Framework Funds
Endangered by N. Korean Missile Test, Digging,
August/September 1998.
N.
Korea Launches Staged Rocket That Overflies Japanese Territory,
August/September 1998.
KEDO Resolves
Cost-Sharing For North Korean Reactor Project,
June/July 1998.
N. Korea Warns On
Nuclear Freeze, Halts Cleanup at Yongbyon,
May 1998.
1997
ACT Feature Articles
2007
Leon V. Sigal
BOOK REVIEW: Diplomacy Delayed Is Not Diplomacy Denied
October 2007.
2006
Ambassador Robert Gallucci
Nuclear Shockwaves: Ramifications of the North Korean Nuclear Test
November 2006.
Michael J. Green
Nuclear Shockwaves: Making the Best of Bad Options
November 2006.
Richard L. Garwin and Frank N. von Hippel
A Technical Analysis: Deconstructing North Korea's October 9 Nuclear Test
November 2006.
Harold Smith
Nuclear Forensics and the North Korean Test
November 2006.
Bong-Geun Jun
North Korea's Ongoing Nuclear Crises: An End in Sight?
January/February 2006.
2005
George Bunn and John B. Rhinelander
NPT Withdrawal: Time for the Security Council to Step In
May 2005.
David Cortright and George A. Lopez
Bombs, Carrots, and Sticks: The Use of Incentives and Sanctions
March 2005.
2004
Lew Kwang-chul
Don't Just Trust, VerifyDismantling
North Korea's Nuclear Program
May 2004.
2003
Joseph Cirincione and Jon B. Wolfsthal
North Korea
and Iran: Test Cases for an Improved Nonproliferation Regime?
December 2003.
Peter Hayes
Bush's Bipolar Disorder and
the Looming Failure of Multilateral Talks With North Korea
October 2003.
Bates Gill and Andrew Thompson,
A
Test for Beijing: China and the North Korean Nuclear Quandary
May 2003.
Matake Kamiya,
A
Disillusioned Japan Confronts North Korea
May 2003.
Haksoon Paik,
Steering
Between Red Lines: A South Korean View,
May 2003.
Alan D. Romberg and Michael D. Swaine,
The
North Korea Nuclear Crisis: A Strategy for Negotiations
May 2003.
Henry Sokolski,
Pyongyang:
The Case for Nonproliferation With Teeth
May 2003.
Phillip C. Saunders
Confronting Ambiguity: How to Handle North Korea's Nuclear Program
March 2003.
Joel S. Wit,
A
Strategy for Defusing The North Korean Nuclear Crisis,
January/February 2003.
2002
Leon V. Sigal,
North
Korea Is No Iraq: Pyongyang's Negotiating Strategy
December 2002.
Mark Smith,
On
Thin Ice: First Steps for the Ballistic Missile Code of Conduct
July/August 2002.
ACA Press Conference With Daryl G. Kimball, Robert Gallucci,
Marc Vogelaar, and Leon Sigal,
Progress
and Challenges in Denuclearizing North Korea
May 2002.
2001
ACA Press Conference with Spurgeon M. Keeny, Jr., Morton H. Halperin,
and Robert Gallucci,
Bush's Deferral of Missile
Negotiations With North Korea: A Missed Opportunity,
April 2001.
2000
ACA Press Conference With Spurgeon M. Keeny, Jr., Alan Romberg,
David Albright, Joel Wit, and Joseph Cirincione,
Secretary of State
Madeleine Albright's Visit to North Korea,
November 2000.
Leon V. Sigal,
Negotiating an End to
North Korea's Missile-Making,
June 2000
1998
Leon V. Sigal,
Averting a Train
Wreck With North Korea,
November/December 1998.
1997
Stephen W. Bosworth,
Keeping the U.S.-North
Korean Nuclear Accord on Track,
August 1997.
Leon V. Sigal,
The North Korean Nuclear
Crisis: Understanding the Failure of the 'Crime-and-Punishment Strategy,
May 1997.
ACT Editorial
Focus
Daryl G. Kimball,
Number Nine
November 2006.
Daryl G. Kimball,
"Getting Serious" About North Korea
December 2005.
Daryl G. Kimball,
North Korea: Time for Results
June 2005.
Daryl G. Kimball,
Better Late Than Never on North Korea
July/August 2004.
Daryl G. Kimball,
Better Late Than Never
on North Korea
July/August 2004.
Daryl G. Kimball,
Course Correction on North
Korea?
November 2003.
Daryl G. Kimball,
North
Korea: What's Next?
May 2003.
Daryl G. Kimball,
Beyond
the 'Axis of Evil'
January/February 2003.
Letter to The Editor
The North Korean Test and the Limits of Nuclear Forensics (Includes response)
January/February 2007.
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