Daily Report Archives
Established in December 1993, the Nautilus Institute’s *N*ortheast *A*sia *P*eace and *S*ecurity *N*etwork (NAPSNet) Daily Report served thousands of readers in more than forty countries, including policy makers, diplomats, aid organizations, scholars, donors, activists, students, and journalists.
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The DPRK took less than twenty-four hours to dispel any illusions that the Joint Statement Released at Six-Party Talks on September 19th, 2005 had resolved the nuclear confrontation between the international community and North Korea (hereafter DPRK). The media and American analysts in particular have suggested that North Korea’s declarations after the Joint Statement were made in bad faith. We suggest otherwise: that North Korea was simply following the formula suggested by the United States to clarify the issues that remain to be resolved. We also believe that there is a way past the LWR obstacle that may be acceptable to all parties. In essence, substituting Russian VVER LWR technology for American-sourced LWR technology may be the solution.
Read discussion of this essay by Chaim Braun.
Read discussion of this essay by Georgy Bullychev.
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Light Water Reactors at the Six Party Talks: The Barrier that Makes the Water Flow Light Water Reactors at the Six Party Talks: The Barrier that Makes the Water Flow Policy Forum Online 05-78A: September 21th, 2005 Light Water Reactors at the Six Party Talks: The Barrier that Makes the Water Flow By Peter Hayes, […]
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NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, September 21, 2005 NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, September 21, 2005 I. NAPSnet 1. DPRK on Nuclear Program 2. US on DPRK Nuclear Program 3. Russia on DPRK Nuclear Program 4. US, PRC, Japan on DPRK Nuclear Program 5. ROK Aid to DPRK 6. ROK Credit Rating 7. US-ROK Military Strategy 8. […]
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This is the full text of the joint statement issued at the close of the fourth round of six-party talks.
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NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, September 20, 2005 NAPSNet Daily Report Tuesday, September 20, 2005 I. NAPSnet 1. UN on DPRK Nuclear Program 2. US on DPRK Nuclear Program 3. ROK on DPRK Nuclear Program 4. Japan on DPRK Nuclear Program 5. DPRK on Nuclear Program 6. ROK on Six Party Talks 7. Inter-Korean Peace Framework […]
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NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, September 19, 2005 NAPSNet Daily Report Monday, September 19, 2005 I. NAPSnet 1. Six Party Talks 2. US on Six Party Talks 3. Four Nation Talks 4. Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation 5. Inter-Korean Ministerial Talks 6. DPRK-PRC Economic Cooperation 7. DPRK-Japanese Relations 8. DPRK Human Rights 9. UN Food Aid to DPRK […]
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NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, September 15, 2005 NAPSNet Daily Report Thursday, September 15, 2005 I. NAPSnet 1. Six Party Talks 2. DPRK on Six Party Talks 3. Russia on Six Party Talks 4. DPRK Nuclear Activity 5. DPRK-Pakistan Transfer of Nuclear Weapons Technology 6. Inter-Korean Ministerial Talks 7. Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation 8. Kim Yoon-kyu on […]
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Rose Gottemoeller, a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, was responsible for nonproliferation policy at the Department of Energy from 1997 to 2000, Seoul, writes: “The point of the Sister Laboratory program is to build mutual confidence and transparency in a low-key way, without major transfers of funds, equipment or materials. This message should be very welcome to the North Koreans. The United States, in its turn, has been able to leverage the relationships to establish new joint work in the nonproliferation arena – exactly the goal that Washington seeks with North Korea.”
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NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, September 14, 2005 NAPSNet Daily Report Wednesday, September 14, 2005 I. United States 1. Six Party Talks 2. US on Six Party Talks 3. ROK on Six Party Talks 4. Inter-Korean Cultural Cooperation 5. Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation 6. DPRK-PRC Economic Cooperation 7. PRC AIDS Issue 8. PRC Energy Supply 9. PRC-Venezuela […]
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Discussion of “Food Aid to North Korea or How to Ride a Trojan Horse to Death” Discussion of “Food Aid to North Korea or How to Ride a Trojan Horse to Death” Policy Forum Online 05-75A: September 13th, 2005 Discussion of “Food Aid to North Korea or How to Ride a Trojan Horse to Death” […]
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