KAE TAKASE AND DAVID VON HIPPEL October 20, 2017 I. INTRODUCTION In this report, Kae Takase and David von Hippel review the history and current status of interim storage of spent nuclear fuel in Japan. They examine the obstacles to changing current policy, and note that transparency of policy formation related to spent fuel storage […]
LIU CHONG OCTOBER 13, 2017 I. INTRODUCTION In this essay, Liu Chong concludes that in addition to strengthen…
ANTHONY J. COLANGELO OCTOBER 9, 2017 I. INTRODUCTION In this essay, Anthony Colangelo argues that: “There is a legal duty to disobey illegal nuclear strike orders. Failure to carry out this duty may result in criminal and civil liability under national and international law… [T]hose ordered to plan or launch a nuclear strike are on […]
MARTHA CRENSHAW October 6, 2017 I. INTRODUCTION In this essay, Martha Crewshaw concludes that “the difficulties associated with meeting the requirements for a successful strategy of deterrence suggest that governments and the nuclear power industry would be wise to emphasize prevention of the full range of insider, outsider, and combined insider-outsider terrorist threats from […]
PETER HAYES OCTOBER 2, 2017 I. INTRODUCTION In this essay, Peter Hayes reviews the potential military consequences of a conventional war in Korea arising from the tension created by the rhetorical threats traded by Donald Trump and Kim Jong Il. He suggests the possible killing rate in a new Korean War that does not […]
YONGSOO HWANG SEPTEMBER 29, 2017 In this essay, Yongsoo Hwang concludes that the “proper measures to prepare for the insider threat are not yet fully introduced for many countries. In fact it is not easy to detect, delay, and respond to insider threats in a timely manner… Nonetheless, iterative approaches throughout planning, drills, and assessment […]
板橋 功(Isao ITABASHI) 2017年9月22日 I. はじめに 板橋功氏は、日本の東京にある公益財団法人公共政策調査会研究センター長であり、主任分析官である。板橋氏は、原子力規制委員会核セキュリティに関する…
ISAO ITABASHI September 22, 2017 I. INTRODUCTION In this essay, Isao Itabashi concludes that while shortfalls in the new trustworthiness system are evident, some key improvements have been made since the Fukushima accident and that: “In the future the government must be in the lead to establish a more effective trustworthiness system by utilizing privacy […]
David von Hippel and Peter Hayes September 12, 2017 I. INTRODUCTION In this essay, David von Hippel and Peter Hayes review estimates of the fraction of North Korean refined product imports and total oil imports that will be affected by UNSC Resolution 2375. They find that (assuming the sanctions contained in the Resolution function as […]
Peter Hayes and David von Hippel September 9, 2017 I. INTRODUCTION In this essay, Peter Hayes and David von Hippel analyze the impact of Chinese energy sanctions on the DPRK in response to its missile and nuclear testing. They conclude: “The DPRK could quickly cut its non-military use by about 40% of its annual oil use […]
