Military and Security Developments Involving the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Latest annual report on the current and future military power of North Korea. From the Defense Department
Reading the North Korean Tea Leaves: The Perpetual Struggle to Fathom Pyongyang’s Motives and Goals
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB421/
A collection of 14 declassified (mostly) State Department documents that describe U.S. efforts to decipher North Korean motives during the 1990s. From the National Security Archive
North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons: Technical Issues
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/nuke/RL34256.pdf
Summarizes what is known from open sources about the North Korean nuclear weapons program—including uranium enrichment facilities and delivery systems—and assesses current developments in achieving denuclearization. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
Report of the Select Committee on Intelligence, United States Senate Covering the Period January 5, 2011 to January 3, 2013
http://www.fas.org/irp/congress/2013_rpt/srpt113-7.pdf
Covers such issues as unauthorized disclosures of information, the CIA detention and interrogation program, cyber conflict, and an analysis of North Korea. From the Committee, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
Nuclear Weapons R&D Organizations in Nine Nations
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/nuke/R40439.pdf
Describes which agency in each of the nine nuclear club nations is responsible for research and development of nuclear weapons, whether these agencies are military or civilian, and the evolution of this agency in the U.S. from 1942 to date. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons: Technical Issues
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/nuke/RL34256.pdf
This report summarizes what is known from open sources about the North Korean nuclear weapons program, including weapons-usable fissile material and warhead estimates, and assesses current developments in achieving denuclearization. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
U.S. and South Korean Cooperation in the World Nuclear Energy Market: Major Policy Considerations
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R41032.pdf
South Korea has transformed itself from being a purchaser of turnkey nuclear plants in the 1970s to a major nuclear technology supplier after a recent contract was signed with the United Arab Emirates. This report discusses how South Korean nuclear development is tied to U.S. firms and subject to U.S. export controls. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
Maritime Territorial Disputes in East Asia: Issues for Congress
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42930.pdf
Examines the origins and current controversies relating to territorial disputes in the East China Sea and the South China Sea among China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Vietnam and others. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists