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Preface by Olli Heinonen. Introduction by Jungmin Kang.

Part One: North Korea.

1 Nuclear Developments in North Korea; Siegfried S. Hecker.

2 Verifying the DPRK Nuclear Program; Jin-Soo An.

3 Using the Graphite Isotope Ratio Method to Verify the DPRK's Plutonium-Production Declaration; Jungmin Kang.

4 Cyclical Patterns of North Korean Nuclear Crises and Solutions: A South Korean Perspective; Bong-Geun Jun.

Part Two: Iran.

5 The Feasibility of a Diplomatic Solution to the Confrontation over Iran's Nuclear Program; Frank von Hippel.

6 Iran's Nuclear Program: The Case for Engagement; R. Scott Kemp.

7 The verification of the peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear program; Olli Heinonen.

8 The Status of Iran's Nuclear Programs; Jung-Hyun Lee.

Part Three: North Korea - Iran Connection.

9 North Korean-Iranian Cooperation in Ballistic Missile Development; Nelson E. Hansen.

About the Author

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Dr. KANG is currently a visiting professor at Lee Byong Whi Nuclear Energy Policy Center, Department of Nuclear and Quantum Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). Kang has considerable expertise in technical analyses of nuclear issues, including nuclear fuel cycles, spent fuel management, and nuclear nonproliferation. Kang has authored and co-authored papers on the cooperative threat reduction program in North Korea, verification of plutonium production in North Korea, proliferation-resistance of advanced fuel cycles, spent-fuel storage, plutonium disposition, converting Russian icebreaker reactors from HEU to LEU fuel, etc. Kang also has contributed many popular articles to South Korea's newspapers and magazines about North Korea's nuclear-weapon program and South Korea's spent-fuel issues. Kang received a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from Tokyo University, Japan, and M.S. and B.S. degrees in nuclear engineering from Seoul National University, South Korea. Kang was a researcher at KAERI in 1990-1993. Kang worked in Princeton University's Program on Science and Global Security in 1998-2000 and Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC), Stanford University in 2006-2008. Before joining to the KAIST, Kang spent two years at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University as a visiting scholar. Kang is a member of the International Panel on Fissile Materials (IPFM), a group of independent experts from 17 countries that analyzes programs and proposals to advance nuclear disarmament and reduce the dangers of nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism.