Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition, Nagasaki University (RECNA) issued the statement on the Collapse of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty on February 4, 2019.
RECNA Newsletter Vol.7 No.3 (December 31, 2018)
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_ | The PCU Nagasaki Council for Nuclear Weapons Abolition (PCU-NC) and Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition, Nagasaki University (RECNA) together invited Dr. Mark Suh, a South Korean political scientist who is an expert on the situation in North Korea, to Tokyo. >>for details |
Vol.1, Issue 2 of Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament (J-PAND) has just been published. The issue features “Nuclear Strategies in Transition,” “Nuclear Energy Policy in East Asia,” and “Nuclear-Armed DPRK and Security in Northeast Asia.”
J-PAND was launched in December 2017 and edited by Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition (RECNA).
For the issue, see here.
Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament (J-PAND) has published new articles in its website. J-PAND is a newly-launched academic outlet edited by Nagasaki University. It is also an open access journal published by Taylor & Francis.
・Peter Hayes, “Trump and the Interregnum of American Nuclear Hegemony”
On November 9, RECNA and PCU-NC held a round-table meeting with the press at the Japan National Press Club Tokyo. About 10 senior writers and directors attended to exchange views on North Korea’s denuclearization diplomacy, relations between the party and military inside the country, and so on.
Before the meeting, a press conference with Dr. Mark Suh, a member of the Pugwash Council, was held. He talked about current North Korea situation, projects and programs of the Pugwash Council, and expected role of Japan.
Click here to see the video released by Japan National Press Club.
RECNA Newsletter Vol.7 No.2 (September 30, 2018)
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_ | In his early 40s, this genius joined the nuclear policy team at the White House under then-President Barack Obama. >>for details |
RECNA Newsletter Vol.7 No.1 (June 30, 2018)
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_ | The 3rd Panel on Peace and Security of Northeast Asia (PSNA) Workshop was held in Moscow on the two days of May 31 and June 1, 2018. >>for details |
Posters of “The World’s Nuclear Warheads Count” and “The World’s Fissile Material Inventory” for fiscal 2018 were released. Please click on the thumbnail images below and download the A3 pdf posters.
The World’s Nuclear Warheads Count
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>> Posters before fiscal 2018 can be downloaded from here.
The World’s Fissile Material Inventory
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>> Posters before fiscal 2018 can be downloaded from here.
This conference was sponsored by RECNA, and co-organized by RECNA in cooperation with Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs, Russian Pugwash Committee under the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Science (RAS), Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO-University), and Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO RAS).
In addition to 11 Panel Members (US, Russia, China, Korea, Japan, Mongolia and Australia), many local participants from Russia, two from the North Korean embassy and two from the Japanese embassy, a total of 57 people, participated in this conference.
Program (as of May 28, 2018) [PDF] Participants List (as of May 28, 2018) [PDF]
Statement and Recommendations of the Co-Chairs Photo Gallery PSNA News
Written Speech to the 3rd PSNA Workshop by Choe Un Ju (Researcher, Institute for Disarmament and Peace, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, (DPRK))
RECNA Newsletter Vol.6 No.4 (March 31, 2018)
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_ | Ms. Beatrice Fihn, Executive Director of ICAN visited Nagasaki at the invitation of RECNA, from January 12 (Friday) to 14 (Sunday), 2018. >>for details |