Tatsujiro Suzuki, Senior Research Scientist, Socio-economic Research Center, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI), and Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, the University of Tokyo, writes, “The primary driving force behind Japan’s reprocessing program is the management of spent nuclear fuel. The back-end of the nuclear fuel cycle, i.e. management of spent fuel and waste, would pose significant financial, political, and social risks to Japan’s nuclear power program. Japan should explore alternative socio-political solutions, including multinational approaches, to its complex spent fuel management issues.”
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NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, November 09, 2006
NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, November 09, 2006 NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, November 09, 2006 I. NAPSNet 1. ROK Sanctions on DPRK 2. ROK on Inter-Korean Summit 3. GNP on USFK 4. USFK after Rumsfeld’s Resignation 5. DPRK on Six Party Talks 6. US on Six Party Talks 7. US Experts Visit DPRK 8. DPRK-US Relations […]
NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, November 08, 2006
NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, November 08, 2006 NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, November 08, 2006 I. NAPSNet 1. US-PRC Summit on DPRK 2. UK on DPRK Nuclear Program 3. Defector on DPRK Regime Change 4. Former PM on Inter-Korean Relations 5. US Governor on DPRK Relations 6. DPRK Aid 7. ROK on Kaesong Workers’ Salaries 8. […]
NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, November 07, 2006
NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, November 07, 2006 NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, November 07, 2006 I. NAPSNet 1. US, Japan, ROK on Joint Strategy on DPRK 2. US on DPRK Sanctions 3. US on Six Party Talks 4. Japan on Six Party Talks 5. DPRK-Iran Nuclear Weapons Trade 6. DPRK Ship Inspections 7. DPRK Human Rights […]
The Plight of North Koreans in China and Beyond
The International Crisis Group an independent, non-profit, multinational organization, working through field-based analysis and high-level advocacy to prevent and resolve deadly conflict, writes, “A loose network of makeshift shelters focused on humanitarian aid has evolved into a politically-charged but fragile underground railroad on which some North Koreans can buy safe passage to Seoul in a matter of days, while others suffer years of violence and exploitation. If they are to minimise the exploitation of the most vulnerable and enhance the much-needed aid this network delivers, concerned governments must commit to a sustainable solution.”
NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, November 06, 2006
NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, November 06, 2006 NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, November 06, 2006 I. NAPSNet 1. Six Party Talks 2. DPRK on Six Party Talks 3. DPRK Nuclear Program 4. ROK on DPRK Nuclear Program 5. ROK-Japan Talks on DPRK 6. ROK-US Talks on DPRK 7. ROK Labor Party Visits DPRK 8. Inter-Korean Cooperation […]
Policy Forum 06-98: Maritime Interdiction of North Korean WMD Trade: Who Will Do What?
In this article Mark J. Valencia, a maritime policy analyst based in Hawaii and the author of “The Proliferation Security Initiative: Making Waves in Asia”, writes, “such interdictions, without the permission of the flag state, on or over the high seas, could be considered an act of war. Some thought North Korea was bluffing when it said it would launch ballistic missiles. They thought it was bluffing when it said it had a nuclear weapon. They also thought it was bluffing when it said it would test a nuclear weapon. Now it has threatened war if its vessels or aircraft are interdicted. Given this history of miscalculation on both sides, the United States and its friends in the region need to carefully consider if hey want to contribute to the cause of a possible Second Korean War.”
Policy Forum 06-93: Time to End the Korean War: The Korean Nuclear Crisis in the Era of Unification
Sheila Miyoshi Jager, Associate Professor of East Asian Studies at Oberlin College and the author (with Rana Mitter) of “Ruptured Histories: War, Memory and the Post- Cold War in Asia”, writes, “Washington must come to terms with the emergence of pan-Korean nationalism in South Korea in which ending the Korean War is the main goal. In practical terms, this will require that the United States engage North Korea in direct bi-lateral talks aimed at finally settling the hostile relations between the two countries with the ultimate goal of concluding a peace treaty and establishing diplomatic relations.”
NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, November 02, 2006
NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, November 02, 2006 NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, November 02, 2006 NAPSNet 1. DPRK Nuclear Program 2. ROK on DPRK Nuclear Program 3. UN Sanctions on DPRK 4. Six Party Talks 5. Japan on Six Party Talks 6. ROK on Inter-Korean Relations 7. US Probe on DPRK Money Laundering 8. Japanese Abductee […]
NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, November 01, 2006
NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, November 01, 2006 NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, November 01, 2006 I. NAPSNet 1. Six Party Talks 2. US on Inter-Korean Relations 3. Japan on DPRK Sanctions 4. ROK on DPRK Secret Cities 5. ROK Poll on US’ DPRK Policy 6. DPRK Human Rights 7. ROK Ministerial Appointments 8. ROK Air Force […]