Which B-52s are nuclear-capable?

Complete list of armament classification of all extant B-52H aircraft (2024) * Notes a. Confidence levels apply only to the armament classification assigned to active aircraft. b. AMARG – Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group; GITA – ground instructional training aircraft; OG – Operating Group. c. Although best efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy […]

Which B-52s are nuclear-capable?

Complete list of armament classification of all extant B-52H aircraft (2024) * Notes a. Confidence levels apply only to the armament classification assigned to active aircraft. b. AMARG – Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group; GITA – ground instructional training aircraft; OG – Operating Group. c. Although best efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy […]

DPRK (North Korea) Chronology for 2001

  DPRK (NORTH KOREA) CHRONOLOGY FOR 2001 Compiled by Lee Sigal Northeast Asia Cooperative Security Project Contact: 1/5/01: Kim Dae-jung invw acknowledges the transition may be difficult and says he plans to visit Washington soon to win Bush’s support for reconciliation with North. FM Lee Joung-binn acknowledged that “some are voicing concern over the possibility […]

POTENTIAL INSIDER THREAT AGAINST JAPANESE NUCLEAR FACILITIES: CHALLENGE AND PROGRESS SINCE THE FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR DISASTER

  MASAKATSU OTA NOVEMBER 16, 2017 I. INTRODUCTION In this essay, Masakatsu Ota examines measures taken by Japan’s nuclear sector since the Fukushima catastrophe to upgrade nuclear security, in particular,  Specialized Safety Facilities, and Personnel Reliability System. Ota argues that two further steps are needed to overcome evident deficiencies that still exist, viz, strengthening newly […]

IMPACT OF UNSC RESOLUTION 2375 ON DPRK OIL IMPORTS

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 […]

RISKS OF DENSELY PACKED SPENT FUEL POOLS

by Allison Macfarlane May 19, 2017 I. INTRODUCTION This essay by Allison Macfarlane argues that “the back end of the fuel cycle, especially at reactors, has not received the attention to safety and management it needs.  Management of spent fuel after discharge from the reactor requires careful thought and safety analysis.  Surprisingly, regulators in some […]

The Japan SIGINT project

This page lists publications by Desmond Ball and Richard Tanter on Japanese signals intelligence, as well as m…