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September 20, 2023
Nongovernmental leaders in nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament, as well as high-level former government officials, scientists, and downwinders are calling on governments take urgent action to counter growing threats to the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty and the de facto global nuclear test moratorium.
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September 1, 2023
In a rare appearance at the UN Security Council, North Korea’s ambassador accused the United States of pushing the region to the “brink of nuclear war.”
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July 1, 2023
North Korea violated UN Security Council resolutions when it tried to launch its first military reconnaissance satellite, but the Council declined to take any action.
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June 1, 2023
Nuclear physicist Siegfried S. Hecker argues that there were at least six hinge points in the last 20 years when outcomes with North Korea could have been vastly different if different choices had been made.
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June 1, 2023
North Korea said it will take decisive action in response to the decision by the United States and South Korea to enhance their nuclear deterrence consultations.
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April 11, 2023
Russia terminates New START data exchanges with the United States. Facility for tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus to be completed by July, according to Russia. U.S. lawmakers want more nuclear weapons to counter China.
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April 1, 2023
Preparations for a nuclear test by North Korea might be underway for the first time since 2017, U.S. intelligence agencies concluded in their annual threat assessment.
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April 1, 2023
North Korea responded to U.S.-South Korean military exercises by conducting several missile launches, including a new sea-launched cruise missile.
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March 1, 2023
The reality of dealing with a nuclear North Korea for the long term has reinvigorated the nuclear ambitions of its southern neighbor.
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January 12, 2023
In response to South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol's remarks today, board chair Thomas Countryman said the costs and risks of nuclear weapons in South Korea would outweigh, by far, any perceived benefit.
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January 10, 2023
In a Jan. 1 speech, leader Kim Jong Un said North Korea will mass-produce tactical nuclear warheads and develop a new intercontinental ballistic missile.
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December 1, 2022
The Nov. 2 drill involved the launch of more than 20 systems in response to South Korean-U.S. military exercises as tensions on the Korean peninsula continue to escalate.
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November 1, 2022
Pyongyang has launched more missile tests in 2022 than any year since 2011.
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October 7, 2022
Remarks by Daryl G. Kimball
Catholic Korea Peace Forum
Catholic University of America
October 5, 2022**(This presentation has been corrected and updated on Oct. 20, 2022)
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October 1, 2022
The new law exacerbated tensions between North Korea and South Korea.