David Schmerler is a new Research Associate at CNS (2015). His regional interests include North Korea’s ballistic missile program and East Asian Security. His research includes geospatial analysis, 3D modeling, and nuclear trafficking. David holds an M.A. in Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He also earned a certificate in Global Security from ADCIS (Program in Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security UIUC).