Jeffrey Lewis’s Articles

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Trump Just Walked Away from the Best North Korea Deal He’ll Ever Get

It is obvious, or it should be, that North Korea has a strong hand to play.

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Anyone Could Have Seen Trump’s Failure in Hanoi Coming. Except Trump.

US officials are mistaken to think Kim Jong Un will disarm before sanctions end.

OP #45: The Finger on the Button

Authorizing and executing launch in nuclear-armed states.

Monitoring North Korean Monuments from Space

Visits to monuments are an indication of the regime’s emphasis on nuclear weapons in propaganda efforts.

Identifying DPRK Machine Plants

We geolocated six important sites linked to the North Korean missile program.

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Jeffrey Lewis: My Thoughts on Kim Jong Un’s New Year’s Speech

Will Pyongyang succeed in widening the divide between Seoul and Washington?

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Welcome to Novaya Zemlya! Surveying Russia’s Underground Nuclear Test Site

VIDEO: Seminar with CNS experts, Anne Pellegrino and Jeffrey Lewis

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Trump’s Punk Rock Nuclear Policy

The only reason to pull out of the INF Treaty is to give a middle finger to the world.

U.S. developed M-388 Davy Crockett nuclear weapon mounted to a recoilless rifle on a tripod, shown here at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland in March 1961. (Department of Defense)

Point and Nuke

Remembering the era of portable atomic bombs.

The Arirang Mass Games, held in the Rungnado May Day stadium (Src: Wikimedia Commons)

North Korea’s Nuclear Disappearing Act

Kim Jong Un has figured out that he can have his cake and eat it, too.