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.
Missile Defense 1. US Missile Defense Test The Ballistic Missile Defense Organization’s (BMDO) National Missile Defense (NMD) Joint Program Office announced that it has scheduled the third NMD intercept flight test for July 7, 2000. This will be the first full system test of the prototype NMD system, using current versions of all the elements […]
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Korean Peninsula 1. Inter-Korean Talks The ROK government said that it is pushing for a meeting between ROK Foreign Minister Lee Joung-binn and DPRK Foreign Minister Paek Nam-sun on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum, which opens July 25 in Bangkok. “Inter-Korean Talks” (Daily Report, July 7, ROK) 2. […]
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Arms Control and Disarmament 1. US Nuclear Posture Review a. A bill passed by the U.S. Senate for the 2001 defense budget directs the Defense and Energy departments to conduct a new Nuclear Posture Review. Reversing previous legislation, the bill also orders a study on low-yield nuclear weapons and permits the nuclear laboratories to “conduct […]
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Arms Control and Disarmament 1. Implementation of START II George C. Wilson called on US President Bill Clinton and Russian President Vladimir Putin to accelerate the timetable for scrapping their multi-warhead missiles, the US MX missiles and the Russian SS-18s. “Start By Scrapping The Blockbuster Missiles” 2. Nuclear De-Alerting David Krieger discusses the Appeal to […]
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Korean Peninsula 1. Kim Jong-il’s PRC Visit DPRK leader Kim Jong-il visited Beijing to meet PRC officials, a visit that was confirmed after the fact by both PRC and DPRK news media. ROK newspapers reported that PRC President Jiang Zemin is likely to reciprocate the visit later this year. “Kim Jong-il’s PRC Visit” (Daily Report, […]
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Korean Peninsula 1. ROK-DPRK Summit The ROK will send a 30-member advance team to Pyongyang on May 31 to prepare for the June summit meeting. Reports said that the topic of separated families is likely to be prominent during the talks. “Inter-Korean Talks” (Daily Report, May 26, ROK) “Effects of Inter-Korean Summit” (Daily Report, May […]
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Nonproliferation and Arms Control 1. P-5 Disarmament Statement The five nuclear powers agreed Thursday to eventually eliminate their nuclear arsenals, a decision hailed by several countries without such weapons. But the agreement specified no timetable for implementation and delegates said it would take many years to achieve a nuclear-free world. “Nuclear Powers To Eliminate Weapons” […]
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Korean Peninsula 1. ROK-DPRK Summit Agreement The ROK and the DPRK reached an agreement on all issues regarding their summit meeting scheduled for June 12-14 in Pyongyang. The agreement called for a broad summit agenda, and the holding of future summits. “ROK-DPRK Summit Agreement” (Special Report) “Inter-Korean Summit” (Daily Report, May 19, ROK) “ROK-DPRK Summit” […]
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Nonproliferation and Arms Control 1. NPT Review Conference The Acronym Institute and the British American Security Information Council (BASIC) have continuing coverage of the Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference. At an open plenary, the President of the Sixth NPT Review Conference, Abdallah Baali of Algeria, accepted the draft reports from the three main committees on […]
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Korean Peninsula 1. ROK-DPRK Summit The ROK and the DPRK agreed on most issues for holding the summit meeting in Pyongyang in June, except for the number of journalists that would be allowed to cover the meeting. The ROK wanted to allow a pool of 80 reporters, while the DPRK was willing to accept on […]
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