...given the costs of drilling and challenges of testing below the water table. This would probably require a different test site than Punggye-ri. So far, there are no reliable reports...Read More
...could contribute to an expansion of its stockpile. Preventing the development of sophisticated nuclear weapons designs by reinforcing a moratorium on tests and securing the transparent dismantlement of the Punggye-ri...Read More
...the Punggye-ri nuclear test facility and Sohae (Tongchang-ri) long-range missile launch and engine test site; and an offer to retire its nuclear capabilities at Yongbyon. Over the course of working-level...Read More
...collapsed in 2002 with the revelation of North Korea’s clandestine highly enriched uranium-based nuclear program. The recent destruction of the Punggye-ri nuclear test site is also reminiscent of 2008. That...Read More