South Korea
Analysis
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U.S. Nuclear Cooperation as Nonproliferation: Reforms, or the Devil You Know?
Nov. 27, 2012 | Jessica C. VarnumSeveral U.S. bilateral nuclear cooperation agreements are set to expire in the next four years, and a long list of nuclear newcomers are interested in concluding new agreements with the United States. Jessica C. Varnum examines the debate over whether stricter nonproliferation preconditions for concluding these new and renewal "123" nuclear cooperation agreements with the United States would enhance or undermine their value as instruments of U.S. nonproliferation policy.
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Submarine Proliferation Resource Collection
Aug. 7, 2012The submarine proliferation resource collection is designed to highlight global trends in the sale and acquisition of diesel- and nuclear-powered submarines. It is structured on a country-by-country basis, with each country profile consisting of information on capabilities, imports and exports.
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South Korea Treaty Memberships
May 25, 2012This is part of the treaty memberships collection of PDFs.
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NTI Nuclear Materials Security Index: Building a Framework for Assurance, Accountability and Action
The Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) Nuclear Materials Security Index is a first-of-its-kind public benchmarking project of nuclear materials security conditions on a country-by-country basis.
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Options for NATO Nuclear Sharing Arrangements
Nov. 17, 2011 | Dr. Karl-Heinz Kamp, Major General Robertus C.N. RemkesThis is an article in a new NTI report is designed to help develop an approach to reduce nuclear risks in Europe and contribute to NATO's Deterrence and Defense Posture Review.
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South Korea Submarine Capabilities
June 24, 2011The submarine proliferation resource collection is designed to highlight global trends in the sale and acquisition of diesel- and nuclear-powered submarines. It is structured on a country-by-country basis, with each country profile consisting of information on capabilities, imports and exports.
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South Korea Submarine Import and Export Behavior
June 24, 2011The submarine proliferation resource collection is designed to highlight global trends in the sale and acquisition of diesel- and nuclear-powered submarines. It is structured on a country-by-country basis, with each country profile consisting of information on capabilities, imports and exports.
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Korean Transliteration, Geographic Units, and Proper Names
March 7, 2011The James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies' guide to Korean language transliteration for use on the NTI website.
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Impact of the Cheonan Incident on the Six-Party Talks
May 17, 2010 | Melissa HanhamMelissa Hanham examines the impact of the sinking of the South Korean navy corvette (the Cheonan) on the Six-Party Talks.
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North Korea's Nuclear Test and its Aftermath: Coping with the Fallout
June 25, 2009 | CNS StaffCNS staff members discuss North Korea's second nuclear test in May 2009 and the reactions of major stakeholders in the international community.
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The Six-Party Talks and President Obama's North Korea Policy
Feb. 1, 2009 | Insook KimInssok Kim analyzes the prospects for the incoming Obama administration to jump start the Six-Party Talks.
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The Risks and Challenges of a Cruise Missile Tipping Point
Sept. 1, 2008 | Dennis GormleyDennis Gormley analyzes the upsurge in land-attack cruise missile proliferation in recent years and the challenges this trend brings to international security.
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This material is produced independently for NTI by the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of and has not been independently verified by NTI or its directors, officers, employees, or agents. Copyright © 2011 by MIIS.
Get the Facts on South Korea
- Operates 23 nuclear power reactors which provide 35% of its electricity
- Completed destruction of its chemical weapons stockpile in July 2008
- Owns a well-developed biotechnology infrastructure, but no evidence suggests the pursuit of a biological weapons program
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Efforts to Build East Asia Antimissile Framework Stymied by Distrust
May 14, 2013
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South Korea Still Not Joining U.S. Missile Defense System
May 9, 2013
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Report: S. Korea Defense Ministry Not Interested in Buying SM-3 Missiles
May 7, 2013
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North Korea Insists Not Using Prisoner to Lure High-Profile U.S. Statesman
May 6, 2013
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South Korea Plans Sea-Based Interceptor Purchase: Report
May 2, 2013

