The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has been developing nuclear-capable submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) and ballistic missile submarines. While numerous articles about the test launch activities and the ballistic missile submarines exist, there appears to be a lack of disc...

"If the names of the parties involved are changed, is it still acceptable?" asks Director Rockwood in an expert commentary published by Arms Control Association.

ONN Director Laura Rockwood shares her expert opinion on how IAEA safeguards could be applied to the AUKUS submarine deal.

Katsuhisa Furukawa's published analysis is cited by News1 Korea.

In 2020 and 2021, new construction work was observed in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) near the Chamjin missile factory and the site of the suspected uranium enrichment facility in Kangson. The Chamjin missile factory is one of the key factories of the DPRK's defence sector and has...

On 25-26 November ONN Analyst Veronika Bedenko has attended the international forum “Geospatial Technologies. Global Trends” (GT2021) organized by a Russian Marketing & Communications Agency “Defense Media.”

In late November, ONN had the pleasure to deliver a two-day course on open source data analysis to the members of the Young Deep Cuts Commission (YDCC).

This report focuses on institutions in Myanmar that might potentially be capable of developing components subject to the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) or the Hague Code of Conduct.

ONN Director Laura Rockwood and Analyst Jaewoo Shin had the pleasure to participate in the 20th Republic of Korea-United Nations Joint Conference on Disarmament and Non-proliferation Issues in Seoul, Republic of Korea, from 11 to 12 November 2021.

Two of Open Nuclear Network's briefs on nuclear activity in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea were used as key sources for Yahoo News Japan's reporting.

On 3 November 2021, the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP) held a webinar on new tools for arms control, transparency and confidence-building. ONN Analyst Veronika Bedenko provided remarks that focused on the role open source data analysis plays in democratizing verification...

In 2021 the 22nd World Korea Forum (WKF) – “Post-Covid-Recovery Conference”, was held in Stockholm, Sweden, on 25-26 October 2021.

Katsuhisa Furukawa gives his expertise on the DPRK response to the US new president and the current state of the DPRK domestic situation at a popular Japanese TV talk show by Nippon TV.

On 20 October 2021, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) reported that the DPRK's Defence Science Institute had conducted a test of a new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on 19 October. This is a preliminary brief on the test launch.

On 11 October 2021, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) held a defence development exhibition entitled "Self-Defence-2021" in Pyongyang to celebrate the 76th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK). In the exhibition, a wide variety of weapons was displayed, r...

On 1 October 2021, ONN published a preliminary analysis of the DPRK’s 30 September 2021 anti-aircraft missile test.