Nuclear Weapons 1. Russian Fissile Materials After reporting that it may have to close its plant without government help to prop up sagging prices caused partly by the influx of Russian uranium, USEC Inc. said that it is ahead of schedule in completing 20 percent of a deal to buy overpriced uranium derived from dismantled […]
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Policy Forum 00-06C: North Korea’s Kim, Jong-WHO?
This is the third essay examining the question of the DPRK’s past behavior in the light of the recently completed ROK-DPRK summit. This essay was contributed by William J. Taylor, Senior Advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Taylor examines the psychological profiles that have been constructed and propagated over the years by analysts, and by the DPRK itself, to demonstrate that those outside the DPRK do not know much about its leadership or its intentions. Taylor argues that the DPRK leadership may have bought into Kim Dae-jung’s Sunshine Policy, providing other countries with an opportunity to normalize relations that should not be squandered.
NAPSNet Daily Report 23 October, 2000
CONTENTS
1. Albright’s Visit to DPRK
2. US Congressional View of Albright Visit
3. US-DPRK Hotline
4. DPRK Famine
5. DPRK-EU Relations
6. DPRK-Japan Relations
7. DPRK-PRC Defense Talks
8. PRC Military Preparedness
9. PRC Missile Deployment
10. US-Japan Arms Control Meeting
II. Republic of Korea 1. Albright’s Visit to DPRK
2. Inter-Korean Exchanges
3. DPRK Relations with EU
4. DPRK Dam Construction
5. DPRK Communications Sector
NAPSNET Week in Review 20 October 2000
Korean Peninsula 1. DPRK Missile Program The Russian news agency ITAR-TASS reported that sources in the DPRK has said that North Korea had confirmed its intention not to launch long-range missiles. Leon Sigal said that he believes the DPRK is about to agree a new deal on its missile program that could see aid “compensation” […]
NAPSNet Daily Report 20 October, 2000
CONTENTS
1. ASEM Resolution on Korean Peninsula
2. DPRK-EU Relations
3. Japan-DPRK Relations
4. DPRK-PRC Relations
5. Albright’s DPRK Trip
6. US-ROK Status of Forces
7. PRC View of Japanese Participation in TMD
8. US View of PRC Threat to Taiwan
9. Spratly Islands
II. Republic of Korea 1. Reunion of Separated Families
2. Investment in DPRK
3. ROK Aid to DPRK
4. Inter-Korean Relations
5. EU-DPRK Relations
6. DPRK-UK Relations
7. DPRK-US Relations
8. DPRK Maritime Development
III. Japan 1. Japan-DPRK Talks
2. DPRK Abduction Issue
3. Japanese Prime Minister’s Letter to Kim Jong-il
4. Japanese Participation in Mt. Kumgang Tour
5. Former Taiwan Leader’s Visit to Japan
6. Japanese-PRC Issue of History
7. Japanese Nuclear Disarmament Policy
8. US View on Japanese Peacekeeping
NAPSNet Daily Report 19 October, 2000
CONTENTS
1. Light-Water Reactor Project
2. DPRK-British Relations
3. DPRK-US Relations
4. DPRK-German Relations
5. Japanese View of DPRK Diplomacy
6. Jiang Zemin’s Alleged DPRK Visit
7. Reunion of Separated Families
8. DPRK Military
9. ROK Military Spending
10. Alleged PRC Espionage
11. Russian Military Sales to PRC
II. Republic of Korea 1. PRC’s View on Korean Peninsula
2. DPRK-Germany Relations
3. ROK-US-Japan Talks on DPRK
4. DPRK Reaction to Nobel Prize
5. DPRK-Japan Talks
6. ROK-DPRK Relations
7. DPRK Economic Training
8. Asia-Europe Meeting
III. Book Announcements 1. DPRK Nuclear Problem
2. Asian Energy Security
NAPSNet Daily Report 18 October, 2000
CONTENTS
1. Albright’s Visit to DPRK
2. ROK-DPRK Joint UN Resolution
3. Japanese Food Aid to DPRK
4. PRC View of Korean Peninsula
5. Cross-Straits Relations
6. PRC Military Exercises
7. PRC Defense White Paper
II. Republic of Korea 1. Inter-Korean Project
2. Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM)
3. ROK-US Missile Talks
4. ROK-PRC Talks
5. Inter-Korean Relations
NAPSNET Weekly FLASH Update 17 October, 2000
Missile Defense 1. NMD System Tests The US Defense Department conducted two tests of elements of the proposed National Missile Defense (NMD) system in preparation for another attempt to shoot down a target in space. US Defense Department spokesman Kenneth Bacon said that the next test should be conducted early next year. “US conducts two […]
NAPSNet Daily Report 17 October, 2000
CONTENTS
1. Light-Water Reactor Construction
2. Albright’s Visit to DPRK
3. DPRK-ROK Economic Talks
4. DPRK-Japan Talks
5. ROK-PRC Talks
6. PRC Premier’s Japan Visit
7. Cross-Straits Relations
8. PRC View of US Election
II. Republic of Korea 1. DPRK’s Participation in ARF
2. ROK View on DPRK-US Ties
3. ROK-PRC Talks
4. ROK Aid to DPRK
III. People’s Republic of China 1. US-DPRK Joint Statement
2. Albright’s Visit to DPRK
3. DPRK-Japanese Relations
4. Kim Dae-jung Wins Nobel Peace Prize
5. ROK View of DPRK-US Relations
6. PRC View over US-DPRK Ties
7. DPRK-Russian Relations
8. PRC-Japanese Relations
9. PRC Military Show
10. PRC National Defence White Paper