Liang Tuang Nah, PhD
The Short and Long Term Approach to North Korean Nukes
Photo: A ground-based missile interceptor being lowered into its silo (Source: Sputnik) The DPRK’s fifth nuclear test on 9 September 2016 reveals the extent to which the Kim regime is determined to acquire an operational nuclear arsenal. When combined with recent missile test successes like the launch of a Musudan Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) on 22 June 2016 and the demonstration of a Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) capability with the firing of a B
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Hyunju Ban, NKR Intern
North Korea Drugs Trade
The North Korean government’s attitude towards drug trade has changed drastically in the last few decades. Although drug production and trafficking in North Korea originated from government attempts to earn foreign currency, since the drug epidemic of the mid 2000s, there has been a shift to close down official production of methamphetamine and border patrol with China have tightened in recent years.[1] Nevertheless, Yun Minwoo and Eunyoung Kim have brought up how the North K
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