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Nuclear weapons

Nuclear warhead aboard a truck
Q+A
Russia's nuclear option
Published March 11, 2022
Francis Gavin, an expert in foreign policy, statecraft, and nuclear proliferation, discusses this delicate stage of Russia's conflict in Ukraine
Trump and Kim shake hands in front of backdrop of U.S. and North Korean flags
Q+A
Trump-Kim summit analysis
Published June 13, 2018
North Korean leader accomplished at least one major objective while the benefits for the U.S. and the West are less clear, SAIS expert says
Four missiles launchers stand armed and ready to fire
Geopolitics
Global (in)security
Published July 28, 2017
Course on global security politics examines issues relating to weapons of mass destruction and oppression
An older man in a military coat jumps on the back of a smiling Kim Jong-Un
Foreign intelligence
Unpacking North Korea's 'piggyback' picture
Published March 24, 2017
SAIS visiting scholar Michael Madden interprets dictator Kim Jong-Un's latest propaganda photo / BBC News