The Nautilus Peace and Security Network (NAPSNet) is a non-governmental information network launched by the Nautilus Institute in November 1993. NAPSNet covers the key areas of research and policy work of the Nautilus Institute nodes in San Francisco, Melbourne and Seoul, including Austral security, nuclear deterrence, energy security, climate change adaptation, the DPRK, governance and civil society and the links between these themes and the three regions in which our nodes are found—North America, Northeast Asia, and the Austral-Asia region.
The Weekly Report succinctly presents six items each week that we believe every reader should know about these fields.
Korean Peninsula 1. Inter-Korean Railway A joint statement said the defense ministers of the ROK and the DPRK agreed to ease tensions, work jointly to eliminate the threat of war on the Korean Peninsula, and guarantee the safety of civilians visiting the other side for inter-Korean projects in all fields. ROK Defense Minister Cho Seong-tae […]
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Nuclear Weapons 1. Indian Nuclear Programs A Strategic Defense Review (SDR) commissioned by the Indian Government identified a need to conduct sub-critical nuclear testing to fully integrate the benefits of the Shakti series of tests carried out in May 1998. The Review concluded that India should announce a program to conduct the sophisticated sub-critical tests […]
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Korean Peninsula 1. DPRK Threat to US and ROK US Defense Secretary William Cohen and ROK’s Defense Minister Cho Sung-Tae said after annual security talks that the DPRK remains a military threat despite the thaw on the Korean peninsula and both countries must take “substantial” measures to reduce tensions. A joint statement said they welcomed […]
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Missile Defense 1. US Perspectives on NMD Decision US Senator Thad Cochran, Chairman, Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation, and Federal Service, issued a report by the Committee on Governmental Affairs in which he sets out the chronology of NMD, including the Clinton administration’s actions. He argued that the NMD problems the US face today are […]
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Korean Peninsula 1. DPRK Visits to ROK The trip to Seoul by the DPRK Workers’ Party secretary Kim Yong-sun, has helped revive the momentum for the implementation of the June 15 inter-Korean summit agreement. The trip of four-star general Pak Jae-gyong, vice director of the General Political Bureau of the DPRK’s Korean People’s Army, prompted […]
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Missile Defense 1. Decision to Delay NMD Deployment The following links to background stories and commentaries concerning President Clinton’s announcement that he would not approve the deployment of a National Missile Defense system at this time. “Clinton hands NMD decision to successor” “President Announces Delay of National Missile Defenses” “World Leaders Welcome Clinton’s Postponment of […]
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Korean Peninsula 1. DPRK Military Threats Some missile experts theorize that the DPRK missile program was built with the help of Russian missile scientists who are continuing to provide key components for the DPRK’s missiles. “DPRK Missile Program” (Daily Report, September 7, US) Stephen Bosworth, US ambassador to the ROK, said, “It is important to […]
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Korean Peninsula 1. DPRK Missile Program A senior ROK official said that DPRK leader Kim Jong-il’s proposal to give up the DPRK’s long-range missile programs was “not just a joke.” Russia and the US are taking it seriously and officials have discussed it together. “DPRK Missile Program” (Daily Report, August 31, US) “DPRK Missile Program” […]
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Missile Defense 1. US NMD System US President Bill Clinton has decided to forego deployment of a National Missile Defense (NMD) system and decided not to initiate the construction of a key NMD radar site in Alaska. In announcing his decision President Clinton said, “I simply cannot conclude with the information I have today that […]
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I. United States 1. ROK-DPRK Prisoner Exchange Reuters (“S.KOREA EXPECTED TO DEMAND N.KOREA RETURN POWS,” Seoul, 8/28/00) reported that at ministerial-level talks starting on August 29 in Pyongyang the ROK is expected to press the DPRK to return Korean War prisoners and citizens allegedly abducted by the DPRK. ROK media reports said on Monday that […]
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