11 April 2013
by rtraynor
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North Korea has moved at least one midrange missile to its east coast for a possible test firing and may launch others. In this video, Crisis Group’s Daniel Pinkston speaks to the Wall Street Journal about what North Korea hopes … Continue reading
21 March 2013
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In this episode of the Korea Today show, Dan Pinkston, North East Asia Deputy Project Director, speaks about the current stand off between the two Koreas (Dan Pinkston is interviewed in this video at 15:10).
13 March 2013
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North Korea has taken a number of recent steps that raise the risks of miscalculation, inadvertent escalation and deadly conflict on the Korean peninsula. On 12 December, it launched a small satellite into orbit in defiance of UN Security Council … Continue reading
12 March 2013
by rtraynor
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In this video interview with The Telegraph, Dan Pinkston, North East Asia Project Deputy Director, says the new threats from North Korea are a result of Pyongyang feeling “emboldened” by recent successful nuclear tests.
25 January 2013
by Daniel Pinkston
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As expected, the DPRK has rejected UN Security Council Resolution 2087 adopted 22 January (EST) in response to the launch of the Ŭnha-3 space launch vehicle (SLV) on 12 December 2012. The DPRK Foreign Ministry statement dismissed the resolution as … Continue reading
21 December 2012
by Daniel Pinkston
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North Korea has beaten its South Korean rival in the race to place a satellite into earth orbit, becoming the 10th nation to do so. Despite this impressive scientific and engineering achievement, the launch violates UN Security Council resolutions that … Continue reading
19 March 2012
by Daniel Pinkston
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The [North] Korean Committee for Space Technology announced on 16 March that the DPRK would launch the “earth-observation satellite Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 with the carrier rocket Ŭnha-3.” The spokesman said the satellite would be placed into a polar orbit from the Sŏhae … Continue reading
11 January 2012
by Daniel Pinkston
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Best wishes for a strong and prosperous New Year from Seoul. After several distractions that resulted in a long hiatus from the blog, we look forward to being more active this year. Even before the year of the dragon begins … Continue reading
7 March 2011
by Daniel Pinkston
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The U.S. and South Korea have begun two combined military exercises. Key Resolve, a command post exercise that mostly involves computer simulations, officially began 28 February and is scheduled to last 11 days. Foal Eagle, a field exercise, also began … Continue reading