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 1782, 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
The following NCNK members have provided articles or are available for comment. Please click on an individual's name for more information about that person.
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.
L. Desaix Anderson
desaix@verizon.net
Phone: (212)-473-9472
Dr. Charles Armstrong
Associate Professor of History
Director, Center for Korean Research
Columbia University
Email: cra10@columbia.edu
Fred Carrier
Vice President and Executive Director
The Korea Society
Fred.ny@koreasociety.org
Phone: (212)-759-7525
cronin@iiss.org
+44 (0)20 7395 9106
Articles: Measuring America's Diplomatic Failure in Kilotons
Ralph Cossa
President
Pacific Forum CSIS
RACPacForum@cs.com
Phone: (808) 521-6745
Fax: (808) 599-8690
Articles:
International Herald Tribune, October 5, 2006 North Korea's Nuclear Threat
William M. Drennan
drennanwm@aol.com
Phone: (703) 327-3053
Dr. Mel Gurtov
Professor of Political Science and International Studies
Hatfield School of Government, Portland State University
Email: MGurtov@aol.com
Dr. Alexandre Y. Mansourov
Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies
Article:Nautilus Institute, Napsnet Policy Institute On-Line, October 10, 2006 The Time of Reckoning: U.S. Vital Interests on the Korean Peninsula and Response to the Escalation of the North Korean Nuclear Crisis
Dr. Marcus Noland
Senior Fellow
Institute for International Economics
Email: mnoland@iie.com
Articles:
Asia Policy No. 2 July 2006: The Economic Implications of a North Korean Nuclear Test
July 2006: The Economic Impications of a North Korean Nuclear Breakout [This is a longer, more in-depth version of the article above]
Dr. C. Kenneth Quinones
Professor of Korean Studies
Akita International University. Akita, Japan
ckquinones@msn.com
James L. Schoff
Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis
Jschoff@ifpa.org
Phone: (617) 492-2116
Leon Sigal
Social Science Research Council
sigal@ssrc.org
Phone: (212) 377-2700 ext 456
Social Science Research Council
Associate Professor of Sociology
Director of Walter H. Shorenstein Asia Pacific Research Center
Stanford University
E-mail: gwshin@stanford.edu
Articles:
The Mercury News, October 6, 2006 (with Daniel Sneider): U.S., Allies Must Stand up to North Korea's Threat
Stu Thorson
Maxwell School
Syracuse University
thorson@syr.edu
Phone: 315-443-4742
Philip Yun
The Asia Foundation
Phone: (415) 743-3377
