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East Asia Science & Security Network Report, April 25, 2007 1. Preparing for Global Oil Peak The US Government’s General Accounting Office released a report to Congress that said that the uncertainty about future oil supply makes it important for the US to develop a strategy for addressing a peak and decline in oil production. […]

East Asia Science & Security Network Report, April 11, 2007 1. Climate Change Spurs Insecurity In its fourth assessment report, released on April 6, 2007, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change focuses on the likely impact of human-induced climate change on global populations. The report sees millions of people affected by land loss, water shortage, […]

East Asia Science & Security Network Report, March 28, 2007 1. Future of Coal Power A new interdisciplinary study by MIT examines the future of coal power in a world where constraints are placed on carbon emissions. It concludes that carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) is the critical technology, as it would allow the world […]

East Asia Science & Security Network Report, March 14, 2007 1. Scientists Confronting Global Problems In his presidential address at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, John Holdren stated that challenges such as poverty, climate change and nuclear proliferation pose global risks that require scientists and engineers to join […]

East Asia Science & Security Network Report, Feb. 28, 2007 1. Clean Coal Technology Writing in the Boston Review, David G. Victor and Danny Cullenwald (“Can We Stop Global Warming?,” January/February 2007) argue that given the widespread use of coal in energy generation, the only practical approach to combat global warming is to pursue technologies […]

1. Nautilus Asian Energy Security Associate Wins Conference Contest Nautilus Institute associate Ruslan Gulidov, ranked first in the 8th Open Conference-Contest for Young Scientists and Postgraduates of Khabarovskiy Krai (Economic Section) for his paper, “EVALUATION OF CRUCIAL FACTORS OF LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT OF ENERGY SECTOR IN THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST”. Gulidov is a junior researcher at […]

East Asia Science & Security Network Report, Feb. 14, 2007 1. DPRK Denuclearization Jungmin Kang, Nautilus Institute Senior Associate and Science Fellow at the Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) at Stanford University, describes the first steps that can be taken by the DPRK to “irreversibly dismantle its plutonium production programs and move the […]

East Asia Science & Security Network Report, Jan. 31, 2007 1. Russian Nuclear Power At the Nautilus Asia Energy Security workshop held at Tsinghua University from Nov. 5-7, 2006, Alexander Dmitriev presented a summary of the policies and plans for future nuclear energy development and nuclear fuel cycle activities in Russia. Russia Nuclear Power 2. […]

East Asia Science & Security Network Report, Jan. 17, 2007 1. PRC Nuclear Power At the Nautilus Asia Energy Security workshop held at Tsinghua University from Nov. 5-7, 2006, Wu Zongxin presented a summary of the policies and plans for future nuclear energy development in China. PRC Nuclear Power 2. International Plutonium Shipments A new […]

East Asia Science & Security Network Report, Jan. 4, 2007 1. Japan Plutonium Reprocessing Writing in the Japan Times, Nautilus Associate Tadahiro Katsuta argues that Japan should postpone full operation of the Rokkasho reprocessing plant until the current spent fuel storage facilities are full, which will take at least a decade. Postpone full operation of […]