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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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However, for multiple reasons—the rise of instantaneous news services, the evolution of the North Korea and nuclear issues, the increasing demand for specialized and synthetic analysis of these and related issues, and the decline in donor support for NAPSNet—the Institute stopped producing the Daily Report news summary service as of December 17, 2010.
Missile Defense 1. US Missile Defense Program The Center for Defense Information released an update to their report on missile defense, which stated that the US Defense Department’s Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) will be reorganized into three parts focusing on the three stages of ballistic missile flight: boost phase, midcourse, and terminal. CDI also […]
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Korea 1. DPRK Agreed Framework The DPRK threatened to pull out of a 1994 nuclear deal with the US, saying the US has failed to uphold terms of the Agreed Framework in which the DPRK agreed to freeze its nuclear program in exchange for two nuclear reactors to be built by a US-led consortium. James […]
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CONTENTS Volume 3, #20 May 21, 2001 Missile Defense US Consultations on Missile Defense Reaction to Consultations: Russia Reaction to Consultations: Europe Reaction to Consultations: PRC Reaction to Consultations: South Asia Commentary on Missile Defense Nuclear Weapons DPRK Agreed Framework PRC Nuclear Test Russian Early Warning Satellites PRC Nuclear Program British Nuclear Tests Security Militarization […]
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