External Activities

The latest external activities of Open Nuclear Network staff

Karim Kamel Featured in Watershed: The Art of Collective Judgement

ONN Foresight and Prediction Specialist Karim Kamel was recently featured in Watershed’s The Future of Nuclear Issue - The Art of Collective Judgment, an article exploring how collaborative foresight methodologies can strengthen decision-making on complex global challenges, including nuclear risk.

July 13,2026

Tianran Xu for The Wall Street Journal: China's Nuclear Submarine Missile Test

ONN Senior Analyst Tianran Xu recently contributed to The Wall Street Journal article examining China's test-launch of a long-range ballistic missile from a nuclear-powered submarine.

July 07,2026

Jaewoo Shin for VERTIC: Analysis of New DPRK Enrichment Facility

VERTIC has published a new analysis, co-authored by ONN Senior Analyst Jaewoo Shin, of the uranium enrichment facility shown during Kim Jong Un’s publicised 3 June visit to an additional nuclear facility.

June 18,2026

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July 04, 2023

Tianran Xu's Analysis 'Size Estimates of DPRK's Nuclear Devices' introduced by ROK's top military and security website

Tianran Xu's Analysis 'Size Estimates of DPRK's Nuclear Devices' was translated into Korean and introduced by ROK's top military and security website, run by the top ROK daily reporter specializing in military and security affairs.

July 03, 2023

Nikita Degtyarev for PIR Center on Russia's Preemptive Nuclear Use Debate

ONN Research Consultant Nikita Degtyarev wrote a column for PIR Center, summarising the arguments of those opposing the preventive or any use of nuclear weapons to solve problems unrelated to the issue of Russia's existential survival.

June 30, 2023

Rachel Minyoung Lee interviewed by FT: YouTube cracks down on North Korean vloggers presenting regime’s ‘likeable’ face

ONN Regional Issues Manager and Senior Analyst Rachel Minyoung Lee commented on DPRK's propaganda developments in foreign media and social media.

June 23, 2023

Kseniia Pirnavskaia for TRT World: Why Are the World’s Nine Nuclear-Armed States Spending More on Their Arsenals?

ONN Research Consultant Kseniia Pirnavskaia was interviewed by TRT World's programme Strait Talk on the increase of nuclear-armed states' spending on their arsenals.

May 31, 2023

Rachel Minyoung Lee for Georgetown Journal of International Affairs: Pyongyang's Strategic Calculus and Future Trajectory

ONN's Regional Issues Manager and Senior Analyst Rachel Minyoung Lee wrote a piece on the increased military actions undertaken by North Korea and how these actions should be understood within the larger framework of its domestic and foreign policies.

May 11, 2023

Rachel Minyoung Lee, Markus Garlauskas and Jonathan Corrado for War on the Rocks: How to Avoid a Bad Take on a Hard Target: Analyzing North Korea the Right Way

ONN's Regional Issues Manager and Senior Analyst Rachel Minyoung Lee's co-authored a piece offering suggestions in analysing the DPRK.

May 08, 2023

Rachel Minyoung Lee Interviewed by Al Jazeera: Meet N Korea's 'crown princess' and possible heir to Kim Jong Un

ONN's Regional Issues Manager and Senior Analyst Rachel Minyoung Lee commented on Kim Jong Un's daughter's public appearances and messages conveyed.

April 17, 2023

Tianran Xu Interviewed by Taiwan Plus News: Analysis: How Good Are Taiwan's Air Defenses?

ONN analyst Tianran Xu told Taiwan Plus News that in a war scenario, Taiwan will try to preserve its forces as much as possible during the first waves of strikes, so that the surviving aircraft and air-defence systems could still keep the airspace contested.

April 10, 2023

"North Korea Cuts Phone Link With South, Slamming 'Traitors' " by Jon Herskovitz and Sangmi Cha for Bloomberg

ONN Regional Issues Manager and Senior Analyst Rachel Minyoung Lee commented on DPRK's failure to respond to regularly held calls on an inter-Korean liaison communications channel.

April 05, 2023

"After Years of Restraint, North Korean Propagandists Take Aim at US" by William Gallo for VOA

ONN Regional Issues Manager and Senior Analyst Rachel Minyoung Lee commented on DPRK's latest rhetoric and use of language.

March 24, 2023

"Drones, Silos and Driving Missiles: North Korea Is Showing Its Nuclear Muscles with New Techniques" by Anne ter Rele for Trouw

ONN Analyst Tianran Xu discussed the diversification of DPRK's missiles.

March 17, 2023

"North Korea Using US-ROK Drills as Cover to Carry Out Missile Tests, Experts Say" by Chad O'Carroll for NKNews

ONN Analyst Tianran Xu discussed the diversification of launch locations of DPRK's missiles.

March 17, 2023

Tianran Xu Interviewed by CNN: Chinese Study: North Korean Missile Could Reach US in 33 Minutes

ONN Analyst Tianran Xu was interviewed by CNN to examine the potential of DPRK's missile to reach the United States in 33 minutes if the United States fails to intercept it.

March 01, 2023

Rachel Minyoung Lee Interviewed by Channel News Asia: North Korea Signaling a Foreign Policy Shift

ONN Regional Issues Manager and Senior Analyst Rachel Minyoung Lee gave an interview to CNA.

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March 01, 2023

Rachel Minyoung Lee interviewed by Channel News Asia: North Korea signaling a foreign policy shift

ONN Regional Issues Manager and Senior Analyst Rachel Minyoung Lee had a conversation with Channel News Asia on North Korea's foreign policy and its new missile tests.

February 24, 2023

"North Korea Says It Conducted 'Nuclear Counterattack' Cruise Missile Test" by Colin Zwirko for NK News

ONN Analyst Tianran Xu was interviewed by Colin Zwirko for his NK News atricle on the DPRK's cruise missile test. Xu discussed the advancement of the DPRK's CM programme and the remaining unknown aspects of the missiles.

February 23, 2023

Rachel Minyoung Lee Panelist at Stimson Webinar: Understanding Kim Jong Un's Economic Policymaking Phase II: Results and Implications

ONN Regional Issues Manager and Senior Analyst Rachel Minyoung Lee and Robert Carlin are featured in the StimsonCenter's webinar discussing the results from a study of DPRK's integration of foreign economic concepts.

February 15, 2023

"North Korea's Feb. 8 Parade Highlights ICBMs and Tactical Nukes" by Vann H. Van Diepen for 38North

ONN's Tweet on the DPRK Parade was cited by Van Diepen in an article for 38North.