Assessing North Korea's Developing Nuclear Program

Assessing North Korea's Developing Nuclear Program

From The Korea Society by The Korea Society

May 9, 2026 · 56 min

About this episode

The episode features a discussion on North Korea's nuclear program with insights from analyst Sarah Laderman.

May 7, 2026 - Join us for a discussion with Sarah Laderman , Senior Analyst for Open Nuclear Network, a PAX sapiens programme, on the rollout of a recent series of reports examining North Korea's nuclear program. In conversation with policy director Jonathan Corrado , Laderman discusses a myriad of findings on North Korea's nuclear fuel cycle and weaponisation capabilities, including the research project's development of innovative methodologies to assess an otherwise opaque program. The discussion reviews the high-level findings and unpacks implications for verification, monitoring, and diplomacy. More information on the project findings can be found here . This Global Affairs Canada funded research project was led by VERTIC, in partnership with CNS and RUSI, assisted by Open Nuclear Network. This program is made possible by the generous support of the Korea Foundation and The Korea Society's individual and corporate members. For more information, please visit the link below: https://www.koreasociety.org/policy-and-corporate-programs/2153-north-korea-nuclear

People in this episode

Host: Jonathan Corrado

Guest: Sarah Laderman

Topics covered

  • North Korea
  • nuclear program
  • diplomacy
  • verification
  • monitoring
  • policy analysis

Keywords

  • North Korea
  • nuclear fuel cycle
  • weaponisation capabilities
  • diplomacy
  • verification
  • monitoring
  • research project

Sponsors

Korea Foundation, The Korea Society

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Open Nuclear Network, PAX sapiens programme, Global Affairs Canada, VERTIC, CNS, RUSI

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