Al Jazeera reported on a new war plan announced by North Korea state media to strengthen its frontline defenses. In the article, Professor Jeffrey Lewis of the Institute’s James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies says the announcement is likely a way to formalize giving frontline artillery units a nuclear mission, given the potential deployment of tactical nuclear weapons.
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USA Today reports that Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies professor Dr. Jeffrey Lewis and Senior Research Associate Dave Schmerler observed construction at a North Korean nuclear test site that has been closed since 2018.
The New York Times reports that Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies professor Dr. Jeffrey Lewis and research associate Michael Duitsman monitored Russian sites for clues about its nuclear war preparations.
On NPR’s Morning Edition, Professor Jeffrey Lewis discussed his work monitoring for the first North Korean nuclear weapons test in five years.
