NATO strongly condemns North Korean nuclear test
From NATO: We condemn in the strongest terms the test by North Korea of a nuclear weapon, conducted in flagrant violation of relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions.read more
View ArticleThe Pyongyang Persian Pickle
In English slang, "pickle" means a bad situation or a state of disorder. The provenance is Shakespeare's "The Tempest." And pickle well applies to the nuclear ambitions of North Korea, Iran and U.S....
View ArticleNorth Korea threatens nuclear strike against U.S.
From Jack Kim and Louis Charbonneau, Reuters: North Korea threatened the United States on Thursday with a preemptive nuclear strike, raising the level of rhetoric just before the U.N.read more
View ArticleNorth Korean Albatross Around China's Neck
North Korea's recent nuclear test was a stark reminder to China that the days of a "lips and teeth" relationship with Pyongyang, of Mao Zedong and Kim Il-sung half a century ago, are long gone.Nuclear...
View ArticleIntelligence official cites threat of cyberattacks on U.S.
From Mark Mazzetti and Scott Shane, New York Times: The nation’s top intelligence official warned Congress on Tuesday that a cyberattack could cripple America’s infrastructure and economy and...
View ArticleU.S. beefing up West Coast missile defenses in response to threat from North...
From Anne Gearan, Washington Post: The Pentagon is beefing up West Coast missile defenses in response to escalating threats of attack from nuclear-equipped North Korea, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel...
View ArticleU.S. puts phase IV of NATO missile defense system on hold
From Chuck Hagel, Department of Defense: [W]e are restructuring the SM-3 IIB program. As many of you know, we had planned to deploy the SM-3 IIB as part of the European Phased Adaptive Approach.read...
View ArticleU.S. cancels part of missile defense that Russia opposed
From David M. Herszenhorn and Michael R. Gordon, New York Times: The United States has effectively canceled the final phase of a Europe-based missile defense system that was fiercely opposed by Russia...
View ArticleRajan Menon on North Korea's Threats (The National Interest)
South Asia Center Senior Fellow Rajan Menon writes in the National Interest on the threat of North Korea.read more
View ArticleThe Measured Madness of North Korea
You’ve got to hand it to North Korea’s young leader Kim Jong-un: the man is a past master at panic promotion. He learned from the master, his dad, Kim “Dear Leader” Jong-il, whose tantrums, threats,...
View ArticleVershbow: North Korean attack on US would activate NATO's Article 5,...
From Voice of Russia: A hypothetical North Korean attack on U.S. military facilities would involve other NATO member countries joining in armed action against the communist state as prescribed by...
View ArticleNATO eyes missile shield progress with Russia after U.S. move
From Gabriela Baczynska, Reuters: NATO hopes a U.S. change to global missile defenses will dispel Russian concern and foster cooperation on an issue that has long strained relations, alliance Deputy...
View ArticleConfronting What We Don't Know About the Korean Crisis
War cries, threats and counter-threats, moves and counter-moves are emanating from the Korean peninsula. Pundits have pronounced on what's going on and where things are headed. So this may be a good...
View ArticleWhy Less Is More on the Korean Peninsula
On February 12, North Korea conducted its third nuclear weapons test. The UN tightened existing economic sanctions in response. Since then, the Korean peninsula has become an even more dangerous place...
View ArticleEllen Tauscher on Hillary Clinton's Future and North Korea Crisis (Andrea...
Ellen Tauscher, Atlantic Council Board director and vice-chair of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, appeared on MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell Reports to comment on Hillary Clinton's...
View ArticleRobert A. Manning on North Korea's Recent Threats (US News & World Report)
Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Robert A. Manning contributes a piece to US News & World Report’s Debate Club discussing North Korea’s latest aggressions.read more
View ArticleRussian bombers conduct practice strikes on U.S. missile defenses
From Bill Gertz, Free Beacon: A Russian bomber recently carried out simulated cruise missile attacks on U.S. missile defenses in Asia, raising new questions about Moscow’s goal in future U.S.-Russian...
View ArticleDavid Cameron: We need a nuclear deterrent more than ever
From David Cameron, Telegraph: This week marks the completion of the 100th patrol by the Royal Navy’s Vanguard-class submarines, which carry our Trident nuclear missiles.read more
View ArticlePentagon to Seek Less for Missile Defense in 2014 Budget
From Tony Capaccio, Bloomberg News: The Pentagon will request $9.16 billion for missile defense programs for the 2014 fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, about $550 million less than this year’s $9.71...
View ArticleNorth Korea: Sad, Bad, and Mad?
In 2000 Cranfield University’s Professor Helen Smith posed the now seminal question about North Korea, “Bad, Mad, Sad, or Rational Actor?” Kim Jong-un, the thirtyish leader of the somewhat misnomered...
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