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Korean Peninsula: ISIS Reports

2012

Satellite Imagery of North Korean Nuclear Test Site Shows Growth in Pile of Material Near Test Shaft ; Unclear if Nuclear Test Will Follow
Paul Brannan April 10, 2012

Light Water Reactor Construction Progressing at Yongbyon Nuclear Site March 5, 2012

2011

ISIS Analysis of IAEA Safeguards Report on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea from September 2, 2011
David Albright and Paul Brannan September 2, 2011

Additional Construction Activity at Yongbyon Nuclear Site
Paul Brannan June 10, 2011

New Satellite Image of Construction at North Korea Nuclear Site April 27, 2011

Disabling North Korea’s Uranium Enrichment Program
David Albright and Paul Brannan January 20, 2011

2010

State Department Cables: Stopping Iran’s and North Korea’s Illicit Procurement for their Nuclear and Ballistic Missile Programs December 10, 2010

Satellite Image Shows Building Containing Centrifuges in North Korea
David Albright and Paul Brannan November 21, 2010

New Satellite Imagery of Yongbyon Shows Construction Progress on Experimental Light Water Reactor November 18, 2010

Taking Stock: North Korea’s Uranium Enrichment Program
David Albright and Paul Brannan October 8, 2010

What is North Korea building in the area of the destroyed cooling tower?  It bears watching.
David Albright and Paul Brannan September 30, 2010

2009

No Reconstruction at the Yongbyon Reactor Site September 4, 2009

Case Study - Smugglers Assist North Korea-Directed Illicit Trade to Myanmar
David Albright, Paul Brannan and Andrea Scheel July 14, 2009

Commercial Satellite Imagery of Yongbyon Nuclear Site from May 26, 2009 May 27, 2009

Commercial Satellite Imagery of 2009 Nuclear Test Site in North Korea May 27, 2009

Pre-Launch Satellite Imagery of the North Korean Missile at Musudan-ri April 8, 2009

Commercial Satellite Image Catches North Korean Missile During Flight April 6, 2009

New Satellite Image of Musudan-ri Missile Site in North Korea April 2, 2009

Missile at Musudan-ri site in North Korea Visible in Commercial Satellite Imagery March 29, 2009

Satellite Imagery of the Musudan-ri Missile Site in North Korea: Version 2 March 27, 2009

New Satellite Imagery of the Musudan-ri Missile Site in North Korea March 26, 2009

2008

Slowly, but Surely, Pyongyang Is Moving
David Albright and Jacqueline Shire January 24, 2008

North Korea’s Plutonium Production Declaration: A Starting Point for an Initial Verification Process
David Albright, Paul Brannan and Jacqueline Shire January 10, 2008

2007

Disabling DPRK Nuclear Facilities
David Albright and Paul Brannan October 1, 2007

Phased International Cooperation with North Korea’s Civil Nuclear Programs
David Albright March 19, 2007

North Korea’s Alleged Large-Scale Enrichment Plant: Yet Another Questionable Extrapolation Based on Aluminum Tubes
David Albright February 23, 2007

The North Korean Plutonium Stock, February 2007
David Albright and Paul Brannan February 20, 2007

2006

ISIS Imagery Brief: North Korean Site After Nuclear Test
David Albright and Paul Brannan October 17, 2006

ISIS Imagery Brief: Suspected North Korean Nuclear Test Site
David Albright and Paul Brannan October 10, 2006

The North Korean Plutonium Stock Mid-2006
David Albright and Paul Brannan June 26, 2006

Dismantling the DPRK’s Nuclear Weapons Program
David Albright and Corey Hinderstein January 1, 2006

2005

September 11, 2005 satellite photos showing the 5MWe reactor at Yongbyon with a steam plume indicating that it is again operational and the construction site for the 50MWe reactor showing some new activity at the site. September 14, 2005

The North Korean Plutonium Stock Mid-2005 September 7, 2005

June 10, 2005 satellite images of the 5 MWe Reactor which appears to be not operating and the 50 MWe reactor prior to the reported restart of construction. June 10, 2005

Images of 5 MWe Reactor at Yongbyon Nuclear Site from January and April 2005 April 18, 2005

2004

South Korean Laser Isotope Separation Work: Open Source Scientific References October 5, 2004

The South Korean Laser Isotope Separation Experience
Mark Gorwitz, Special Contributor to ISIS Online October 5, 2004

Verifiable, Irreversible, Cooperative Dismantlement of the DPRK’s Nuclear Weapons Program
David Albright and Corey Hinderstein June 15, 2004

2003

Focus on the 50MWe Reactor October 15, 2003

Imagery Brief of Activities at the Yongbyon Site
Corey Hinderstein July 1, 2003 Prepared for a series of workshops in the summer of 2003

March 2003 Satellite Photos of Yongbyon Facilities March 1, 2003

Fast Facts - North Korea’s Current and Future Nuclear Weapons Capabilities
David Albright January 15, 2003

North Korea’s Current and Future Plutonium and Nuclear Weapon Stocks
David Albright January 15, 2003

2002

Sorting out conflicting reports of North Korean intentions November 18, 2002

2002 Images of Facilities at Yongbyon Nuclear Research Center March 1, 2002

North Korea: It’s Taking Too Long February 1, 2002

2001

Stay the Course on North Korea
Holly Higgins, Research Analyst March 7, 2001

Ensuring Nuclear Transparency on the Korean Peninsula: What is an Adequate Approach
David Albright January 1, 2001

2000

Secretary Albright’s Visit to North Korea October 20, 2000

1999

Light Water Reactors and Nuclear Weapons in North Korea: Let’s Be Fair With Our Comparisons
David Albright and Holly Higgins October 27, 1999

1994

North Korean Plutonium Production
David Albright September 1, 1994

How Much Plutonium Does North Korea Have?
David Albright September 1, 1994

North Korea’s Corroding Fuel
David Albright August 1, 1994

The North Korean Nuclear Program: Unresolved Issues
David Albright and Kevin O'Neill June 6, 1994

1992

Yongbyong Nuclear Site Ground Imagery May 1, 1992