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Articles by Ronald K. Chesser
North Korea’s Koryolink: Built for Surveillance and Control
By: Martyn Williams July 22, 2019 Commentary This article was published in tandem with the Washington Post: “Leaked documents reveal Huawei’s secret operations to build North Korea’s wireless network.” Eavesdropping and network security were the top concerns of the North Korean government in the months before Koryolink, the country’s current mobile network service, was launched in December 2008, according to minutes of a May 28, 2008 meeting in Kuala Lumpur between engineers from the Korea...
North Korea Is Not Desperate: The New Geostrategic Environment in East Asia
By: Ruediger Frank July 11, 2019 Commentary, Foreign Affairs Kim Jong Un and Trump at Panmunjom. (Photo: Rodong Sinmun) The discussion surrounding the surprise meeting at the DMZ between US President Donald Trump and DPRK State Affairs Commission Chairman Kim Jong Un has shown a remarkable ignorance of the fact that North Korea is by no means desperate to strike a deal with the Americans.
North Korea’s Sinpo South Shipyard: Continuing Submarine Construction and Minor Improvements at the Secure Boat Basin
By: 38 North June 12, 2019 Satellite Imagery, WMD A 38 North exclusive with analysis by Jack Liu and Peter Makowsky Recent commercial satellite imagery of North Korea’s Sinpo South Shipyard indicates continuing submarine construction of possibly another SINPO-class ballistic missile submarine, as evidenced by movement of parts and equipment in the staging area adjacent to the construction halls. Figure 1. Movement of parts and equipment indicate ongoing construction of a new submarine. Figure 1A.
North Korea’s Yongbyon Nuclear Facility: No Indications Plutonium Production Reactor Is Operating
By: 38 North February 22, 2019 Satellite Imagery, WMD A 38 North exclusive with analysis by Frank V. Pabian and Jack Liu. Commercial satellite imagery of North Korea’s Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center from February 2019 indicates that despite recent assertions that the 5 MWe reactor is running, there are no obvious indicators that it or the Experimental Light Water Reactor (ELWR) are operating.
Negotiating with North Korea
By: Robert Carlin February 19, 2019 Commentary, Foreign Affairs This is an article about the “p” word—process. In some circles, it considered best to speak the word with head tilted slightly back, indicating barely concealed contempt. That way, you can demonstrate that you don’t think the manner and means—i.e., the process—by which agreements are negotiated are important because you are tough-minded and are really only interested in results.
A How-To Guide for Disabling and Dismantling Yongbyon
By: Ronald K. Chesser, Joel S. Wit and Samantha J. Pitz February 15, 2019 Commentary, Foreign Affairs, WMD A worker handles a drum filled with contaminated waste during the clean-up of the former Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant in 2005.
North Korea’s Sohae Satellite Launching Station: No New Dismantlement Activity
By: 38 North October 4, 2018 Satellite Imagery, WMD A 38 North exclusive with analysis by Jack Liu and Peter Makowsky. Recent commercial satellite imagery of the Sohae Satellite Launching Station (“Tongchang-ri”), North Korea’s main space launch facility, indicates that despite dismantlement pledges formalized in the recent Pyongyang Declaration, no additional activity has been observed at either the vertical engine test stand or the launch pad since August 3.
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