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In March 2023, the United Nations Institute of Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) conducted a field experiment, simulating an on-site inspection to verify the absence of nuclear warheads at a military site. As part of the experiment, UNIDIR, in collaboration with Open Nuclear Network (ONN), tested the ap...

On 15-19 May, Director of Open Nuclear Network (ONN) Andreas Persbo participated in the fourth and final session of the Group of Governmental Experts on Nuclear Disarmament Verification (GGE NDV) in Geneva, Switzerland. This session marked the conclusion of almost two years of intensive discussions ...

ONN's Regional Issues Manager and Senior Analyst Rachel Minyoung Lee's co-authored a piece offering suggestions in analysing the DPRK.

ONN's Regional Issues Manager and Senior Analyst Rachel Minyoung Lee commented on Kim Jong Un's daughter's public appearances and messages conveyed.

In February, ONN launched a two-month social media video campaign called #MEETONN. The aim of the campaign is to introduce our team and provide an inside look at how we try to achieve the overarching goal of nuclear risk reduction through innovation, inclusion and dialogue using open source data.

ONN analyst Tianran Xu told Taiwan Plus News that in a war scenario, Taiwan will try to preserve its forces as much as possible during the first waves of strikes, so that the surviving aircraft and air-defence systems could still keep the airspace contested.

On 13 April 2023, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) conducted its first flight test of a solid-propellant intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the Hwasong-18.

ONN Regional Issues Manager and Senior Analyst Rachel Minyoung Lee commented on DPRK's failure to respond to regularly held calls on an inter-Korean liaison communications channel.

ONN Regional Issues Manager and Senior Analyst Rachel Minyoung Lee commented on DPRK's latest rhetoric and use of language.

University of Vienna welcomes Elin Bergner as a Non-Resident Fellow at the European Centre for North Korean Studies.

ONN Analyst Tianran Xu discussed the diversification of DPRK's missiles.

ONN Analyst Tianran Xu discussed the diversification of launch locations of DPRK's missiles.

ONN Analyst Tianran Xu was interviewed by CNN to examine the potential of DPRK's missile to reach the United States in 33 minutes if the United States fails to intercept it.

During 7-9 March, ONN Regional Issues Strategist Veronika Bedenko and Analyst Jaewoo Shin, took part in a field exercise organized by the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), called the “Menzingen Verification Experiment.”

ONN Regional Issues Manager and Senior Analyst Rachel Minyoung Lee gave an interview to CNA.