Nautilus Peace and Security 8 October 2004

THE NORTH KOREAN HUMAN RIGHTS ACT AND OTHER CONGRESSIONAL AGENDAS This is a paper by Karin J. Lee, Senior Associate at the East Asia Policy Education Project at the Friends Committee on National Legislation Education Fund. Mrs. Lee writes: “Congress should certainly be commended for raising human rights concerns about North Korea. There are, however, […]

Policy Forum 04-39A: The North Korean Human Rights Act and other Congressional Agendas

The following is a paper by Karin J. Lee, Senior Associate at the East Asia Policy Education Project at the Friends Committee on National Legislation Education Fund. Mrs. Lee writes: Congress should certainly be commended for raising human rights concerns about North Korea. There are, however, other practical actions that would ultimately enable the U.S. to address human rights more effectively and also address security and other concerns. Its up to Congress to widen the agenda.

NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, October 7, 2004

NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, October 7, 2004 NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, October 7, 2004 United States 1. DPRK Nuclear Talks 2. KEDO on DPRK Nuclear Issue 3. Japan on DPRK Nuclear Issue 4. IAEA on DPRK Nuclear Issue 5. ASEM on DPRK Nuclear Issue 6. US on Relations with DPRK 7. DPRK on Human Rights […]

NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, October 6, 2004

NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, October 6, 2004 NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, October 6, 2004 United States 1.   DPRK on Nuclear Talks 2.   DPRK on US Elections 3.   DPRK Chemical Imports 4.   DPRK Cyberattacks 5.   IAEA on DPRK Nuclear Issue 6.   IAEA on ROK Nuclear Experiment 7.   DPRK on ROK Nuclear Experiment 8.   ROK on DPRK […]

NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, October 5, 2004

NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, October 5, 2004 NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, October 5, 2004 United States 1. ROK on DPRK Plutonium Reprocessing 2. KEDO on DPRK Plutonium Reprocessing 3. US on DPRK Nuclear Talks 4. DPRK on Nuclear Issue 5. US – DPRK Military Relations 6. DPRK on DPRK – US Relations 7. ROK on […]

NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, October 4, 2004

NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, October 4, 2004 NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, October 4, 2004 United States 1. US, PRC on DPRK Nuclear Talks 2. DPRK on Nuclear Talks 3. DPRK on Uranium Enrichment Program 4. PRC on DPRK Enriched Uranium Program 5. DPRK – US Relations 6. US Missile Defense 7. DPRK on Relations with […]

Nautilus Peace and Security October 1, 2004

NAPSNet Top Story: N Korea Says It ‘Weaponized’ Spent Plutonium Financial Times reported that the DPRK claims it has “weaponized” all of its spent plutonium rods because the US’s hostile policies towards Pyongyang leave it no choice but to develop a “nuclear deterrent”. After making the claims to the UN general assembly in New York […]

Policy Forum 04-37A: Bush’s Hardline Approach to NK is Producing No Results

The following is a paper by Harry Sterling, a former diplomat and Ottawa-based commentator. Sterling writes: “It’s important for President Bush to face up to the fact that he too must be willing to be more pragmatic in dealing with North Korea if the nuclear controversy is to be resolved peacefully.”

NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, September 30, 2004

NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, September 30, 2004 NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, September 30, 2004 United States 1. US on DPRK Nuclear Issue 2. US on US – DPRK Relations 3. US on DPRK Missile Program 4. DPRK on US – DPRK Relations 5. US on DPRK Missile Exports 6. DPRK Energy 7. PRC on DPRK […]

N KOREA SAYS IT ‘WEAPONISED’ SPENT PLUTONIUM

1. DPRK Plutonium Reprocessing Financial Times (“N KOREA SAYS IT ‘WEAPONISED’ SPENT PLUTONIUM “, 2004-09-29) reported that the DPRK claims it has “weaponized” all of its spent plutonium rods because the US’s hostile policies towards Pyongyang leave it no choice but to develop a “nuclear deterrent”. After making the claims to the UN general assembly […]