As the Risk Report went to press in early November, U.S. officials worried that North Korea was preparing to test-fire its newest missile, the Nodong-I, over the Sea of Japan….
Analysis
The Wisconsin Project’s reports track WMD programs and the companies supplying them. In op-eds and articles, we argue for strict enforcement of strategic trade controls to inhibit proliferation.
U.S. Says “No” to Supercomputers for Russia’s Nuclear Weapon Labs
In mid-October, the Clinton Administration turned down a bid by Russia’s nuclear weapon laboratories to buy U.S. supercomputers. The sale was opposed by experts inside the U.S. government who feared…
North Korea: Missiles at a Glance
FROG Range: 60-70 kilometers Payload: 450-550 kilograms Length: 9-9.5 meters Weight: 2.3-2.5 tons Stages: 1 Propellant: Solid fuel Mission: Nuclear, chemical or high-explosive warhead Status: 54 FROG-3/5/7s deployed SCUD-B Range:…
U.S. Democratic and Republican Party Platforms Disagree on Trade and Arms Control
The 1996 Republican party platform, adopted at the party’s convention in San Diego in August, provides a detailed critique of the Clinton administration’s national security policy. It also promises a…
Will Washington Penalize Cairo for Missile Trade with Pyongyang?
U.S. agencies are now debating whether there is enough evidence of missile trade between Egypt and North Korea to impose penalties against the two countries under U.S. law. “This is…
Egypt’s Budding Nuclear Program
Argentina is building a nuclear reactor in Egypt that will give Cairo its first access to bomb quantities of fissile material, possibly enough plutonium to make one nuclear weapon per…
Egypt’s Missile Efforts Succeed with Help from North Korea
Washington does not like to talk about Egypt as a proliferation threat, but Cairo’s flourishing missile partnership with North Korea is beginning to worry U.S. officials. After years of help…
Israeli Nuclear Program Pioneered by Shimon Peres
In December 1995, former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres drew world headlines for his casual remark to a group of Israeli journalists in Tel Aviv: “Give me peace and we…
Israel’s Nuclear Shopping List
Despite Israel’s impressive achievements in nuclear weaponry, it still need imports to maintain and develop its existing arsenal. According to a 1992 Pentagon study, “The Militarily Critical Technologies List,” Israel’s…
Israel: A Green Light on Imports from Western Suppliers
Although Israel has the biggest nuclear weapon and ballistic program in the Middle East, and is included on virtually every export control warning list, it is now being allowed to…