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.
The NAPSNet Daily Report aimed to serve a community of practitioners engaged in solving the complex security and sustainability issues in the region, especially those posed by the DPRK’s nuclear weapons program and the threat of nuclear war in the region. It was distributed by email rom 1993-1997, and went on-line in December 1997, which is when the archive on this site begins. The format at that time can be seen here.
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.
Nuclear Weapons 1. Iraqi Nuclear Weapons An unnamed defector from Iraq, a military engineer who fled Iraq one year after UN arms inspectors left, reported to the London Daily Telegraph that nuclear bombs are being built in Hemrin in north-eastern Iraq. The defector said, “There are at least two nuclear bombs which are ready for […]
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In a report issues at its 53rd Annual Session (30 July – 17 August), the UN Subcommission on Promotion and Protection of Human Rights concluded that the WTO’s dispute settlement procedure is in flagrant violation of basic legal tenets such as equal access to justice, impartiality and independence. In separate resolutions on globalisation, services liberalisation, […]
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Korea 1. Kim Jong-il’s PRC Visit According to Nodong News, DPRK leader Kim Jong-il stressed the need to renew perception and change working style during his recent visit to the PRC. ROK Unification Ministry spokesman Chung Kang-kyu said, “Kim Jong-il’s tour in China in January would have a great impact on North Korea’s economic policies, […]
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