North Korean Nuclear Issue Timeline

Oct 04 2013

How Middle East Affairs Inform North Korean Strategy

Pyongyang will closely watch U.S.-Iranian talks and the U.S.-Russia deal on Syria.
Oct 04 2013

U.S.: A Progress Report on Washington's Re-engagement with Asia

Improved defense relations with Japan and South Korea have not gone unnoticed by China and North Korea.
Aug 31 2013

North Korea: Government Expanding Rocket Launch Site, Study Says

New commercial satellite imagery shows North Korea undertaking a major expansion of facilities at the Sohae launch site, where the country fired a rocket into orbit last December, according to a report released Aug. 30 by the U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University, AP reported Aug. 31.
Jul 25 2013

Signs of Economic Reform in North Korea

Jul 07 2013

South Korea, North Korea: Agreement Reached On Reopening Kaesong Industrial Zone

South Korea and North Korea have agreed in principle to reopen the joint Kaesong industrial zone and have urged companies to reactivate their factories there, a joint statement on the South Korean Unification Ministry website said July 7, Xinhua reported.
Jul 06 2013

North Korea, South Korea: Talks Held Over Joint Industrial Complex

North and South Korean officials held talks July 6 in an effort to reopen the Kaesong Industrial zone, the jointly run complex located just north of the Demilitarized Zone that was shut down by the North in April, Reuters reported, citing South Korean media.
Jun 16 2013

North Korea: U.S. Wants 'Credible Negotiations'

The United States is open to North Korea's proposal for high-level talks, but wants "credible negotiations" toward denuclearization, the chief of staff for U.S. President Barack Obama said to CBS' Face the Nation on June 16, AP reported.
May 19 2013

North Korea: Another Short-Range Missile Fired

North Korea fired a short-range missile from its eastern coast May 19, just a day after launching three short-range missiles, Reuters reported, citing South Korea's Yonhap news agency.
Apr 21 2013

North Korea: Pyongyang Moves 2 Missile Launchers To The Coast

North Korea has moved two mobile missile launchers for short-range Scud missiles to South Hamgyeong province on the country's eastern coast, an unnamed South Korean military source said, Reuters reported April 21, citing Yonhap news agency.
Apr 20 2013

North Korea: No Denuclearization Talks With United States

North Korea might be willing to talk with the United States about arms reduction but will never discuss denuclearization, Yonhap reported April 20, citing government newspaper Rodong Sinmun.
Apr 18 2013
North Korea's Preconditions for Talks

North Korea's Preconditions for Talks

Most interesting is the suggestion that united Korea would benefit from the North's nuclear weapons.
Apr 16 2013
Obstacles to a Deliverable North Korean Nuclear Warhead

Obstacles to a Deliverable North Korean Nuclear Warhead

Pyongyang must continue its nuclear tests if it wants to develop a nuclear missile capability.

Overview

The conflict between North Korea and other world powers over Pyongyang's nuclear energy program and its potential security implications has been going on for years. The six-party nuclear discussions have made progress, and the talks appear to have moved from crisis mode to a more diplomatic process. But is North Korea any closer to abandoning its controversial nuclear ambitions?

Key Analysis

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