North Korea Denuclearization
DPRK represents a volatile nuclear flashpoint. APLN assesses the regime's capabilities, desires and strategy and pragmatic steps towards denuclearization.
![APLN Statement on the 5th Nuclear Test by the D.P.R.K](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/5th-test-dprk.jpg)
APLN Statement on the 5th Nuclear Test by the D.P.R.K
APLN Co-Convenors deplore North Korea's latest nuclear weapon test and register their deep concern at the further destabilising effects the test will have in Northeast Asia and beyond.
![Denuclearizing North Korea - Agenda for Action](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/denuclearizing-nk.jpg)
Denuclearizing North Korea - Agenda for Action
Faced with continued DPRK defiance on nuclear weapons and missile provocations, the international community seems at a loss to know what to do next.
![APLN Statement on the 4th Nuclear Test by the D.P.R.K.](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/atom-bomb.jpg)
APLN Statement on the 4th Nuclear Test by the D.P.R.K.
North Korea’s provocative actions can only increase regional and international tensions and hamper efforts to reduce nuclear risks and eventually abolish nuclear weapons entirely.
![Why Nuclear Weapons Must Be Eliminated](https://cms.apln.network/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/26382368654_56eb20709c_k.jpg)
Why Nuclear Weapons Must Be Eliminated
Gareth Evans discusses the humanitarian, strategic, and financial arguments against nuclear weapons.