North Korea Analysis Archive
In a Nutshell: McCain vs. Obama on National Security
In this useful analysis, Executive Director John Isaacs compares and contrasts John McCain and Barack Obama's positions on Iraq, Iran, nuclear weapons, missile defense, and much more.
These Generals Are Real Heroes
This spring, the New York Times exposed a six-year-long Bush administration propaganda campaign using retired military officers to disseminate pro-Iraq war messages to the American public. In this op-ed published in the Asheville Citizen-Times on June 27, Outreach Coordinator Ashley Hoffman explains how the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation is fighting back against the administration's spin through its own Military Outreach Program.
With Glenn Amendment Waiver, Dismantling North Korea's Nuclear Facilities Can Proceed
The Fiscal Year 2008/2009 Iraq war supplemental funding bill cleared its final hurdle by passing the Senate on June 26. Included in the bill was a critical waiver of the Glenn Amendment. This waiver was necessary to allow U.S. technical and financial assistance to North Korea. Without the waiver, progress on North Korea's nuclear program would have been delayed because of America's inability to fulfill its promises.
Obama vs. McCain: A Side-By-Side Comparison on Arms Control
This resource provides a side-by-side comparison of Barack Obama and John McCain on 15 key arms control issues.
McCain's Big Non-Proliferation Speech: Cheers, Jeers, and Questions
On May 27, Senator John McCain gave a major foreign policy address on nuclear non-proliferation. The Center's Director for Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Leonor Tomero, examines the good, the bad, and the ugly in this new analysis. Tomero cuts through the campaign rhetoric to offer a clear-eyed, expert assessment of McCain's non-proliferation proposals.
Analysis of House Armed Services Committee Action on the FY2009 Defense Authorization Bill (HR 5658)
The House Armed Services Committee completed its markup of the Fiscal Year 2009 Defense Authorization bill (HR 5658) on May 15, 2008. The marked up bill recommends an overall authorization level of $601.4 billion, the amount requested by the administration.
An Early Look Ahead: What to Expect from Clinton, McCain, and Obama on National Security
In this comprehensive analysis, Executive Director John Isaacs compares and contrasts the three remaining presidential candidates' positions on Iraq, Iran, nuclear weapons, missile defense, and much more.
Year in Review: Congress and National Security in 2007
Congress's failure to end the disastrous Iraq War in 2007 masked a series of less visible but nonetheless important triumphs on national security issues.
Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Highlights From FY2008 Omnibus Appropriations Bill (S. 2764)
The FY 2008 Omnibus Appropriations Bill made significant contributions to effective nuclear non-proliferation.
Tried and Failed Approach To Harness North Korea
In his July 3 editorial-page commentary "Pyongyang Pussyfooting," John Bolton lambastes the negotiation process with North Korea as a return to the "Clinton-era...flawed conceptual framework," but offers no viable solution to the North Korean problem.
Breakdown of the Feb. 13, 2007 North Korea Agreement
The Six Party Talks (United States, China, Japan, North Korea, Russia, and South Korea) announced on February 13, 2007 an agreement to shut down North Korea's nuclear reactors at Yongbyon.
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