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North Korea
February 29th, 2012
Stanford’s Straub, Hecker explain North Korea’s plan to halt nuclear program
CISAC, FSI Stanford, Shorenstein APARC NewsIn an agreement with Washington, Pyongyang will allow nuclear inspectors into North Korea and also receive much-needed nutritional assistance to the impoverished country. David Straub and Siegfried Hecker discuss Pyongyang’s moratorium on nuclear testing. Read more »
February 16th, 2012
Q&A: Fingar shares insight on Chinese vice president's U.S. visit
Shorenstein APARC, CISAC, FSI Stanford, SCP in the news: Shanghai Oriental Morning Post on February 16, 2012Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping recently visited the United States to meet with top officials and tour various cities. China experts followed the trip closely because Xi is anticipated to become China’s next president. Thomas Fingar spoke with the Shanghai Oriental Morning Post about the visit, and about the Obama administration's Asia policy. Read more »
January 12th, 2012
Stanford scholars weigh in on Iran's nuclear program
CISAC, FSI Stanford in the newsWith tension rising over Iran’s nuclear program, we asked three prominent nuclear experts to discuss what U.S. policymakers should bear in mind as they consider their range of options. Read more »
January 6th, 2012
North Korea watchers look at Pyongyang's nuclear trajectory
CISAC, FSI Stanford Op-ed: The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on January 6, 2012In the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Niko Milonopoulos, Siegfried Hecker and Robert Carlin use detailed overhead imagery to assess Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program -- and examine how Kim Jong-un's rise may influence it. In a separate piece, written before Kim Jong-il's death, Hecker and Carlin review the developments in North Korea in 2011.
December 8th, 2011
North Korea experts: Pyongyang is now courting Beijing, not the U.S.
CISAC, FSI Stanford Op-ed: Los Angeles Times on December 8, 2011Writing in the Los Angeles Times, Robert Carlin and John Lewis argue that normalizing ties with the U.S. is no longer North Korea's priority. Both researchers have visited North Korea several times, including the only American visit to the uranium enrichment facility at Yongbyon in November 2010. 
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July 18th, 2011
Siegfried Hecker: How scientists can contribute to nuclear security
CISAC, FSI Stanford in the news: Physics Today on July 1, 2011Writing in Physics Today, Siegfried Hecker gives a firsthand perspective on the role scientists can play in reducing nuclear danger.
March 1st, 2011
Robert Carlin: How to make progress with Pyongyang
In testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, CISAC's Robert Carlin says Washington still has much to learn about North Korea.