Special Report

Nuclear Proliferation

Resources on nuclear proliferation, with particular attention to current developments in Iran and North Korea.

International Organizations

International Atomic Energy Agency

The IAEA is the world«s center of cooperation in the nuclear field. It was set up as the world's "Atoms for Peace" organization in 1957 within the United Nations family. The Agency works with its Member States and multiple partners worldwide to promote safe, secure and peaceful nuclear technologies. The IAEA web site provides special focus sections on North Korea and Iran.

Iran

Iranian Government Sources

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Presidency
Interests Section of the Islamic Republic of Iran (at the Embassy of Pakistan in Washington, DC)
Islamic Republic News Agency
IRIB English Radio

General Sources

U.S. Government Sources

Country Study: Iran (Library of Congress) includes a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of Iran, from the U.S. Library of Congress. An updated country profile (pdf) is also available.
Getting Ready for a Nuclear-Ready Iran, Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College.
The World Factbook is the Central Intelligence Agency's unclassified report on the nations of the world. It is not updated to reflect current events, but it provides helpful background information and statistics.
State Department country page on Iran.

News Updates

Special reports and compilations from news media.

North Korea

North Korean Government Sources

General Sources

U.S. Government Sources

Country Study: North Korea includes a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of Iran, from the U.S. Library of Congress. An updated country profile (pdf) is also available.
The World Factbook is the Central Intelligence Agency's unclassified report on the nations of the world. It is not updated to reflect current events, but it provides helpful background information and statistics.
State Department country page on North Korea.

News Updates

Special reports and compilations from news media.

Scientific Resources

Research & Analysis

Special reports and collections from leading research and policy organizations.

Brookings Institution

Federation of American Scientists

The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) was formed in 1945 by atomic scientists from the Manhattan Project who felt that scientists, engineers and other innovators had an ethical obligation to bring their knowledge and experience to bear on critical national decisions, especially pertaining to the technology they unleashed—the Atomic Bomb. Today, FAS continues its exemplary 60-year record of achieving meaningful results in strategic security with research and education projects in nuclear arms control and global security; conventional arms transfers; proliferation of weapons of mass destruction; information technology for human health; and government information policy.

FAS maintains a summary and guide to all known nuclear forces worldwide. See also their Strategic Security Blog. Iran | North Korea

Global Security

Iran | North Korea
A special section on North Korean Nukes includes more links to current sources, as well as military planning documents, maps, and weather forecasts.

Institute for Science and International Security

North Korea

International Crisis Group

Iraq/Iran/Gulf | North Korea

Nautilus Instute for Security and Sustainability

DPRK Briefing Book
Since its founding in 1992, the Nautilus Institute has evolved into a thriving public policy think-tank and community resource. Along the way it has addressed critical security and sustainability issues such as the United States nuclear policy in Korea and the effect of the U.S.-China relationship on environmental insecurity. The Institute has built a reputation not only for innovative research and analysis of critical global problems, it also translates ideas into practical solutions, often with high impact. Now with a branch office in Melbourne, Australia at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Nautilus pursues its mission through a highly networked organization.

General Information

Atomic Archive

Good reference site on the science and history of nuclear weapons, including special reports on North Korea and India/Pakistan.

The Bureau of Atomic Tourism

The Bureau of Atomic Tourism is dedicated to the promotion of tourist locations around the world that have either been the site of atomic explosions, display exhibits on the development of atomic devices, or contain vehicles that were designed to deliver atomic weapons.