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North Korea Nuclear Test

On October 8, 2006, the DPRK announced that it had conducted a nuclear test. To read articles by NCNK members regarding the announcement or to request comments, please click here.

On October 14 the United Nations unanimously adopted UN Resolution 1718, preventing the provision of nuclear technology, large-scale weapons and luxury goods to the DPRK and allowing inspection of cargo. For a glimpse into the debate within the UN Security Council, see the statement released when the resolution was adopted.

NCNK Members' Views on the Nuclear Test


Views expressed by individual National Committee on North Korea members are their own and should not be attributed to the National Committee itself. With the exception of statements that have been approved by the membership, NCNK does not advocate particular policies or take positions on issues.

Organizations are listed for identification purposes only.



Ralph Cossa, President, Pacific Forum CSIS
North Korea's Nuclear Threat, International Herald Tribune, October 5, 2006
North Korea's Nuclear Threat: What Now? PacNet#49, October 3, 2006


Dr. Alexandre Y. Mansourov, Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies
The Time of Reckoning: U.S. Vital Interests on the Korean Peninsula and Response to the Escalation of the North Korean Nuclear Crisis, Nautilus Institute, Napsnet Policy Institute On-Line, October 10, 2006 

Dr. Marcus Noland, Senior Fellow, Institute for International Economics
The Economic Implications of a North Korean Nuclear Test, Asia Policy No. 2 July 2006 
The Economic Implications of a North Korean Nuclear Breakout, July 2006 [This is a longer, more in-depth version of the article above]

Dr. Gi-Wook Shin, Director of Walter H. Shorenstein Asia Pacific Research Center, Stanford University
(With Daniel Sneider): U.S., Allies Must Stand up to North Korea's Threat, The Mercury News, October 6, 2006