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ONN Director Andreas Persbo Becomes Part of the International Gender Champions Vienna Hub

ONN Director Andreas Persbo has joined the International Gender Champions Vienna Hub leadership network that brings together decision-makers determined to break down gender barriers and make gender equality a working reality in their spheres of influence.

March 25,2024

Tianran Xu Interviewed by NK News: ''North Korea deploys new warship, sends another to border amid US-ROK drills''

ONN Analyst Tianran Xu gave an interview to NK News discussing DPRK's new warship deployment.

March 13,2024

ONN-VERTIC-CNS Host Innovative Workshop on Forecasting North Korea's Nuclear Futures

February 23,2024

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November 25, 2019

"Kim Jung Un Bolsters Nuclear Threat to U.S. as Trump Talks Stall" by Jon Herskovitz for Bloomberg

"If you launch one or many of these at South Korea, you have between seconds and minutes to decide if this is a conventional attack, a nuclear attack or some other WMD payload," said Melissa Hanham, Deputy Director of Open Nuclear Network and a weapons expert specializing in the analysis of satellit...

November 24, 2019

"How to Change the Face of Nuclear Policy: Diversify" by Laura S. H. Holgate and Michelle E. Dover for The National Interest

ONN was featured in The National Interest.

November 24, 2019

ONN/OEF and Secretary Albright Tackle Nuclear Risk Concerns

The op-ed suggests that the renewal would provide an opportunity to rebuild trust between the world's two great nuclear powers, the United States of America and Russia, and reaffirm the only current agreement that limits the size of American and Russian nuclear forces and provides vital verification...

Melissa Hanham

November 15, 2019

Countering Ballistic Missile Defence: North Korea's Approach

North Korea's rapid development of missile capabilities has prioritized technological advancement, range, and payload delivery in order to achieve Kim Jong Un’s goal of delivering a nuclear weapon to the US mainland.

Melissa Hanham

November 15, 2019

Image Analysis of North Korea's ICBMs for Countermeasures

While there is insufficient evidence to prove that North Korea is pursuing countermeasures or penetration aids (penaids), the lack of evidence certainly does not prove that they are not.

Melissa Hanham

November 15, 2019

North Korea's Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles & Countermeasures

Every state that has developed intercontinental ballistic missiles has considered how to deliver a nuclear payload to its target without interference.

October 22, 2019

"N. Korea Builds Leverage, Demonstrates Threat, with Likely Submarine Launch" by Voice of America

"I hope this will at minimum reacquaint the substantive negotiators with their counterparts and perhaps lead to some actionable leads," says Melissa Hanham, a weapons expert and Deputy Director at Open Nuclear Network.

October 19, 2019

"Iran's Hard-Liners May Try to Scuttle Possibility of Talks with U.S." by Peter Kenyon for NPR

ONN Director Laura Rockwood was interviewed by NPR on Iran-U.S. Discussions.

August 14, 2019

Why Russia Can't Hide Nuclear Accidents Like It Used To

The academic experts who dissected the White Sea accident are part of a remarkable new movement that has yet to receive its due.

August 11, 2019

"North Korea Says It Tested New Type of Missile, Further Enhancing Its Arsenal" by Choe Sang-Hun for The New York Times

ONN expert Melissa Hanham was featured in New York Times reporting.

August 09, 2019

"Russia Says It Does Not Have to Share Data on Nuclear Blast, Alarming Observers" by Conor Finnegan for ABC News

Melissa Hanham commented on Russia's statement to not have to share data on a nuclear blast.

August 05, 2019

Melissa Hanham Interviewed by BBC World News on North Korean Missile Launch

"Short-range missiles do pose a threat not only to the US's ally, South Korea, but to US forces deployed in South Korea as well. Some of these missiles are nuclear-capable and that means they should be taken very seriously," Melissa Hanham comments on BBC.

August 02, 2019

"Trump Calls Kim Jong Un a 'Friend' While Downplaying North Korean Weapons Testing" by Ryan Pickrell for Insider

Melissa Hanham shared her insights on the types of weapons the DPRK was testing.

July 25, 2019

"North Korea Tested New Ballistic Missile, South Says, Flouting U.N. Ban" by Choe Sang-Hun for The New York Times

ONN's Melissa Hanham was recently featured in a New York Times reporting.

July 24, 2019

"Kim Jong Un Seen Beside Apparent Submarine in State Media Photographs" by Joshua Berlinger for CNN

ONN Deputy Director Melissa Hanham was interviewed by CNN about DPRK constructing a submarine.

Stanley Center for Peace and Security

Open Nuclear Network

July 01, 2019

The Gray Spectrum

Ethical Decision Making with Geospatial and Open Source Analysis

In July 2019, the Stanley Center for Peace and Security and Open Nuclear Network convened a workshop with nonproliferation experts, open source intelligence analysts, journalists and stakeholders from satellite imagery firms. The workshop asked participants to explore ethical challenges with their w...

Exhaust plume from a North Korean short-range ballistic missile test

June 20, 2019

Melissa Hanham Interviewed by NPR on "U.S. and Iran Disagree over Whether Drone Was Shot down over Iranian Territory"

Melissa Hanham is a specialist on satellite imagery and open source data with Open nuclear Network, a programme of One Earth Future, which follows peace and security issues. She says both sides have a strong initiative to get ahead of the story in order to win public support.