Nuclear Policy News – January 22, 2019

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The U.S. May Have to Rethink Its Approach to North Korea
The Wall Street Journal

After the INF Treaty, What is Next?
Arms Control Today

The Military Is Looking at Ways to Intercept Nukes From Space — But Experts Say It’s Not Feasible
The Verge

East Asia

The U.S. May Have to Rethink Its Approach to North Korea
The Wall Street Journal1/22/2019
A second summit is now being planned for late February between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. But so far diplomacy has yielded little on one of Mr. Trump’s top foreign-policy priorities: Mr. Kim appears no more willing to give up his nuclear program than he was before engagement began more than a year ago.

U.N. Chief Calls for Roadmap to Scrap Nuclear Weapons
The Japan News1/20/2019
UNITED NATIONS (AFP-Jiji) — U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday urged the United States and North Korea to agree on a roadmap for serious negotiations on scrapping Pyongyang’s nuclear and ballistic weapons.

How US and China’s African nuclear mission could provide model for disarming North Korea
South China Morning Post1/19/2019
China and America’s recent joint nuclear non-proliferation mission in West Africa could provide a precedent for dismantling North Korea’s nuclear arsenal, analysts have said, but warned that the scale and political complexity of the task will be far greater.

Russia/FSU/Europe

Russia-NATO Council meeting to focus on INF Treaty issue — Russian mission
Tass Russian News Agency1/22/2019
US plans to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty) will be the focus of attention at the next ambassadorial meeting of the Russia-NATO Council, the Russian mission to NATO said in a statement on Tuesday. NATO announced earlier that the meeting was scheduled to be held on January 25.

After the INF Treaty, What is Next?
Arms Control TodayJanuary/February 2019
If the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty collapses in 2019, the United States, key U.S. allies, and Russia will face critical questions of how to respond, including whether to develop and deploy new intermediate-range missile systems and whether to seek restraint measures to prevent a renewed missile race in Europe and beyond.

U.S. Nuclear Policy

The Military Is Looking at Ways to Intercept Nukes From Space — But Experts Say It’s Not Feasible
The Verge1/20/2019
On Thursday, the Pentagon released a massive report detailing the new capabilities it wants to pursue to beef up US missile defense — and part of that list involves updating our assets in space.

Opinion and Analysis

What to Expect from Trump-Kim Take Two
The Atlantic – Uri Friedman1/18/2019
U.S. officials appear to be going into the next summit with an understanding that their original approach to the talks—withholding concessions until Kim gives up his nuclear weapons—has so far proved a dead end.

The Dangers of a Second North Korea Summit
The Washington Post – Editorial Board1/18/2019
Negotiations between the United States and North Korea have been stalled for months, so the announcement on Friday that President Trump will hold a summit next month with Kim Jong Un is a step forward. But the danger is that Mr. Kim will use a second summit to persuade a gullible U.S. president to yield valuable concessions in return for fool’s gold.

Opinion: Europe Caught in A Dangerous Nuclear Trap
Deutsche Welle – Christian F. Trippe1/20/2019
The treaty banning intermediate- and shorter-range missiles is beyond saving. The Cold War is back with a vengeance, and for Europe it’s even colder and more dangerous than 30 years ago

Reports and Videos

President Unveils New Missile Defense Review
U.S. Department of Defense1/17/2019

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