David Wright, co-director of the Union of Concerned Scientists’ (UCS) Global Security Program, notes that “between April 4 and April 8 North Korea will attempt to place a satellite into space using the Unha-2 launcher. While some have characterized this as a ballistic missile test, a successful satellite launch wouldn’t necessarily demonstrate the ability to launch a nuclear warhead to intercontinental range. Modifications to increase the capability of the launcher pose both material and manufacturing challenges that North Korea may have yet to overcome.”
Archives
NAPSNet Daily Report 2 April, 2009
- 1. DPRK Missile Launch
- 2. US on DPRK Missile Program
- 3. Japan on DPRK Missile Test
- 4. Australia & ROK on DPRK Missile Program
- 5. DPRK Detention of Journalists
- 6. DPRK Defectors
- 7. Inter-Korean Athletics
- 8. ROK at the G20 Summit
- 9. ROK Satellite Launch
- 10. ROK Nuclear Power
- 11. ROK Military
- 12. US-ROK Free Trade Agreement
- 13. US-Japan Security Alliance
- 14. Japan Politics
- 15. Sino-US Relations
- 16. Sino-Japanese Environmental Cooperation
- 17. PRC-Japan Civil Society Environmental Cooperation
- 18. Sino-French Relations
- 19. PRC Military
- 20. PRC Internet Censorship
- 21. PRC Earthquake
- 22. PRC Public Health
Policy Forum 09-026: Not an Impeccable Argument
Mark J. Valencia, a maritime policy analyst based in Kaneohe, Hawaii, writes, “US government arguments and immediate follow up actions regarding the incident seem to constitute a ‘might makes right’ approach that only increases the damage being done to the US image in Asia. Real change is needed in US maritime diplomacy in Asia and elsewhere.”
NAPSNet Daily Report 1 April, 2009
- 1. PRC on DPRK Nuclear Program
- 2. DPRK on Missile Program
- 3. US on DPRK Missile Test
- 4. DPRK Missile Test and the UNSC
- 5. US on Detained Journalists
- 6. Inter-Korean Relations
- 7. Inter-Korean Athletics
- 8. Russia Missile Test
- 9. Japan on Maritime Security
- 10. PRC on Cyber Warfare Accusations
- 11. PRC-ASEAN Military Cooperation
- 12. Sino-Indian Relations
- 13. Cross Strait Relations
- 14. Sino-Australian Relations
- 15. PRC Security
- 16. PRC-EU Energy Cooperation
- 17. PRC Environment
- 18. PRC Energy and the Environment
- 19. PRC on Climate Change
- 20. PRC Anti-Corruption Measures and the Internet
Policy Forum 09-025: DPRK Trip Report February 24-28th, 2009
Paul Carroll, Program Director at the Ploughshares Fund, writes, “Depending on how the U.S. responds to any DPRK action, as well as our partners in the region, we may be in for rough stretch of road for some time. The alternative could be that if the responses are creative and bold, we may just be able to snatch some victory from the jaws of defeat and make some progress toward the goals of denuclearizing the peninsula and transforming the regional security situation.”
NAPSNet Daily Report 31 March, 2009
- 1. DPRK Nuclear Program
- 2. ROK on DPRK Missile Test
- 3. Russia on DPRK Missile Test
- 4. Japan on DPRK Missile Test
- 5. DPRK on Detained Journalists
- 6. DPRK on ROK PSI Role
- 7. EU-DPRK Relations
- 8. ROK Afghanistan Support
- 9. Japan SDF Anti-Piracy Operations
- 10. Japan SDF Peacekeeping Role
- 11. Japan Climate Change
- 12. Japan Politics
- 13. Japan Food Security
- 14. Sino-Indian Energy Trade
- 15. Sino-Indian Territorial Dispute
- 16. Sino-Russian Energy Trade
- 17. Cross Strait Relations
- 18. PRC Investments in Africa
- 19. PRC Security
- 20. PRC Disease Reporting
NAPSNet Daily Report 30 March, 2009
- 1. DPRK Missile Program
- 2. US, Japan, ROK on DPRK Missile Program
- 3. US, PRC on DPRK Missile Program
- 4. US on DPRK Missile Program
- 5. ROK on DPRK Missile Program
- 6. UN on DPRK Missile Program
- 7. UK on DPRK Missile Program
- 8. US Policy toward DPRK
- 9. Inter-Korea Relations
- 10. DPRK Defectors
- 11. DPRK Leadership
- 12. ROK-EU Trade Relations
- 13. ROK-Russian Relations
- 14. ROK Climate Change
- 15. ROK Internet Censorship
- 16. ROK Human Rights
- 17. Japanese Missile Defense
- 18. Japanese Politics
- 19. Japanese Climate Change
- 20. US-Japan Energy Cooperation
- 21. Russo-Japanese Energy Cooperation
- 22. PRC Tibet Issue
- 23. PRC Civil Unrest
- 24. PRC Cyber Warfare
- 25. PRC Internet Censorship
- 26. PRC in International Financial Institutions
NAPSNet Daily Report 27 March, 2009
- 1. DPRK on Six Party Talks
- 2. DPRK Missile Program
- 3. Japan on DPRK Missile Program
- 4. US on DPRK Missile Program
- 5. ROK on DPRK Missile Program
- 6. DPRK Human Rights
- 7. DPRK Economy
- 8. ROK Role in Afghanistan
- 9. ROK Anti-Terrorism
- 10. Japanese Politics
- 11. Japan in IAEA
- 12. Japanese Flag Controversy
- 13. PRC Tibet Issue
- 14. PRC Public Health
NOTAM: Impact Zones for the DPRK Satellite Launch
This is the full Notice to Mariners (NOTAM) for the anticipated DPRK satellite launch. The first impact zone is in the East Sea/Sea of Japan while the second is in the Pacific Ocean. The anticipated path of the launch is within 100 kilometers of the Rokkasho Nuclear Power Plant in Japan.
NAPSNet Daily Report 26 March, 2009
- 1. DPRK Missile Program
- 2. Japan on DPRK Missile Program
- 3. ROK on DPRK Nuclear Program
- 4. US, PRC on DPRK Missile Program
- 5. DPRK Detention of Journalists
- 6. ROK-EU Trade Relations
- 7. ROK Economy
- 8. ROK Hybrid Car
- 9. Japanese-Czech Emissions Trading
- 10. Japanese Economy
- 11. Japanese Politics
- 12. Sino-US Relations
- 13. Australia on Sino-US Relations
- 14. Sino-African Food Aid
- 15. US on PRC Supercurrency Proposal
- 16. UK on PRC Supercurrency Proposal
- 17. PRC Currency
- 18. Cross-Straits Relations
- 19. PRC International Exchange Students
- 20. PRC Migrant Workers
- 21. PRC Corruption
- 22. PRC Energy Subsidies
- 23. PRC Climate Change
- 24. PRC Tibet Issue
- 25. Asian Health